Vintage Grestch – 6014 Corsair

anthony — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 20:52:26 +0000

The 6014 Corsair was first introduced to the world as the Synchromatic 100. Gretsch released the Synchromatic 100 in 1939 along with the rest of the Synchromatic line. However, over the years, they eventually took the Synchromatic 100 and revamped it, turning it into the 6014 Corsair. While the rest of the Synchromatic line eventually ended, the 6014 Corsair was produced for several more years, finally ending its production run in 1959. Unlike the Synchromatic 100, which was a rather plain and simple guitar, the Corsair was a bit fancier and featured more extras.

The first Corsair, produced in 1949, featured a hollowbody, a rosewood fretboard, a synchrosonic bridge, and a chromatic tailpiece. The final 6014 Corsairs, produced in 1959, were very similar except they used a G-cutout tailpiece and a rosewood bridge. All Corsairs used maple as their main body material.

While most Corsairs featured the 6014 number, there are some that used the 6015 and even 6016 numbers. The 6015 Corsairs were produced during 1955 to 1959, while the 6016 Corsair seems to be used only for the Bordeaux burgundy models only. However, no matter which number is used, all of these Corsairs are actually the same instrument with just a few changes (such as the tailpiece and bridge changes mentioned above).

Vintage Gretsch Guitars » 6014 Corsair

Vintage Grestch – 6014 Corsair