The Gretsch Drum Book

The Gretsch Drum Book
Author: Rob Cook
Publisher: Rebeats Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013-12
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9781888408201

(Book). The Gretsch Drum Book by Rob Cook in collaboration with John Sheridan is a complete business history of the Gretsch Drum Company and dating guide for Gretsch drums. From the founding of the company in 1883, every significant management change of direction is discussed right up to the current era in which owner Fred W. Gretsch partners with KMC Music. A history of Gretsch artist relations includes an alphabetic list of every Gretsch drum endorser from 1936 to 2012 with photos of over 200 of them. The dating guide illustrates every catalog, color, badge, snare drum, drum kit, and hardware item catalogued through the 130-year history of Gretsch drums.

Gretsch Drums

Gretsch Drums
Author: Chet Falzerano
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Total Pages: 148
Release: 1995
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780931759987

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The Gretsch Electric Guitar Book

The Gretsch Electric Guitar Book
Author: Tony Bacon
Publisher: Backbeat Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015-02
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9781480399242

THE GRETSCH ELECTRIC GUITAR BOOK: 60 YEARS OF WHITE FALCONS 6120S JETS GENTS . . .

50 Years of Gretsch Electrics

50 Years of Gretsch Electrics
Author: Tony Bacon
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Total Pages: 154
Release: 2005
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780879308223

Introduced in 1954 as one of Gretsch's "Guitars of the Future," the White Falcon was an overwhelmingly impressive instrument. The influence of this spectacular new guitar spread to other models and guitar manufacturers. It was the dawn of a half-century of awe-inspiring guitars which are now favored by widely popular artists including Pete Townshend, Tom Petty, Alanis Morisette, Sheryl Crow, John Frusciante, Bo Diddley, and more. This book compiles the best of Gretsch's inventions over the past 50 years and tells the stories of their creation and the men who created them. Includes 100 photos! (8-1/2 inch. x 11 inch., 144 pages)

Gretsch 6120

Gretsch 6120
Author: Edward Ball
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780764334849

The iconic American guitar is the Gretsch model 6120, that Chet Atkins has endorsed and George Harrison, Pete Townshend, Brian Setzer, and other well known musicians used. 334 bold color images reveal its evolution into a highly collectible instrument produced in limited numbers. Fresh insights, compelling images, and significant new information explain what contributed to its development. Get the most accurate account to date of events in the Gretsch production environment of the 1950s and '60s. This book is an indispensable technical resource for dealers, collectors, and vintage guitar enthusiasts.

Gretsch

Gretsch
Author: Jay Scott
Publisher: Centerstream Publications
Total Pages: 606
Release: 1992-06-01
Genre: Music
ISBN: 147682536X

(Guitar). This is the comprehensive, must-own owner's or collector's manual for any Gretsch fan. It uncovers the history of the guitars through pages of color photos, hundreds of black & white photos, and forewords by Fred Gretsch, George Harrison, Randy Bachman, Brian Setzer, and Duane Eddy. It contains 30 chapters covering each Gretsch model in depth and a section of patent numbers and drawings for collectors. Find out what makes the essential rockabilly guitar such a collector's item and such an icon of popular music history.

Ball's Manual of Gretsch Guitars

Ball's Manual of Gretsch Guitars
Author: Edward Ball
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014
Genre: Gretsch guitar
ISBN: 9780764346439

"The ultimate go-to book for information about vintage Gretsch guitars of the 1950s ... supported by compelling photography and an extensive, batch-by-batch recreation of the Gretsch Brooklyn factory's lost production history."--Jacket flap.

The Gretsch Book

The Gretsch Book
Author: Tony Bacon
Publisher: Backbeat Books
Total Pages: 108
Release: 1996
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780879304089

The popular authors of The Fender Book present a complete pictorial history of Gretsch guitars and the musicians who made them famous--from country music's Chet Atkins to the Beatles' George Harrison. Players and fans alike will enjoy the commentary and stunning, full-color photography. More than 70 Gretsch guitars are shown. 100 color photos.

The Rogers Book

The Rogers Book
Author:
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Total Pages: 244
Release: 1999-11-01
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1476851379

(Book). In this book, author Rob Cook gives the complete history of the Rogers Drum Company, whose drums, in the words of Not-So-Modern Drummer editor John Aldridge, were "the Cadillac of the 1960s...(whose) innovations in hardware design have been copied by almost every drum manufacturer in existence." The Rogers Book covers the company's east coast beginnings, the Covington, OH era, English Rogers, the CBS era, and much more. It includes a list of Rogers endorsees, a comprehensive guide for dating equipment, a color section showing old catalogs and drum colors, the parts listings from all Rogers catalogs, a list of current resources, and lots of photographs throughout. This is a must-have for all drum enthusiasts!

The Guitars of the Fred Gretsch Company

The Guitars of the Fred Gretsch Company
Author: Jay Scott
Publisher: Centerstream Publications
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1992
Genre: Guitar
ISBN: 9780931759505

(Guitar). This is the comprehensive, must-own owner's or collector's manual for any Gretsch fan. It uncovers the history of the guitars through 32 pages of color photos, hundreds of black & white photos, and forewords by Fred Gretsch, George Harrison, Randy Bachman, Brian Setzer, and Duane Eddy. It contains 30 chapters covering each Gretsch model in depth and a section of patent numbers and drawings for collectors. Find out what makes the essential rockabilly guitar such a collector's item and such an icon of popular music history. 9 x 12 . Softcover.