Gretsch guitars: 6115 Rambler
<p>Even by Gretsch standards, the 6115 Rambler took an unusual path. Somehow, for some reason, someone at Gretsch decided a ¾ scale, DeArmond-equipped true f-hole hollowbody, with a Florentine cutaway — unique among the Gretsch line — would be a good idea.
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<p>And it was, sort of. While the Rambler was definitely different and only lasted a few years, they are neat little guitars with a devoted, if small, following.
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<p>Even the Rambler color scheme is distinctive and memorable: Ivory White over Jet Black, with an inexplicably red truss rod cover.
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<p>The diminutive Rambler debuted in 1957 to little fanfare. In 1960 a HiLoTron pickup replaced the DeArmond, and the unusual Florentine cutaway was lost in favor of the more common, rounded Venetian cutaway.
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<p>Ramblers were dropped from the range some time around 1962.
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Lotus Ivory
Jet Black
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