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THE NEXT GRETSCH GREATS UNSIGNED ARTIST COMPETITION

DETAILED PRIZE GEAR INFORMATION

Grand Prize Package:

Trip to NYC to perform at Gretsch's 125th Anniversary Concert featuring legendary "Gretsch Greats."


G6120SHATV Gretsch Setzer Hot Rod Guitar:
The updated Gretsch Brian Setzer Hot Rod models have been stripped down and rebuilt to Brian's rockin' and exacting specifications. The G6120SHATV comes stock with TV Jones® "classic" pickups, 1959 trestle bracing, Sperzel® locking tuners, pinned Adjusto-matic™ bridge, Bigsby® B6C Vibrato tailpiece, and in the hot rod color, Candy Apple Red.

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Gretsch Setzer Hot Rod Guitar (prize guitar in Candy Apple Red)

G6073 Electrotone Bass Guitar:
Feel the Thunder! ...and your pant legs flapping! With its TV Jones® Thunder'Tron pickups and sealed Electrotone body, the G6073 definitely comes ready to rock. Other features include a comfortable 30.3" scale length, adjustable Gretsch bridge, Sperzel® locking tuners, and Schaller® straplocks. Finished in burgundy stain.

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Gretsch Electrotone Bass Guitar

G6022C Rancher Cutaway Acoustic/Electric Guitar with Fishman® pickup:
This is a big guitar! 17' wide, 3-1/2' to 4-1/2' deep, with maple back and sides, spruce top. It has multiple binding on the body, headpiece and neck and a patented French design sound hole. The neck is laminated rock maple; the fingerboard is bound rosewood. The western motif pearl inlays hint at the instrument's wide-open, big sound. The Rancher acoustic is complete with gold-plated hardware, enclosed gear machines, acoustic-design pin bridge and western maple stain finish. The sound of the West!

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Gretsch Rancher Cutaway Acoustic/Electric Guitar

Gretsch Executive Amplifier:
From delicate finger picking to pounding rock 'n' roll, the Gretsch Executive amplifier is the perfect match for your Gretsch guitar. No master volumes or channel switching, just plug in, find your sweet spot, and let it rip! Features include all tube circuitry, point-to-point wiring, finger-jointed pine cabinets, and two-tone heavy-duty space-age vinyl covering, 20 watts output into one 15" Eminence speaker. Hand made in U.S.A. by Victoria Amp Company.

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Gretsch Executive Amplifier

Gretsch Renown 5-piece Drum Set:
Gretsch's Renown series carries on the classic Gretsch look and feel with a presence and sound all its own. Featuring Gretsch-formula maple shells, die cast hoops, 30-degree bearing edges and Silver Sealer shell interiors, Renown produces a warm and distinctively Gretsch sound, but with a contemporary punch. The Bermuda sparkle lacquer finish is a vintage style color and radiates a dazzling glimmer. Kit includes:

  • 18x22" bass drum
  • 8x10" and 9x12" toms
  • 14x14" floor tom
  • 5x14" snare

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Gretsch Renown 5-piece Drum Set (prize does not include cymbals and cymbal stands)

1st Prize Gear Package:

G5235T Pro Jet Guitar:
With its chambered mahogany body with set-in mahogany neck, dual Gretsch mini-humbuckers, and Bigsby® B50 Vibrato tailpiece, the Pro Jet definitely breaks the sound barrier! Other features include a rosewood fingerboard, anchored Adjusto-matic™ bridge, volume and tone controls, and die cast tuners. Finished in gloss walnut stain with solid black top.

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Gretsch Pro Jet Guitar

G5015 Rancher Jr. Black Flat Top Acoustic/Electric Guitar:
The Gretsch Rancher Jr. Flat Top features a solid spruce top, laminated mahogany sides and back, mahogany neck, rosewood fingerboard and bridge and Fishman Prefix pickup.

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Gretsch Rancher Jr. Black Flat Top Acoustic/Electric Guitar

G6119B Broadkaster Bass Guitar (walnut):
The Broadkaster hollow body electric bass is modeled after several successful Gretsch basses of the 1960s for bassists who demand instruments to match the sound and quality of the Gretsch electric guitars. Styled after the Tennessee Rose, the Broadkaster has two FilterTron bass series pickups and full round tone that comes from a hollow body instrument. With an extremely fast, responsive neck, this bass is a favorite among discriminating bassists.

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Gretsch Broadkaster Bass Guitar

Gretsch Catalina Club Rock 5-piece Drum Set:
Born to rock. Gretsch's Catalina Club Rock kit is packed with features that are made for the rocker within. This kit's "one up, two down" tom configuration fully projects classic looks and acoustics. The 18"x24" bass drum kicks with a boisterous bottom-end tonality that delivers a saturating sonic assault. Toms resonate with thunderous tones; the 16" and 18" "double trouble" floor toms provide a meaty texture for tribal tom patterns and fills. The 6.5"x14" matching wood snare drum is equipped to deliver explosive attack with a fat tone. Kit includes:

  • 18"x24" bass drum
  • 9"x13" tom
  • 16"x16" floor tom
  • 16"x18" floor tom
  • 6.5"x14" snare

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Gretsch Catalina Club Rock Drums (prize does not include cymbals and cymbal stands)

2nd Prize Package:

$1,250 in gift certificates for Gretsch products!

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