Gretsch Country Gentleman

Having the right tools is vital for producing good music.  I recently added a Gretsch Country Gentleman guitar to my tool chest.  When I was 14 my Dad took me to a music shop in Jacksonville, NC and allowed me to buy a nice electric.  I wanted a Fender Strat or Telecaster and I wound up with a 72 Fender Telecaster Deluxe.  I played a Gretsch Country Gentleman and liked it a lot but for me at the time it didn't have the "coolness" of a strat or tele.  Ever since I've always wanted one.  And Chet made it look easy to play!  By the way, when I bought that 72 Tele, we went to a pawn shop and picked up an old amp.  At the time I was a little bummed that it wasn't new.  It was a '65 Fender Deluxe Black Faced Reverb.  My dad paid $100 for it.  I didn't realize what I had.  Loving my Gretsch!

Listen to it on this Spaghetti Western Track.

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