[NAMM] New Gretsch Roots Collection guitars

The Winter NAMM 2014 will see the release of two new Gretsch guitars that will transport you to a bygone era well before rock 'n’ roll blasted off in the 1950's.

First off we have the return of the 1950's Gretsch New Yorker archtop guitar with the following specs:

• Arched Solid Spruce Top with Laminated Maple Back and Sides
• Parallel Tone Bars bracing
• Oversize Gretsch “F”-Holes
• Mahogany vintage “V” shaped neck
• Rosewood fretboard with 19 vintage-style frets (14 to body), 9.45" (240mm) radius and pearloid dot inlays
• Scale Length: 25"
• Nut Width: 1.75" (44.45 mm)
• Finish : Semi-Gloss Vintage Sunburst
• Rosewood bridge
• Grover Sta-Tite Die-Cast tuning machines
• Tortoiseshell pickguard

Gretsch will also introduce a new Jim Dandy Flat Top, namely the G9515, which is faithful to the “Rex” parlor guitars produced by the brand in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s.

Its specs are:

• Agathis non-cutaway body
• X bracing
• Screened white purfling and aged white binding
• 3.44" diameter soundhole
• “C” shape nato neck
• Rosewood fretboard with 18 vintage-style frets (12 to body) and pearloid Dot inlays
• Nut Width: 1.6875" (42.8 mm)
• Scale Length: 24"
• Single-ply white pickguad with “G” graphic
• Nickel-plated hardware
• Open-Back Geared tuning machines
• Finish: Semi-Gloss Coral Sunburst Top

Here’s a demo of the New Yorker:

More info at: www.gretschguitars.com