Gretsch 1962 Tennessee Rose Reissue
One of the most popular mid-1960's Gretsch guitars, the Tennessee Rose was part of the sound and look of that era. Known as the Tennessean at that time, this thin hollow body electric was played by guitarists such as the Byrd's David Crosby and George Harrison in "Help." The Gretsch Tennessee Rose 1962 reissue brings back one of Gretsch's classic line of mid-1960's hollow body electrics. This guitar, along with the Country Gentleman and Nashville, featured many innovations. Most noticable f-holes and zero fret. The 1962 Tennessee Rose also sports a thinner 2" deep body with a rich walnut finish. Unlike its companion guitars, the Tennessee Rose had chrome hardware and brushed aluminum Bigsby tail piece. Of course, patented FilterTon pickups assure that classic Gretsch sound.
Introduced: 1958, as Chet Atkins Tennessean
Years Made: 1958-1960
Year Modeled After: 1962
Reintroduction Date: 1993
Body:
- Wood: Single cutaway five ply maple top with multiple binding, laminated mahogany body
- Finish: Walnut.
- Hardware: Chrome-plated solid brass, master and pickup volume controls; pickup selector switch, tone, and standby switches
- Pickups: FiltertronTM
- Bridge: Gretsch roller bridge, height adjustable and moveable
- Tailpiece: Bigsby Gretsch-V vibrato
- Size: 16" wide, 2" deep at edge
Neck:
- Neck: Joins body at 14th fret
- Wood: Three-piece laminated rock maple
- Fingerboard: Rosewood with neo-classical position markers, bone nut,1 11/16" wide at nut
- Frets: Nickle silver , 23 including zero fret
- Tuners: High gear ratio enclosed
- Binding: On neck adjustable truss rod
- Adjustable truss rod
- Scale: 24 1/2"
- Weight: 8 pounds