1965 MARTIN GUITAR SERIAL NUMBERS SERIAL NUMBER
To find the serial number on your Gretsch, start by looking at the headstock. In terms of raw playability, the made-in-Japan models of the last decade are regarded as high-quality instruments that avoid some of the flaws of the mid-20th century designs on which they're based. Specimens from 1967 - 1981 are mostly considered player-grade, non-collectible guitars, though some models like the Atkins Axe and Super Axe have a strong following. In the eyes of collectors, late '50s and early '60s models are most desirable, particularly specimens with the same features as those played by Harrison or Atkins. Model ranges expand and quality improves even further, with standard models produced in Japan and budget models produced in China, Korea or Indonesia. Fender buys Gretsch with complete control. Production begins in Japan's Terada plant, mostly re-creating classic models.įender Era: 2002 - present. Gretsch (great grandson of the founder) buys back the company. Quality and worker morale drop in the wake of new management and two factory fires. Production moved to Baldwin/Burns factory in Arkansas. Gretsch is bought by Baldwin as a second choice after failing to buy Fender. This was the original Golden Age for Gretsch, particularly the late '50 and early '60s, when they enjoyed the endorsement of Chet Atkins and George Harrison.īaldwin Era: 1967 - 1981. Gretsch is family owned, growing to major distribution. It's also one more piece of evidence to pair with the serial number to corroborate the actual year. This will give you an approximate idea of the era during which your guitar was manufactured. If you have absolutely no idea whether your Gretsch is old or new, a good place to start is the model number. The guide for that is much simpler: be nice, ask questions, offer whiskey. Getting the correct year is one thing, but getting the story behind a guitar is the fun part. The best approach is to cross-reference the serial number with known features for the model during different eras and the personal account of previous owners. Just make sure it's not modified or a partscaster before screaming from the Gretsch-pert mountaintops. And there's always the possibility of discovering a specimen that completely upends common knowledge about what was produced when. In some cases a serial number may leave you with a fuzzy span of several years, and in others you will know which number your guitar was within a batch during a specific month and year. While the situation isn't quite as bad as say, Gibson or Guild, this guide should be viewed as the best available consensus, not gospel. Black light shows no finish correction.Like the other Giants of Original American Guitars (save Martin), Gretsch had its share of corporate hand-offs and resulting serial number inconsistencies over the years. All repairs that were done to this appear to be very high quality. The nut may be a replacement as well, it is hard to tell, if it is a replacement it is extremely well made. Tuners appear original however the bridge pins and saddle are both definitely replacements but high quality.
1965 MARTIN GUITAR SERIAL NUMBERS CRACK
Additionally, there may have been a crack on the top behind the bridge that was repaired as well, there is no flex or light that passes through it, it may be a “bad” finish crack as well, as I see nothing on the underside. A crack like this is pretty normal from a shrinking pickguard, and seems to be repaired structurally well. A small crack was repaired near the replacement pickguard (original in case not working). No obvious cleats or repairs based on an internal inspection. The action is set to medium/low (Martin spec) with 12-54 Martin 2.0 Lifespan strings. There is plenty of saddle left for adjustment and the neck relief is perfectly set near flat with no adjustable truss rod, it is as good as it gets. Tech Notes: Looks incredible for the age, a slight body deflection is normal, and it appears to have had a refret, a neck reset, and bridge reglue at some point. Plenty of small dings and scratches throughout the entire guitar as well. There is an area on the back of the guitar that has some deeper scratching. It has a good amount of finish checking on the and back. Please contact us if you are interested in the guitar and would like to see the photos we took.Ĭosmetic Condition: Guitar is in very good condition for its age. We can not attach all of them to this listing given photo upload limits on selling sites. Our in-house guitar repair technician took numerous photos of the exterior and interior details of this guitar, as well as blacklight photos.
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