Chet Atkins Country Gentleman

[Michael Calaway]

Posting for A Friend Gretsch Chet Adkins Country Gentleman. Model7670 Serial 23388. Immaculate condition ,no scratches no issues, like new.Case in excellent condition $3250 plus Shipping. E-mail Larry Seal at larrymseal@yahoo.com

[Brian Echenberg]

hi What year is this guitar? thanks Brian

[Cartwright Thompson]

http://gretschpages.com/guitars/models/examples/1768/

[Dave Beaty]

Everything about it visually says it is a 1975, however the serial number does not match the date-coded format that Gretsch was using at that time.
See the links below, wish I could be of more help.

(I love the early Country Gentlemen, my first one was a 1958 which was stolen, then I bought my 1962 which I still play. I also have a re-issue, they look wonderful, but they have plastic in areas that should be brass (like in the Grover Imperial key heads).

http://www.gretsch-talk.com/forum/dan-d ... 670-a.html

http://www.justgreatguitars.com/product ... -7670.aspx

http://www.edroman.com/detail_sheets/gr ... _d991.html

[Erv Niehaus]

I believe that's Atkins, not Adkins.

[Cartwright Thompson]

It's a '73

[Dave Beaty]

1973 to 1981 Serial numbers

Hyphenated number impressed into back of peghead.

1 or 2 digits before hyphen = month (1-12)
First digit after hyphen = last digit of year
Last 3 digits = rank of instrument
Example:
10-5155 = October 1975, 155th instrument
4-622 = April 1976, 22nd instrument


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