Gretsch made at least two other models (an un-named archtop and a model called the Jet 21), and information is very scarce on them. Many Gretsch acoustic guitars could be special ordered in a tenor version. Synchromatic models are the most popular/collectible Gretsch acoustic archtops - especially models with the "cat's-eye" soundholes. Crumbling and breaking binding is a very common problem with many Gretsch guitars and to find all original models with binding intact is nearly impossible.
- carved spruce top, arched maple back, maple sides, two f-holes, single binding on top and back, three-piece maple neck, 14/20-fret rosewood fingerboard with large block, hump, or thumbnail inlays, bound headstock with three-per-side tuners, adj. rosewood bridge, "G" tailpiece, tan pickguard with no logo, available in Bordeaux Burgundy (6016), Natural (6015), or Sunburst (6014) finish, 16 in. body width, 24.5 in. scale, mfg. 1955-1960.
In 1957, hump block fingerboard inlays replaced the large block inlays. In 1959, a single cutaway body design, ebony bridge, and thumbprint fingerboard inlays were introduced.
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- single round cutaway body, arched spruce top, maple back/sides, two f-holes, triple-bound top and back, maple neck, 21-fret bound ebony fingerboard with pearloid hump top and black/white/black slash block inlay, triple-bound black face headstock with slanted logo inlay and "Synchromatic"/tusk decoration, three-per-side gold tuners, adj. ebony stairstep bridge, "G" logo trapeze tailpiece, triple-bound raised pickguard, gold hardware, available in Natural (6041) or Sunburst (6040) finish, 18 in. body width, mfg. 1955-1970.
This model was introduced in 1955 as a custom order only. In 1959 or 1960, thumbprint fingerboard inlays replaced humptop inlays and the "Gretsch" logo replaced the "Synchromatic" logo. By 1968, Natural finish was disc.
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- single round cutaway body, arched spruce top, maple back/sides, two f-holes, triple-bound top and back, maple neck, 21-fret bound ebony fingerboard with pearloid hump top and black/white/black slash block inlay, triple-bound black face headstock with "Synchromatic" logo, three-per-side gold tuners, adj. ebony stairstep bridge, "G" logo trapeze tailpiece, triple-bound raised pickguard, gold hardware, available in Natural (6039) or Sunburst (6038) finish, 17 in. body width, mfg. 1955-1969.
This model is similar to the Eldorado, except has a smaller body and "Synchromatic " logo on the headstock. In 1959 or 1960, thumbprint fingerboard inlays replaced humptop inlays. By 1968, Natural finish was disc.
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- carved spruce top, arched maple back, maple sides, two f-holes, no body binding, three-piece maple neck, 14/20-fret ebony fingerboard with dot inlays, rosewood covered headstock with a pearl scroll logo placed diagonally and three-per-side tuners, non adj. ebony bridge, trapeze tailpiece, dark red/brown Sunburst finish 16 in. body width, 24.5 in. scale, mfg. 1933-39.
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- carved spruce top, arched maple back, maple sides, two unbound f-holes, single bound top, three-piece maple neck, 14/20-fret bound rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlays, rosewood rounded top headstock with a pearl scroll logo inlaid diagonally and three-per-side tuners, adj. maple bridge, trapeze tailpiece, black Bakelite pickguard, nickel-plated hardware, dark red/brown Sunburst finish, 16 in. body width, 24.5 in. scale, mfg. 1939-1949.
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- carved spruce top, arched maple back, maple sides, two f-holes, single bound top and back, three-piece maple/rosewood neck, 14/20-fret ebony fingerboard with pearloid dot inlay, rosewood peghead veneer with pearl logo inlay, three-per-side diecast tuners, ebony bridge, trapeze tailpiece, raised bound black pickguard, available in Dark Red Sunburst finish, 16 in. body width, 24.5 in. scale, mfg. 1933-1949.
In 1936, an adjustable maple bridge and black plastic peghead veneer replaced the original design. By 1939, a three-stripe body binding, rosewood fingerboard, tortoiseshell tuner buttons, nickel-plated hardware, and Brown Sunburst finish became standard.
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- carved spruce top, arched maple or avoidire back, figured maple sides, two f-holes, triple-bound top and single boudn back, three-piece maple neck, 14/20-fret bound ebony or rosewood pointed end fingerboard with pearloid diamond inlays, black plastic veneer peghead with pearl scroll inlay and vertical lines, three-per-side nickel tuners with tortoiseshell or white buttons, adj. maple bridge, trapeze tailpiece, raised triple-bound bakelite black pickguard, available in Brown Sunburst finish, 16 in. body width, 24.5 in. scale, mfg. 1936-1949.
This model also available with a round soundhole (Model 50R), which was produced between 1936 and 1939. In the late 1930s, avoidire replaced maple in the back, a rosewood fingerboard replaced the ebony, white tuner buttons replaced the tortoiseshell, and a crosspiece was placed in the middle of the tailpiece. By 1940, dot fingerboard inlays were replaced by diamonds.
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- carved spruce top, arched maple back, maple sides, two f-holes, four-ply top and back body binding, three-piece maple neck, 14/20-fret bound ebony fingerboard with notched diamond inlays, rosewood covered headstock with a vertical floral inlay, pearl scroll logo placed diagonally, and three-per-side tuners, non adj. ebony bridge, trapeze tailpiece, dark red/golden amber Sunburst finish 16 in. body width, 24.5 in. scale, mfg. 1933-39.
In 1936, an adj. maple bridge and a black plastic veneer headstock with a center dip style was introduced.
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- arched spruce top, raised bound tortoise pickguard, f-holes, bound body, figured maple back/sides, three-piece maple neck, 14/20-fret bound rosewood pointed end fingerboard with pearloid block inlay, adjustable rosewood stairstep bridge/nickel trapeze tailpiece, black face peghead with large floral/logo inlay, three-per-side nickel tuners, available in Brown Sunburst finish, body width 16 in., mfg. 1939-1949.
Early models had bound pegheads. By 1940, a three-stripe bound pickguard/body replaced the original design, and the pickguard was also enlarged.
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- arched spruce top, arched maple back, maple sides, two f-holes, two-stripe bound body, three-piece maple/rosewood neck, 14/20-fret bound rosewood fingerboard with small diamond inlays, rosewood veneer headstock with fern inlay and pearl scroll logo, three-per-side gold tuners, adj. ebony bridge, trapeze tailpiece, raised single-bound tortoiseshell pickguard, available in dark red/golden amber Sunburst finish, 16 in. body width, 24.5 in. scale, mfg. 1933-39.
This model was also produced with a round soundhole (Model 100R) between 1933 and 1938. In 1936, a tortoiseshell pickguard replaced the black and the headstock was changed from a rosewood veneer to a black plastic veneer with a center dip design. This model was renamed the Synchromatic 100 in 1939 (see listing).
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- carved spruce top, arched maple back, maple sides, two f-holes, multiple bound top and back, three-piece maple neck, 14/20-fret bound ebony fingerboard with pearl block inlays, bound blackface headstock with large pearl design that covers most of the headstock and "Artist" logo inlay, three-per-side gold tuners with engraved buttons, adj. ebony bridge, trapeze tailpiece, raised bound tortoiseshell pickguard with floral engraving around edges, gold hardware, available in Sunburst finish, 16 in. body width, 24.5 in. scale, mfg. 1935-38.
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- arched spruce top, arched maple back, maple sides, bound cat's-eye soundholes, five-ply bound top and back and pearl top border, three-piece maple neck, 14/20-fret bound ebony fingerboard with trapezoid or misc. inlays, bound blackface headstock with a pointed top and two pearl quarter notes/logo inlay, three-per-side gold tuners with pearloid buttons, adj. stylized ebony bridge, trapeze tailpiece, raised bound tortoise pickguard with two musical note inlays, available in Sunburst finish, 16 in. body width, 24.5 in. scale, mfg. 1936-38.
A tenor version of the Model 250 was also available (Model 240).
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- non-cutaway archtop body, spruce top, rock maple back and sides, two f-holes, single (1949-1970) or triple (mid-1940s-1949) bound top, single bound back, bound (mid-1940s-1949) or unbound (1949-1970) 14/20-fret rosewood fingerboard with blcck (mid-1940s-1970) or dot (1949-1970) inlay, three-per-side tuners, adj. rosewood bridge, trapeze tailpiece, tortoiseshell celluloid pickguard, 16 in. body width, available in Sunburst finish, mfg. 1949-1970.
The original New Yorker featured a round headstock with a stenciled logo of the T-roof Gretsch through circle and New Yorker vertically. In 1949, a lightning bolt was added to the logo. In 1955, a headstock with a rounded top and sharper corners was introduced. Some models produced in the late 1960s feature a rectangle-shaped headstock that is similar to flattop guitars with a Gretsch plaque.
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- single cutaway, carved spruce top, arched laminated maple back, laminated maple sides, two double-bound f-holes, multiple-bound top and back, maple neck, bound rosewood fingerboard with slashed hump block inlays, bound headstock with a rounded top and "Synchromatic" logo, three-per-side stairstep tuners, stairstep rosewood bridge, "G" tailpiece, bound pickguard, gold-plated hardware, available in Natural (Model 6039) or Sunburst (Model 6038) finish, mfg. 1951-55.
In 1955, this model became the Fleetwood (see listing).
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- arched spruce top, carved maple back, maple sides, two unbound f-holes, four-ply bound top and back, three-piece maple/rosewood neck, bound ebony fingerboard with pointed end and large block inlays, black plastic headstock veneer with scroll "Gretsch" logo across the top and large floral design, three-per-side tuners with metal buttons, stylized stairstep rosewood bridge, harp tailpiece, raised triple-bound pickguard, nickel hardware, available in Sunburst finish, 16 in. body width, 24.5 in. scale, mfg. 1939-1949.
The earliest models may have a trapeze tailpiece, only single-ply binding on the top and back, an unbound headstock, and a single-bound smaller pickguard.
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- carved spruce top, arched maple back, maple sides, two f-holes, tortoiseshell celluloid binding, three-piece maple neck, 14/20-fret rosewood fingerboard with various symmetrical inlays, rounded top headstock with clipped edges, large fern pattern inlay, three-per-side tuners, stairstep bridge, harp tailpiece, raised pickguard that extends below the bridge, available in Natural or Sunburst finish, 16 in. body width, 24.5 in. scale, mfg. 1939-1955.
In 1946, a double bound top and back, bound pickguard, and bound f-holes were introduced, the fingerboard inlays were changed to large blocks, and the headstock changed to an unbound rounder design with the "Synchromatic" logo. In 1947, the headstock became bound with a rounded top design. In 1949, the Synchromatic was assigned the Model 6014 number and Sunburst finish became standard. In 1951, Natural finish became avaialble again and was assigned the Model 6015 number. In 1952, binding was removed from the f-holes, headstock, and pickguard. In 1955, the Synchromatic 100 was renamed the Corsair (see listing).
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- carved spruce top, arched maple back, maple sides, two unbound f-holes, tortoiseshell binding on top and back, three-piece maple/rosewood neck, bound ebony fingerboard with pointed end and large block inlays, black plastic headstock veneer with scroll "Synchromatic" logo above (1946-1947) or below (1947-1949) the A- and B-string tuners, three-per-side tuners with metal buttons, stylized stairstep rosewood bridge, harp tailpiece, raised triple-bound pickguard, nickel hardware, available in Trans. Blonde finish, 16 in. body width, 24.5 in. scale, mfg. 1946-49.
The earliest models may have a trapeze tailpiece, only single-ply binding on the top and back, an unbound headstock, and a single-bound smaller pickguard.
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- carved spruce top, carved curly maple back, curly maple sides, two double-bound cat's-eye soundholes, tortoiseshell bound body, five-piece maple/rosewood neck, 14/20-fret four-ply bound rosewood fingerboard with large pearl block inlay, bound blackface headstock with pearl "Gretsch" logo on top and "Synchromatic" logo above the E-string tuners inlays, three-per-side chrome Grover tuners, adj. stylized rosewood bridge, harp tailpiece, raised bound tortoiseshell pickguard, chrome-plated hardware, available in Natural (6029) or Sunburst (6028) finish, 17 in. body width, 26 in. scale, mfg. 1939-1951.
In 1942, Natural finish with tortoiseshell binding became available. This model was disc. in 1943 but reintroduced in 1947 with some models having slight changes: an ebony fingerboard, no headstock indents above the E string tuners, and gold-plated hardware. In 1948, the Synchromatic 160 was assigned Model 6029 for Natural finish and Model 6028 for Sunburst finish.
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- carved spruce top, carved flame maple back, flame maple sides, two double-bound cat's-eye soundholes, wide multiple-binding on top and back, five-piece maple/rosewood neck, 14/20-fret bound rosewood fingerboard with hump block inlays, bound blackface headstock with indents above the E string tuners, pearl "Gretsch" logo on top and "Synchromatic" logo above the A and B-string tuners inlays, three-per-side chrome Grover tuners with engraved buttons, adj. stylized rosewood bridge, harp tailpiece, raised bound tortoiseshell pickguard, gold-plated hardware, available in Natural or Sunburst finish, 17 in. body width, 26 in. scale, mfg. 1939-1949.
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- carved spruce top, carved flame maple back, curly maple sides, two double-bound cat's-eye soundholes, wide multiple-binding on top and back, five-piece maple/rosewood neck, 14/20-fret five-ply bound rosewood fingerboard with gold sparkle hump block inlays, bound blackface headstock with indents above the E string tuners, pearl "Gretsch" logo on top and "Synchromatic" logo above the A and B-string tuners inlays, three-per-side chrome Grover tuners with engraved buttons, adj. stylized rosewood bridge, harp tailpiece, raised bound tortoiseshell pickguard, gold-plated hardware, available in Natural (6037) or Sunburst (6036) finish, 17 in. body width, 26 in. scale, mfg. 1939-1955.
In 1941, Natural finish was introduced. In 1948, the Synchromatic 300 was assigned Model 6036 for Sunburst finish and Model 6037 for Natural finish. In 1951, f-holes, a stairstep bridge, "G" tailpiece, triple bound top and back, single bound pickguard and fingerboard, slashed hump block fingerboard inlays, and a rounded top headstock were introduced.
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