The Gretsch Roots Collection’s five new banjo models evoke the company’s banjo models of the early 20th century. The collection includes the five-string, mahogany-neck Broadkaster Deluxe and Broadkaster Special resonator models, the Dixie open-back model, to the Clarophone Banjo-Ukulele, and the guitarist-friendly Dixie 6 Guitar-Banjo.
The Roots Collection also heralds the return of the Gretsch New Yorker mandolin. Styled after the 1950s classic, a trio of modern-day models — the New Yorker Standard, New Yorker Deluxe and New Yorker Supreme — offer authentic vintage touches and full-bodied tone.
Gretsch Ampli-Sonic resonator guitars feature the new Gretsch Ampli-Sonic resonator cone, hand-spun in Eastern Europe from nearly 99-percent pure aluminum. The mahogany-body Boxcar Standard and Bobtail Deluxe each come in round-neck and square-neck models, and the round-neck Honey Dipper has a nickel-plated brass body.
The Roots Collection also includes half a dozen new Gretsch ukulele models. Gretsch’s three deluxe ukuleles — the Concert Deluxe, Tenor Deluxe and Tenor Cutaway Electric models have quartersawn solid mahogany top, back and sides; one-piece mahogany necks and semi-gloss finishes. The three standard ukes — the Soprano Standard, Concert Standard and Tenor Standard models — have laminated mahogany build.
The collection also includes the return of Rancher acoustic guitars. The model first appeared in the early 1950s with a highly distinctive triangular sound hole and sweepingly elegant pickguard, and Gretsch is now very proud to reintroduce the model. The new five-instrument selection of includes the Rancher Folk, Rancher Orchestra, Rancher Jr., Rancher Jumbo Cutaway Electric and Rancher Dreadnought.
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