1954 Gretsch Round-Up, with rare pine top, from the Tennessee State Museum Exhibit, plus two matching 1954 tweed Electromatic amps & more. Serial#: 13158 (guitar). Gretsch made the solidbody “Round-Up guitar” from 1953 to 1958, and nearly all of those were maple or mahogany top; however, in the first early years of production a small number were made with a genuine knotty-pine top. This example stemming from late 1954-early 1955, has that special top. Also adorning this instrument is an engraved pearl “cow & cactus” fret inlay, brass “cowboy” belt buckle tailpiece, burned-in “G” brand, single-coil DeArmond pickups, and sides with brass studs and tooled leather wrapping.

This is the exact Gretsch Round-Up guitar that was on exhibit at the Tennessee State Museum in 2012, and featured in their exhibition book The Guitar, an American Love Story. (A copy of of this book is included with the lot.)

Also with the guitar are two original Gretsch Electromatic tube amps, both in original tweed, which matches the guitar’s case. The first larger amp feautures twin oval speakers and original woody foot-switch. Completing the trio is the smaller 1954 Electromatic amp, with 8” speaker, also in matching tweed.

This lot includes the original tooled-leather strap with jeweled buckle, plus the original 1955 Gretsch catalog, early ‘50s Gretsch string set in original red box, 1950s guitar capo in its original box, vintage “Riding on the Prairie” song sheet, and amp-cord.

Amp: VG