125 years ago, a German immigrant by the name of Friedrich Gretsch opened a small instruments shop in Brooklyn, NY. Young Gretsch built banjos and drums, and his little business was success. After his ...
The Gibson Les Paul and Fender Esquire/Telecaster and Stratocaster solidbodies, and the Gibson ES-335 semi-hollow electric, rightfully rank as some of the most iconic guitars of the early days of rock ...
Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Duane Eddy still remembers the day he bought his Gretsch Chet Atkins Model 6120, the guitar that would be forever associated with his irresistible, twangy sound. “I went ...
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Bachman, the former lead guitarist of The Guess Who and founder of Bachman-Turner Overdrive, was reunited with the 1957 Gretsch 6120 Chet Atkins guitar that was stolen 46 years ago, CBC reported.
The small forest of guitars is tucked into what Fred W. Gretsch calls his "studio." To anybody who can play even a few chords, it's more a Shangri-la. Colorfully decorated Gretsch Super Axes flank ...
Reverend Horton Heat was on the road with his seminal psychobilly band in the early '90s, when the electrical controls on his guitar, a Gibson ES175, started to show their age. "We were playing 27 ...
Decades after it was stolen, Canadian rock star Randy Bachman says he’s finally found the rare guitar he used to write hits like “American Woman” and “Takin’ Care of Business” after an internet sleuth ...