Vintage Gretsch advertisements; 25 adverts covering a period of 24 years, from 1955 to 1979. Click the images to have a closer look.
"Try this Fast Easy-Playing Guitar" Says Chet Atkins
Gretsch Chet Atkins Hollowbody / Nashville 6120 - 1955
The Top Country and Western Stars Play Gretsch
Gretsch Country Club 6192 / 6193 - 1955
Your Favorites Play Gretsch
Gretsch Duo Jet 6128 - 1955
"My Favorite Star is Gretsch" says Chet Atkins
Gretsch Chet Atkins Solid Body 6121 - 1956
Chet Atkins says "Try the Guitar I Used in Recording these Best-Selling RCA Victor Albums"
Gretsch Chet Atkins Solid Body 6121 - 1957
The Perfect Set-Up
Gretsch Sal Salvador - 1961
The Sound of Superiority
Gretsch Single Anniversary 6124 / 6125 - 1962
Theres only one thing as comfortable as the back of this guitar
Gretsch Chet Atkins Hollowbody / Nashville 6120 - 1963
Don't mess up the mix
Gretsch Chet Atkins Hollowbody / Nashville 6120 - 1963
Chet Atkins: the "Personal Touch" built in...
Gretsch Chet Atkins Country Gentleman 6122 - 1963
Guitarists go for the new Gretsch extras... See them in the new Gretsch guitar catalog
Gretsch Guitars - 1963
The Famous Basie Rhythm & that Great Gretsch Sound
Gretsch Guitars - 1963
Chet Atkins Says: Look at it My Way and You'll Play a Gretch Too!
Gretsch Chet Atkins Country Gentleman 6122 - 1964
Everything Goes Greater On Gretsch
Gretsch Guitars - 1965
Chet Atkins says: 'this shape means sucess!'
Gretsch Chet Atkins Country Gentleman 6122 - 1965
Just Out! Gretsch Guitar Catalog
Gretsch Guitars - 1965
Innovation the New Shape of Sound... Gretsch Astro-Jet
Gretsch Astro Jet - 1965
"Gretsch", Says Chet, "Is Where The Authentic Sound Is."
Gretsch Chet Atkins Country Gentleman 6122 - 1966
Gretsch Puts You in the Swing of Things
Gretsch Guitars - 1966
Are You Cramping Your Syle
Gretsch Hollow Body Electrics - 1967
When you call a guitar a name it better be good
Gretsch Chet Atkins Country Gentleman 6122 - 1969
Listen Closely to this Page and Hear what a Gretsch Flat Top Guitar Sounds Like
Gretsch Flat tops - 1969
Introducing the Gretsch Roc Jet - An Exceedingly Fine Guitar
Gretsch Roc Jet - 1971
Give Your Sound the Professional Edge
Gretsch Chet Atkins Country Gentleman 6122 - 1972
The Country Gentleman
Gretsch Chet Atkins Country Gentleman 6122 - 1979
Guitar makers have advertised in music magazines such as Down Beat, Guitar Player and very many more. Some manufacturers advertised widely (Guild, Gibson, Fender) but many more didn't and adverts are few and far between. Here are some of my favourite ads out of the ones i've seen. You can browse through all the images from the category links above, or by manufacturer from the links below.
AMPS
Ampeg, Leslie,
Marshall, Orange, Peavey, Sunn
GUITARS
Epiphone,
Fender,
G&L,
Gibson,
Gretsch,
Guild,
Hagstrom,
Harmony,
Martin, Music Man, Rickenbacker,
Vox
$8000
$5700
$4700
$3050
$8495
$4550
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