In Feburary 1964 the Beatles visited America for the first time. Their appearance on the “Ed Sullivan Show” marked the beginning of the “British Invasion” and is touted as “the day popular music in America was changed forever.” By this time George Harrison had been a Gretsch player for several years (his first quality American electric guitar was a Duo Jet) and when he appeared on the Sullivan show playing a 1963 Country Gentleman (with a very dark mahogany stained finish that on television looked black), this marked the beginning of the Country Gent’s rapid rise to the role of cultural icon.
For sale is a 1964 Gretsch Chet Atkins Country Gentleman with a gold pickguard, gold tuners, gold buttons, gold knobs, Bigsby gold tailpiece, gold bar adjustable bridge, rosewood fingerboard, thumbnail inlays, single mute, filtertron neck and bridge pickup, electronics are all in perfect working order. various binding chips noted “which is extremely common for this model”, normal wear noted for age with wear on electronics covers and knobs, only cracks noted are on the binding, minimal wear on frets, see pictures for more details!
Weight: 7lbs 14.3oz