Nice Guy…Punk Legend! The image of Billy Zoom on stage with his wide legged stance, satisfied grin and vintage Gretsch® Silver Jet guitar is well documented in the annals of American punk rock lore. A co-founder of the band, “X” from Los Angeles, California in the late ‘70s during a time when pop culture was [...]

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 As rare as they come! Back in the mid 1950’s the folks at the Gretsch factory thought it would be a great idea to utilize the unique visual characteristics of knotty pine wood on a guitar. And if that wasn’t enough, they fused an actual ‘western’ belt buckle to the tailpiece for additional cowboy mojo. [...]

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