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- single round cutaway hollow body, four-ply bound arched spruce top, four-ply bound maple back, maple sides, two double-bound f-holes, maple neck, 21-fret bound ebony fingerboard with pearl "wing engraved" humptop block inlays, bound V-styled whiteface headstock with vertical Gold Sparkle wings/logo, three-per-side Grover Imperial tuners, Melita bridge, tubular V-shaped tailpiece with G logo tailpiece, raised gold pickguard with falcon/logo, two exposed DeArmond pickups, control layout #1 (four knobs, one switch), knobs are inlaid with center pearl and ruby red, gold hardware, available in White finish, 17 in. body width, 2.875 in. body depth, 25 in. scale, mfg. 1955-1980.
The earliest models do not have gold-sparkle plastic binding but gold paint to simulate binding. In 1958, Filter-tron pickups, a roller bridge, and thumbnail fingerboard inlays were introduced. In 1959, a horizontal peghead logo was introduced. In 1960, a thinner 2 in. body, a padded back, and a double mute with two controls were introduced, and the knobs and switches were changed to control layout #3 (three knobs, three switches). In 1962, a double round cutaway body, V-shaped tailpiece, and a zero fret was introduced, and a Bigsby vibrato tailpiece became standard, (it was optional up to this time). In 1963, the mute controls were changed to switches. In 1964, a Gretsch G logo vibrato trapeze tailpiece and oval button tuners were introduced. In 1965, offset dot fingerboard inlays above the 12th fret and an adjustable nut on the vibrato arm were introduced, In 1966, a tuning fork bridge was introduced and disc. in 1969. In 1971, this model was renumbered 7594. In 1972, a Gretsch Bigsby vibrato tailpiece was introduced. By the early 1970s, the string mute was removed and block fingerboard inlays were introduced. In 1980, the non-stereo models were discontinued, and the double round cutaway stereo model (Model 7595) was available as a special order item. A single cutaway "reissue" model was available during the 1970s that featured a single cutaway (Model 7593).
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