Over the years, Gretsch has released a number of other flattops aside from the Rancher, usually aimed at the folk market. While many are very nice, they never caught the public’s imagination the way the Rancher did.
Over the years, Gretsch has released a number of other flattops aside from the Rancher, usually aimed at the folk market. While many are very nice, they never caught the public’s imagination the way the Rancher did.
The Gretsch-GEAR database includes 48 different models
and 85 examples
in the Other flattop acoustics family, including
Americana, Red River Dave, 12-string, Alligator Biscuit Roundneck, Americana, Bobtail Deluxe Round-Neck Resonator, Bobtail Deluxe Square-Neck Resonator, Bobtail steel round-neck, Boxcar Standard Round-Neck Resonator, Boxcar Standard Square-Neck Resonator, Burl Ives/Folk, Castilian, Crimson Flyer, Dreadnought, Dreadnought Cutaway, Electro Classic, Folk, Grand Concert/Jimmy Rogers/Folk, Hauser, Honey Dipper Round-Neck Metal Resonator, Jim Dandy Flat Top, Jumbo, Jumbo Synchromatic, Night Bird, Ozark, Sho Bro Hawaiian, Sho Bro Hawaiian 7-string, Sho Bro Spanish, Sierra, Silver Classic/Hauser, Sun Valley
and
Wayfarer
models.
Guitar models in the Other flattop acoustics group
The 125F was the precursor to the 6021 Town & Country. Offered in the late '40s and early '50s, it featured a 17" wide maple body with the typical Gretsch, triangle sound hole.
The Castilian was a Gretsch parlor sized model, branded "Gretch American". It appears to have been first offered in 1927, hung around briefly until about '33 or '34 and then was gone as the American Orchestra era took hold. Although examples and documentation are scarce, there is evidence that there ...
The 400F was a flattop variation on the classic Synchromatic 400. It was only offered from about 1945 to 1947 and featured a flat top (with an arched back) and a triangle sound hole along with all of the usual Synchromatic appointments -- a three-piece laminated maple "Miracle Neck", slanted-script ...
Probably the single most distinguishing characteristic of the 6003 is the sheer number of names the same guitar was given. 6003 nomenclature seemed to change according to the prevailing winds, who you asked and the phases of the moon. Among the various names given the flattop: Whatever it was called, ...
The 6010 was briefly somewhat popular in the 60s. It can be differentiated from the 6003 by the inlaid headstock, stripe of marquetry bisecting the back, and larger body.
The 6020 12-string was a brief and wholly unsuccessful foray into acoustic 12-string territory Gretsch made in the late 1960s and early 70s. According to Dan Duffy, Gretsch quality control guru, sales were always poor, and the few that did sell caused a lot of headaches at the factory. It ...
The 6020 Acoustic, offered in the early 1990s, was a modern Gretsch on the classic Gretsch flattop. With its triangular soundhole it was reminiscent of the classic Rancher and Town & Country, yet it was offered with a 16" body, ceramic pickup and active electronics. Crimson Flyers featured a two ...
Natural finish; Mahogany top, back and sides; Rosewood fingerboard; Gretsch Ampli-Sonic™ Spider Resonator Cone and Bridge; Nickel-Plated Poinsettia Design Cover-Plate; 1930s Gretsch Headstock with Aged Pearloid Face. Identical to model 9210, but with round neck profile.
Weathered "Pump House Roof" Metallic Body Finish; Bell Brass Body; Rosewood fingerboard; Gretsch Ampli-Sonic Biscuit Resonator Cone and Bridge; Poinsettia Design Cover-Plate; Weathered "Pump House Roof" Body Finish; 1930s Gretsch Headstock with Aged Pearloid Face. Standard round neck profile.
Natural finish; Mahogany top, back and sides; Rosewood fingerboard; Gretsch Ampli-Sonic Spider Resonator Cone and Bridge; Nickel-Plated Poinsettia Design Cover-Plate; 1930s Gretsch Headstock with Aged Pearloid Face. Identical to model 9200, but with a square neck profile designed for acoustic lap-style playing.
Sunburst finish; Mahogany top, back and sides; Rosewood fingerboard; Fishman Nashville Resophonic Pickup; Gretsch Ampli-Sonic Spider Resonator Cone and Bridge; Nickel-Plated Poinsettia Design Cover-Plate; 1930s Gretsch Headstock with Aged Pearloid Face. Identical to model 9230, but with round neck profile.
The Roots Collection G9221 Bobtail offered an all-steel body with the Gretsch aluminum AmpliSonic Spider cone diaphragm, mated to a mahogany neck with rosewood fingerboard. It also included a Fishman Nashville pickup for easy amplification.
Sunburst finish; Mahogany top, back and sides; Rosewood fingerboard; Fishman Nashville Resophonic Pickup; Gretsch Ampli-Sonic Spider Resonator Cone and Bridge; Nickel-Plated Poinsettia Design Cover-Plate; 1930s Gretsch Headstock with Aged Pearloid Face. Identical to model 9220, but with a square neck profile designed for acoustic lap-style playing.
Introduced in 2013; parlor-size acoustic; non-cutaway agathis body & top; 24" scale, rosewood fretboard & bridge, nickel hardware. Identical to model G9500, but with "Blueburst" sunburst finish.
Introduced in 2014; parlor-size acoustic; non-cutaway agathis body & top; 24" scale, rosewood fretboard & bridge, nickel hardware. Identical to model G9500, but with "Coralburst" sunburst finish.
