Gretsch guitars: 100 Synchromatic 100

<p>At its $100 price point, the Synchromatic 100 had a lot less Synchromatic in it than it's bigger brothers. In particular, it never had the cat-eye soundholes. Like the rest of the Synchromatic line, the 100 debuted in 1939 as Gretsch geared up to take on the archtop juggernaut that was Gibson. </p> <p>The 100 outlived it's pseudo-Synchromatic beginnings though, as it became the 6014 Corsair in 1949. As the Corsair, it lasted until about 1959. </p>

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  1. Sorensen wrote:
    I finally got to play a vintage Synchro 100 yesterday. What a revalation! This is a loud, sharp, but never harsh archtop. It sounds like a loud flat-top but with a smoother sound. For rhythm it had the power to punch through and for single line playig it had surprising clarity and volume. It was truly an outstanding sounding archtop, one of the better ones I've ever played. There were several high buck archtops in the room but this one had the best acoustic tone of anything I played that day. I was truly impressed by it.

    — Dec 31, 2006 8:27 p.m.

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Basic Synchromatic 100 specs:

Body Material
Maple
Scale
25

1939:

Model 100 debuts as Gretsch's highest end non-cat-eye Synchromatic.

Body Width
16"
Body Depth
3&frac12;"
Body Style
Hollowbody (no cutaway)
Colors
  • Sunburst
Fretboard Wood
Rosewood
Fretboard Markers
Block
Nut
Bone
Tuners
Unknown
Controls
Bridge
Synchrosonic
Tailpiece
Chromatic

1949:

Model 100 becomes the 6014 Corsair.

Body Width
16"
Body Depth
3&frac12;"
Body Style
Hollowbody (no cutaway)
Colors
  • Sunburst
Fretboard Wood
Rosewood
Fretboard Markers
Block
Nut
Bone
Tuners
Unknown
Controls
Bridge
Synchrosonic
Tailpiece
Chromatic