1956 Serial Numbers

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Serial Model Body Neck Pickups Bridge/Tailpiece Notes
17405 Sunset/Western Orange Single Cutaway Hollowbody Humped Block inlays, Brass nut Dynasonic Tune-O-Matic/Bigsby B-6
17457 Firebird Red Single Cutaway Hollowbody Block inlays, Bone nut Dynasonic Melita/G-Cutout
17547 Traditional Sunburst Hollowbody (no cutaway) Dot inlays, unknown nut Dynasonic/None Melita/Gretsch trapeze
177XX Natural Single Cutaway Hollowbody Humped Block inlays, Bone nut None/Dynasonic None/G-Cutout
17791 Natural Single Cutaway Hollowbody Humped Block inlays, Bone nut Dynasonic/None Melita/G-Cutout
180XX NaturalTraditional Sunburst Flattop Acoustic Humped Block inlays, Bone nut None Rosewood with rosewood adjustable saddle/None
18093 Firebird RedJet Black Single Cutaway Solidbody Block inlays, Bone nut Dynasonic Melita/G-Cutout
18117 Jet Black Single Cutaway Solidbody Neo-Classic/Thumbnail inlays, unknown nut and zero fret Dynasonic Melita/Bigsby B-3 (V-cutout)
18207 Sunset/Western Orange Single Cutaway Hollowbody Cow and cactus inlays, unknown nut Dynasonic Compensated Bigsby/Bigsby B-6

G brand with Steers head.

18239 Sunset/Western Orange Single Cutaway Hollowbody Cow and cactus inlays, Brass nut Dynasonic Compensated Bigsby/Bigsby B-6
182XX Sunset/Western Orange Single Cutaway Hollowbody Cow and cactus inlays, Bone nut Dynasonic Tune-O-Matic/Bigsby B-6
18246 Sunset/Western Orange Single Cutaway Hollowbody Cow and cactus inlays, unknown nut Dynasonic Bar/Bigsby B-6
18424 Jaguar Tan Hollowbody (no cutaway) Dot inlays, Delrin nut Dynasonic/None Wood compensated/Gretsch trapeze
18552 Sunset/Western Orange Single Cutaway Hollowbody Cow and cactus inlays, Bone nut Dynasonic None/Bigsby B-6

G branded.

18573 Sunset/Western Orange Single Cutaway Hollowbody Cow and cactus inlays, Brass nut Dynasonic Compensated Bigsby/Bigsby B-6
18619 Bamboo YellowCopper Mist Single Cutaway Hollowbody Humped Block inlays, Bone nut Dynasonic Synchromatic Synchrosonic/G-Cutout
18640 Traditional Sunburst Single Cutaway Hollowbody Humped Block inlays, unknown nut Dynasonic None/None
186XX GoldBamboo Yellow Single Cutaway Hollowbody Humped Block inlays, Delrin nut Dynasonic/None None/None
18711 Silver SparkleMahogany Single Cutaway Solidbody Block inlays, Bone nut Dynasonic Melita/Bigsby B-3
189XX Sunset/Western Orange Single Cutaway Hollowbody Cow and cactus inlays, unknown nut Dynasonic Compensated Bigsby/Bigsby B-6
18937 Sunset/Western Orange Single Cutaway Hollowbody Cow and cactus inlays, unknown nut Dynasonic Compensated Bigsby/Bigsby B-6

G Branded.

18940 Sunset/Western Orange Single Cutaway Hollowbody Cow and cactus inlays, unknown nut Dynasonic Compensated Bigsby/Bigsby B-6
18960 Bamboo Yellow Single Cutaway Hollowbody Block inlays, unknown nut Dynasonic Melita/Bigsby B-6

No G brand, originally thought to be a Streamliner (6193) because of very faded yellow color, and lack of branding. This is possible, as Gretsch did do custom orders. Stinger headstock..

18993 Sunset/Western Orange Single Cutaway Hollowbody Block inlays, Brass nut Dynasonic Compensated Bigsby/Bigsby B-6

This guitar has the rare horseshoe nails, also transitions from engraved blocks to plain blocks.. Some 6120s (batch #18900) have plain blocks, with no engraving.
18999 Sunset/Western Orange Single Cutaway Hollowbody None inlays, unknown nut Dynasonic Compensated Bigsby/None

G branded. This guitar had a new fingerboard (Neo classical), and a v cut bigsby..

19068 Traditional Sunburst Single Cutaway Hollowbody Humped Block inlays, unknown nut Dynasonic None/G-Cutout

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19076 Cadillac Green Single Cutaway Hollowbody Humped Block inlays, unknown nut Dynasonic Melita/G-Cutout

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19080 Cadillac Green Single Cutaway Hollowbody Humped Block inlays, Bone nut Dynasonic Melita/G-Cutout
191XX Jet Black Single Cutaway Hollowbody Humped Block inlays, Bone nut Dynasonic Melita/G-Cutout
19144 Jet Black Single Cutaway Solidbody Block inlays, Bone nut Dynasonic Melita/Bigsby B-6
19266 Blonde Single Cutaway Hollowbody Humped Block inlays, Bone nut Dynasonic/None Melita/G-Cutout
19299 Bamboo YellowCopper Mist Single Cutaway Hollowbody Humped Block inlays, Bone nut Dynasonic/None Melita/G-Cutout
19299. Bamboo YellowCopper Mist Single Cutaway Hollowbody Humped Block inlays, Bone nut Dynasonic/None Melita/G-Cutout
19575 Natural Single Cutaway Hollowbody Humped Block inlays, Bone nut None Wood compensated/G-Cutout
19726 Traditional Sunburst Hollowbody (no cutaway) Dot inlays, unknown nut None Rosewood with rosewood adjustable saddle/Gretsch trapeze
1xxxXX Sunset/Western Orange Single Cutaway Hollowbody Cow and cactus inlays, Bone nut Dynasonic Bar/Bigsby B-6
20039 Sunset/Western Orange Single Cutaway Hollowbody Block inlays, unknown nut Dynasonic Compensated Bigsby/Bigsby B-6

G branded.

20069 Sunset/Western Orange Single Cutaway Hollowbody Block inlays, unknown nut Dynasonic Compensated Bigsby/Bigsby B-6

G Branded.

20070 Sunset/Western Orange Single Cutaway Hollowbody Block inlays, Brass nut Dynasonic Compensated Bigsby/Bigsby B-6

G branded.
20080 Sunset/Western Orange Single Cutaway Solidbody Cow and cactus inlays, unknown nut Dynasonic None/None
20275 Traditional Sunburst Single Cutaway Hollowbody Humped Block inlays, unknown nut Dynasonic Melita/G-Cutout

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202XX Traditional Sunburst Flattop Acoustic Humped Block inlays, unknown nut None Rosewood Flattop/None
20409 Firebird RedJet Black Single Cutaway Solidbody Block inlays, unknown nut Dynasonic Melita/G-Cutout
20423 Jet BlackMahogany Single Cutaway Solidbody Block inlays, unknown nut Dynasonic Melita/G-Cutout
204XX Oriental RedJet Black Single Cutaway Solidbody Block inlays, Bone nut Dynasonic Synchrosonic (Melita reissue)/Bigsby B-3
20513 Traditional Sunburst Single Cutaway Hollowbody Humped Block inlays, Bone nut Dynasonic Melita/Bigsby B-6
20629 Lotus Ivory Single Cutaway Hollowbody Dot inlays, unknown nut Dynasonic/None Wood compensated/G-Cutout

Electromatic headstock overlay..

20647 Lotus IvoryPlatinum Gray Hollowbody (no cutaway) Dot inlays, Bone nut Dynasonic/None Rosewood with rosewood adjustable saddle/G-Cutout
20705 NaturalNatural Single Cutaway Hollowbody Humped Block inlays, Bone nut Dynasonic Melita/Bigsby B-6
20738 Traditional Sunburst Single Cutaway Hollowbody Humped Block inlays, Bone nut Dynasonic/None Melita/G-Cutout
20803 Traditional Sunburst Single Cutaway Hollowbody Humped Block inlays, unknown nut Dynasonic Melita/None

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20812 Sunset/Western Orange Single Cutaway Hollowbody Block inlays, unknown nut Dynasonic Compensated Bigsby/Bigsby B-6

G brand and a swivel arm B-G6.

20815 Sunset/Western Orange Single Cutaway Hollowbody Block inlays, unknown nut Dynasonic Compensated Bigsby/Bigsby B-6

G brand.

20834 Sunset/Western Orange Single Cutaway Hollowbody Block inlays, Brass nut Dynasonic Compensated Bigsby/Bigsby B-6
20840 Sunset/Western Orange Single Cutaway Hollowbody Block inlays, unknown nut Dynasonic Compensated Bigsby/Bigsby B-6

G branded.

20843 Sunset/Western Orange Single Cutaway Hollowbody Humped Block inlays, Brass nut Dynasonic Bar/Bigsby B-6
20849 Sunset/Western Orange Single Cutaway Hollowbody Humped Block inlays, unknown nut Dynasonic Compensated Bigsby/Bigsby B-6

Has G brand. This about the time the first humped block markers show up. A few guitars with block markers appear after this number, but this was about the first of the humps.. 6120s change to humped block markers around serial number 20850.
20852 Sunset/Western Orange Single Cutaway Hollowbody Block inlays, unknown nut Dynasonic Compensated Bigsby/Bigsby B-6

G brand. This is about the last 6120 to get block markers..

20883 Sunset/Western Orange Single Cutaway Hollowbody Humped Block inlays, unknown nut Dynasonic Compensated Bigsby/Bigsby B-6

G branded.

20887 Sunset/Western Orange Single Cutaway Hollowbody Humped Block inlays, unknown nut Dynasonic Compensated Bigsby/Bigsby B-6

G branded.

21174 Jet BlackMahogany Single Cutaway Solidbody Neo-Classic/Thumbnail inlays, unknown nut and zero fret Dynasonic Melita/G-Cutout
21214 Traditional Sunburst Single Cutaway Hollowbody Humped Block inlays, unknown nut Dynasonic Melita/Bigsby B-6

Not sure the B6 was original on this one. Probably was a G cutout....

21238 Traditional SunburstTraditional Sunburst Single Cutaway Hollowbody Humped Block inlays, Bone nut Dynasonic Compensated Bigsby/"Bent-arm" Bigsby
21313 Bamboo YellowCopper Mist Single Cutaway Hollowbody Dot inlays, unknown nut Dynasonic/None None/G-Cutout

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21641 Sunset/Western Orange Single Cutaway Hollowbody Humped Block inlays, Brass nut Dynasonic Compensated Bigsby/Bigsby B-3
21756 Jet Black Single Cutaway Solidbody Humped Block inlays, unknown nut Dynasonic Synchrosonic (Melita reissue)/G-Cutout