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Gretsch Other Electric Hollowbodies

Some Gretsch hollowbodies just never really took off like Gretsch had hoped, so their family tree was stunted or quickly died. That doesn’t mean they weren’t cool, though.

18 different models and 48 examples are in the Gretsch-GEAR database, including 12-string, Blackhawk, Broadkaster, Convertible, Corvette, Monkees, Panther, Rambler and Sal Salvador models.

  • 460

    The late-90s 460 was an odd duck for Gretsch. With it's 13 ½ wide, 1 ¾ deep body, it was more-or-less Jet-sized, ...

  • 6075 12-string

  • 6076 12-string

    Natural-finished.

  • 6100 Blackhawk

    The rare and oddly named sunburst-finish version of the Blackhawk.

  • 6101 Blackhawk

    The Blackhawk was a Baldwin-era high-end model. While it's usually seen in 6101 (black finish) form, there was also an inappropriately named ...

  • 6115 Rambler

    The Rambler was an unusual effort, even for Gretsch: a 3/4 scale, DeArmond-equipped, true f-hole hollowbody, with a Florentine cutaway, unique among ...

  • 6123 Monkees

    The Gretsch Monkees signature guitar was a bad idea, well executed. Gretsch had sold a truckload of Tennesseeans and Country Gentlemen in ...

  • 6137-TCB Panther

    The Panther series debuted in 2013, loosely tied to Gretsch's 130th anniversary, and proved to be something a bit different for Gretsch: ...

  • 6182 Corvette

    The 6182 and 6183 Corvettes briefly replaced the 6185 Electromatic Spanish in the Gretsch lineup, but only for a couple of years. ...

  • 6183 Corvette

    The 6182 and 6183 Corvettes briefly replaced the 6185 Electromatic Spanish in the Gretsch lineup, but only for a couple of years. ...

  • 6184 Corvette

    Jaguar Tan

  • 6199 Convertible

    The 6199 Convertible was -- as one might expect given the name -- sleek and gorgeous. With the combination of a Lotus ...

  • 6199 Sal Salvador

    Around 1957 or '58 jazz guitarist Sal Salvador began endorsing Gretsch, and the 6199 Convertible became the Sal Salvador. it continued on ...

  • 7603 Broadkaster

    From '75 to 79, Gretsch offered both solid and hollow-body Broadkaster guitars. The hollow variants were considerably nicer, and are also noticeable ...

  • 7604 Broadkaster

    From '75 to 79, Gretsch offered both solid and hollow-body Broadkaster guitars. The hollow variants were considerably nicer, and are also noticeable ...

  • 7607 Broadkaster

    From '75 to 79, Gretsch offered both solid and hollow-body Broadkaster guitars. The hollow variants were considerably nicer, and are also noticeable ...

  • 7608 Broadkaster

    From '75 to 79, Gretsch offered both solid and hollow-body Broadkaster guitars. The hollow variants were considerably nicer, and are also noticeable ...

  • 7609 Broadkaster

    From '75 to 79, Gretsch offered both solid and hollow-body Broadkaster guitars. The hollow variants were considerably nicer, and are also noticeable ...

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