Gretsch Guitars 101: History, Tones & Why Famous Players Choose Gretsch Guitars!

Gretsch 101! An overview of the history, guitar models, players and curiosities of one of the most significant electric guitar brands in the history of modern music. The Duo Jet, the 6120, Chet Atkins, Brian Setzer, Jimmy Webster, George Harrison, even David Gilmour! It's all in here. #gretsch #gretschguitars #gretschguitar Guitars in this video ~ Gretsch 6120: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/6y37E3 Gretsch Jet: https://www.zzounds.com/a--3985805/pr... Gretsch Synchromatic Falcon: https://www.zzounds.com/a--3985805/it... Gretsch Jim Dandy Deltoluxe: https://www.zzounds.com/a--3985805/it... Affiliate links ^ Chapters: Intro Jam: 0:37 Early Gretsch History: 2:10 The Golden Era: 6:20 Jimmie Webster: 9:53 "The Touch System" Finger tapping: 11:06 Gretsch Innovations: 12:33 Chet Atkins: 14:01 Filter'Trons: 18:48 The 1960's: 20:14 The Beatles & Beyond: 23:38 The Baldwin Era: 27:55 Turnaround in the 1980's: 31:37 Brian Setzer: 32:47 The Gretsch Resurgence: 32:29 Rock n Roll Jam: 37:56 David Gilmour: 39:24 Ambient Praise & Worship: 40:36 Why Aren't Gretsch Used for Blues? 42:21 Gear List: 52:31 Closing Thoughts: 53:59 Outro Song: 56:05 ‪@fivewattworld‬ Thanks for watching! Please remember to like, share and subscribe. If you want to support my channel, please follow the links below to listen to music. You can listen via Spotify, download via Bandcamp, or visit my webpage and hit the tip jar! I've also listed Affiliate links to my gear further down. Listen: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6RLQF... Download: https://jackfossett.bandcamp.com/ Send a tip and I'll send you music! Venmo: @Jack-Fossett-2 Paypal: jack.fossett@gmail.com Webpage: https://www.jackfossett.com Also, if you're interested in the gear I use and like, you can find it on my Gear Recommendations webpage: https://www.jackfossett.com/gear-reco... These are Affiliate Links, and if you shop through here, I earn a small commission (at no extra cost to you!) which helps support me make these videos! Disclaimer: I do basic audio editing on my videos to account for the microphones, preamp and room. This editing, mostly light EQ and compression, is intended to give you the most accurate representation of how the featured gear actually sounds. NO editing is done to misrepresent how the featured gear sounds in any way. I also use gear in my videos that I originally received through review deals with the companies. Anything other than whats stated as a sponsored feature is used entirely of my own volition, and no additional sponsorship is involved. #guitar #guitarist #guitarplayer #guitargear #bluesrock