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New 16" Jumbo Rancher from Gretsch

September 30, 2001

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Mixing tradition with new millennium tastes, Gretsch introduces the new line of 16" Jumbo Rancher in multiple translucent colors. The solid spruce top guitar with maple back and sides features French- style triangular soundhole and Gretsch Neoclassic (Half moon) Inlay Fret Markers.

Though deep and rich colors abound, they are a translucent stain allowing the grain of the various woods to show through. Colors currently available are: Natural, Purple, Regal Blue, Candy Apple Red, Tangerine, Anniversary Two-Tone Green, Orange and Tobacco Sunburst.

Features

  • Solid Spruce Top, Laminated Maple Back & Sides
  • Binding/Purflings: White-cell. Binding around the Body, Multi. White/Black
  • Purflings around the outer edges of Top
  • French-style Soundhole w/Binding
  • X-Bracing
  • 3-pc. laminated Rock Maple Reinforced Neck
  • Flamed Maple laminated Headstock
  • Ebonized Rosewood Fingerboard w/White-cell Binding
  • Neo-Classical (Half-Moon) Inlays on Fretboard
  • T-roof Gretsch and Horse-Shoe Pearl Inlays on Headstock
  • Block Inlays w/Western-Motifs
  • Bone Nut
  • Gotoh No. SC-38-20 Chrome Machine Heads
  • White Pickguard (Tortoise on the Tobacco model)

For more information, visit their web site at http://www.gretsch.com/.

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