Guitar Story
Guitar Story
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Guitar Player. Graded secondary. Open the original.
Established guitar press. Read 2026-10-15 by llm:claude-sonnet-5-5; not yet archived; excerpts to be re-verified verbatim before acceptance.
4 facts on this site cite this source, across Gretsch. A quoted passage is the text the fact relies on.
| Fact | Years | Records | Passage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gretsch White Falcon[1] | introduced 1954 | Gretsch | In 1954, Gretsch’s flagship White Falcon was unveiled at the NAMM trade show |
| Gretsch 6120[1] | introduced 1954 | Gretsch | In 1954, Gretsch’s flagship White Falcon was unveiled at the NAMM trade show, while the premier guitar hero of the day, Chet Atkins, received his first signature model, the Hollow Body, the same year. |
| Gretsch Duo Jet[1] | introduced 1953 | Gretsch | Duo Jet appeared in 1953. |
| Gretsch Country Gentleman[1] | introduced 1957 | Gretsch | Atkins’ top-of-the-range Country Gentleman was then developed in 1957 for the 1958 model year. |
Every numbered marker on this page points here: the document, its grade and the passages relied on. An era is computed, so it cites the facts it was derived from. A fact marked “no source” has no claim attached yet.
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