GRETSCH SYNCHROMATIC (MODEL 6038/6039) Description
- 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).