Vintage Gretsch 6103 Streamliner
Gretsch’s 6103 Streamliner is a take on the 6123 Monkees model. However, that model simply didn’t sell very well, and Gretsch attempted to remake it as the 6102 and 6103 Streamliner models so that it would sell better. While the two models are very similar in design, there are some differences. 
The 6103 model is closer in design to the 6123 than the 6102.
Even though it’s closer to the 6123, there are, of course, some differences. The Monkees model featured a unique, different kind of fretboard. This fretboard featured new classic inlays on both the bass and the treble sides of the instrument’s neck. On the other hand, the Streamliner features only inlays on the bass side only, which is what is now known as the traditional Gretsch setup. The 6103 Streamliner series also moved the tone and the pickup switches to the upper bass bout while the 6123 had all of its controls grouped on the treble side.
The 6103 has a 16 inch body width done in a double cutaway hollowbody style. It has a rosewood fretboard, neo-classic fretboard markers, and a bone nut. The neck pickups are SuperTron, and it features five controls: master volume, neck and bridge pickup volume, a pickup selector switch, and a tone switch.
While the 6103 Streamliner isn’t one of the classic Gretsch instruments, it’s still a very nice guitar, and it plays very well.
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