Gretsch guitars: 6189 Streamliner
<p>The 6189, 6190 and 6191 Streamliners descended directly from the early '50s Electromatic and were — along with the lower-priced Clipper — the primary models shoring up the bottom end of the Gretsch line.
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<p>That doesn't mean they were shoddy guitars, though. The '55 to '57 Streamliners were built on the exact same body as the 6120 Chet Atkins of the era, and are effectively a single-pickup version, without the tremolo, binding or other frills.
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<p>Gretsch didn't exactly advertise that fact, though, because Streamliners were much cheaper than the 6120 when new. They still are.
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<p>With the advent of other low-priced models such as the Anniversaries and the Tennessean in '58, the Streamliner's days were numbered. It was discontinued in late 1958.
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— Dec 17, 2006 12:36 p.m.