Atkins Axe guitar, model 7685
Creation Date (Approximate)
1977
Files
Description
"Solid body with pointed cutaway, 2 humbucking pickups, 4 knobs on the lower treble bout, switch on the top bass bout, bound style headstock, silver/ gray pickguard with black Gretsch logo, bound ebony fingerboard with small square inlays, chrome terminator bridge. Chrome Schaller 3 on a side tuner, Gretsch t-roof logo."
Measurements
Length -Total: 101.2cm -Back Length: 44.8m -Headstock: 19.7cm -Neck (nut to body): 38cm -Scale: 63cm (25in) Width -Upper Bout: 30.5cm -Waist: 26cm -Lower Bout: 40cm -Headstock at top: 9.4cm -Headstock at bottom: 7.9cm -Neck at nut: 4.3cm -Neck at body: 5.4cm Height -Rib at Heel: 3.5cm -Rib at Waist: 3cm -Rib at Bottom: 3cm Angle -Headstock: 13 Pick-ups - Total: 2 Frets -Total frets: 22 -Body and neck join: 14th fret Weight -9lbs/7.5oz
Identifier
2023.006.055
Keywords
Gretsch, guitar, 6-string
Disciplines
History | Music
Recommended Citation
Gretsch Company, "Atkins Axe guitar, model 7685" (2024). Gretsch Company Artifacts & Musical Instruments. 174.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/gretsch-artifacts/174
Copyright/Licensing
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