Gretsch Country Gentleman

This is the guitar that George Harrison played on the Ed Sullivan show.

In this photo from the Ed Sullivan Show's reharsal room, you can see Lennon playing this guitar. I'm pretty sure it is Geroge's one but who cares, John's playing it

On his [official website](http://www.johnny-marr.com/guitarchestra-2/1964-fender-jazzmaster), Johnny Marr says,"The Gretsch Country Gentleman made for me in 2008. I used this guitar to write and record “Satellite Skin” for Modest Mouse."

Philippakis favours Hiwatt amps or his 1960s croc-skin Selmer, and almost exclusively plays Travis Bean guitars. "I've played them since I was 18," he says. "The other guitar I played quite a bit on the record was a '67 Gretsch Country Gentleman that I picked up in Cincinnati, and it smells like your grandma's house."

In this photo, Bruce Springsteen is using a Gretsch Country Gentleman.

Reed can be seen in this photo with a Gretsch Country Gentleman.

Used for recording "Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost". > “I used a 1967 Gretsch Country Gent, which I picked up in Cincinnati, largely based on its smell!” he laughs. “It was a proper ponger! We were in some musty old shop and I was just absolutely bowled over by its odour! And so I just had to take it home.”

> Gallagher’s approach to songwriting is about as loose as it gets, but he does have a method. Keen eyes will notice he touts several different Gibson acoustics in As It Was, including a Hummingbird, a vintage L-48, and a well-worn B-25. (For plugging in, he owns up to a vintage Gretsch Country Gentleman, in deference to George Harrison.) He usually keeps a capo at the 4th fret because it suits the range of his voice, particularly in Ab.

This photo, taken in Adrian's studio, showcases his Gretsch Country Gentleman, as well as a JMI AC15 clone. Here is a link to the article that the picture is featured in: http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/portisheads-adrian-utley-talks-vintage-gear-and-sonic-adventuring-574132

0.53 seconds in to the video.

> I have friends who are Gretsch aficionados, and it seems that ’58 is the year to have. It was the first year of the Filter’Tron, and those are the shit. I have three ’58s, all in the Chet line: a 6120 [Chet Atkins Hollowbody], a 6119 [Chet Atkins Tennessean] and a 6122 [Chet Atkins Country Gentleman].

"'63 Gretsch Country Gentleman…"

> When used: 1961 on Nivram and A Girl Like You, as reported by Hank. It is seen on a stand during the 1961 Wembley Pollwinners' concert and at some later time in the studio.

'I got a Gretsch Country Gent, which is great to play - a really thick, nasty beast! If you hit it a bit too hard then the bridge moves about and it goes badly out of tune, but I got some great feedback out of it. We had loads of amps on the go at once, with all the mics in different positions; everything was thunderingly loud. I've got a Fender Dual Showman that gives a bonkers sound - it's a top with two 15" speakers, like Chuck Berry used to use.'

Hawley states in [this](https://www.soundonsound.com/sos/oct07/articles/richardhawley.htm) Sound On Sound article: “I have about 50 or 60 guitars: old Gretsches like the ’64 Tennessean, ’66 Country Gent, ’65 Clipper, ’66 Nashville, three 6120s of varying vintage, a lovely ’66 Gibson 335, a Baldwin 12–string from ’67, a ’50s Silvertone, a couple of baritones."

Lincoln is playing a Gretsch Country Gentleman in this video

According to my interview done with him, he used Gretsch Country Gentleman.

Linde used Gretch's for cleaner versions of their songs such as TV lives and radio shows.

Seen with The Byrds at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival

Apparently, this guitar was owned by Johnny Borrell of the band Razorlight before it came to Ackroyd's hands.

In this photogrpah from 1964, Tony Hicks poses with a Gretsch Country Gentleman.

Welcome to all you Tommy Bolin fans! If you want to know more about the equipment of Tommy Bolin and how to achieve his sound, read this article by ’treblebooster’.

Here is a video of Nick buying his 1967 Gretsch Country Gentleman at Normans Rare Guitars. (0.18 in the video).

This guitar was used mostly during 2009-2010 time with Snow Patrol. This photo was taken in Copenhagen, Denmark.

This e-musician article has a full list of Stereolab's live and studio equipment!

This guitar was featured on the "guitars" section on his official website.

According to [this interview (transcribed from the February 1998 issue of *Guitar Player* magazine)](http://www.oocities.org/sunsetstrip/backstage/1076/article2f.html), Kevin utilized a Country Gentleman during the recording of "Semi-Charmed Life" from Third Eye Blind's self-titled debut album.

"We didn’t use my Gretsch Country Gentleman—one of my main stage guitars—that much, as it turned out. In “Adelaide,” my Gretsch is rocking out somewhere in the mix, and it appears in spots on “One Heart at a Time.”"

Organek have used this guitar since 2016. Gretsch Country Gentelman is his favourite guitar.

Greenway can be seen playing a Gretsch Country Gentleman in this photo.

Hollis can be seen playing a Gretsch Country Gentleman at 0:36 of this live performance of "It's My Life" by Talk Talk.

Ryan use a Gretsch Country Gentleman most of the time while playing in BJM

In this photo from Sands Betlehem Centre event, Collingwood can be seen performing with the Gretsch Country Gentleman.

Image linked is from Q&A through Patrick Fitzgerald's facebook page. He describes all the guitars he used. [http://imgur.com/WUVXTVF](http://)

Conrad Keely uses a Gretsch Country Gentleman in this picture.

"My Country Gentleman has been around the world three times, and it doesn’t have a scratch on it… I always put something over a belt buckle or buttons on jeans to prevent rash. I have a ’63 (Epiphone) Casino that has also been around the world with me twice, and it’s mint. If you looked at it, you’d think it’s a new guitar."

Here we see Tyla with one of his man Gretsch Country Gentleman guitars.

Guitar tech's blog detailing a setup performed on Kavus' guitar

Other odds and ends include a Gretsch Country Gentleman ("with a big tremelo on it"), and a Rickenbacker 12-string ("we were sitting round the studio with this 12-string, going: 'It won't tune up. Oh sod it — leave it!'").

Seen here in his live guitar lineup.

This one out of all my guitars is the loudest more cut through guitar.