The mere existence Synchromatic line may be one of the more baffling Gretsch mysteries of recent years — maybe decades. The revered Synchromatic name, traditionally reserved for high-end acoustic archtops, was plastered across a dizzying array of Korean-made guitars which were themselves near-clones of the Electromatic line offered at the same time.
Like the Electromatics and Historics, the Gretsch Synchromatic line of guitars debuted in 1999. Nobody could keep track of all the models, not even Gretsch, and all three lines of budget guitars were merged into a single (and much-improved) Electromatic line-up in 2003.
Moving a step up from the G1413 Jet Club, Jet Pro buyers got a set neck, a "carved" top with a figured maple lamination and a layer of binding to pretty things up. In yet another nod to the Les Paul they were obviously cribbing from, the Jet Pros even used "crown" fret markers. They also had an unusually short (for Gretsch) 24" scale.
Synchromatic Jet Pros only offered from 1999 to 2003 in Jet Black (G1511), Silver Sparkle (G1512) and Cherry Sunburst (G1514) variations.
Jet Black
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