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- carved spruce top, carved flame maple back, curly maple sides, two double-bound cat's-eye soundholes, wide multiple-binding with gold sparkle on top and back, five-piece maple/rosewood neck, 14/20-fret five-ply white/gold bound rosewood fingerboard with slashed hump block inlays, bound blackface headstock with indents above the E string tuners, pearl angled "Gretsch" logo on top and crossed "Synchromatic" logo slanted between the tuners, three-per-side chrome Grover tuners with engraved buttons, adj. stylized rosewood bridge, harp tailpiece with gold and chrome plating, raised white/gold sparkle bound tortoiseshell pickguard, gold-plated hardware, available in Natural (6041) or Sunburst (6040) finish, 18 in. body width, 26 in. scale, mfg. 1940-1955.
In 1948, the Synchromatic 400 was assigned Model 6040 for Sunburst finish and Model 6041 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 with no indents were introduced. In 1952, a rounded-top headstock was introduced. In 1955, this model was replaced by the Eldorado (see listing).
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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, b...
- 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, b...
- 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-sid...
- 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-sid...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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 b...
- 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...
