Gray Gretsch Guitars - Grunge Design with Custom Electrics

One of the guitars I used in duplication for today's image is an Ebony Gretsch. I did a search for information about Gretsch guitars and did not find a reference to the Ebony Gretsch, I'm certain that one is out there. Instead I found a reference to the history of the Gretsch Guitars

"The '60s brought a further boost to Gretsch when George Harrison played a succession of Gretsch models.

In the late '60s, Fred Gretsch retired and sold the company to Baldwin Manufacturing. Baldwin had difficulty understanding Gretsch's position in the market and failed to make a transition through the psychedelic '60s and hard-rock '70s. Kids inspired by Jimi Hendrix, Jeff Beck and Eric Clapton turned to Fender. To make matters worse, Baldwin moved production to Arkansas, and Gretsch suffered through two disastrous fires.

The Baldwin marriage was always an unhappy one. With sales down and the head office increasingly disinterested, Gretsch limped through the 70s and finally shut down production in the early 80s.

But ever since the company had left the family, Fred Gretsch III had vowed it would return. In 1985 his dream came true, and through the 90s he brought Gretsch back into the limelight with a series of successful re-issues and new models.

In late 2002 a deal was struck for Fender Musical Instruments Corp. to handle Gretsch manufacturing and distribution, bringing that "Great Gretsch Sound" to be heard worldwide once again.

For more information on the history of the Gretsch Company and its guitar models, visit the Gretsch Pages at www.gretschpages.com. "

I used PhotoPaint for this image. Again applying the Thredgeholder filter to the guitars and using the object properties of Color Burn and Difference. I copied and pasted a number of the transparent objects and overlapped them for the duplicated effect over a watercolor spattered grungy background from either TextureLovers or Dr. Web sites.

I was so busy yesterday I did not even have an opportunity to practice playing my 12-string or singing. And it is already late this afternoon. I better find some time soon!

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