Gretsch guitars: 6187 Corvette

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6187 Corvette

The "Electromatic Spanish" was one of Gretsch's first widely sold electric guitars. It debuted in 1940, well before the later (and better known) Electromatic and Electro II.

By the end of 1955, the Electromatic Spanish name had disappeared, although the basic guitar would live on in the 6187 Corvette. Just a year or two later it got a fancy new Lotus Ivory/Gray paint job.

Like the other Electromatic-era guitars, the ES has clear plastic knobs common to early-'50s Gretsch guitars. As you would expect, there is no cutaway.

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Basic Corvette specs:

Body Material
Maple
Scale
24½"

1957:

The Corvette shed it's Electromatic Spanish heritage for 1957 with a new model number (6187), new cutaway body, and a new Lotus Ivory/Gray paint scheme.

Body Width
15½"
Body Depth
3½"
Body Style
Single Cutaway Hollowbody
Top Colors
  • Lotus Ivory
Side and Back Colors
  • Platinum Gray
Fretboard Wood
Rosewood
Fretboard Markers
Humped Block
Nut
Bone
Tuners
Waverly
Neck Pickup
DeArmond Dynasonic
Controls
  • Master Volume
  • Master Tone (knob)
Bridge
Melita
Tailpiece
G-Cutout

1958:

The 6187 Corvette's brief life came to an end after 1958. For 1959 the 6187 model number would be used for a rare natural-finished Clipper variant.

Body Width
15½"
Body Depth
3½"
Body Style
Single Cutaway Hollowbody
Top Colors
  • Lotus Ivory
Side and Back Colors
  • Platinum Gray
Fretboard Wood
Rosewood
Fretboard Markers
Neo-Classic
Nut
Bone
Tuners
Waverly
Neck Pickup
"Patent Applied For" FilterTron
Controls
  • Master Volume
  • Master Tone (knob)
Bridge
Melita
Tailpiece
G-Cutout