


A Gretsch Abroad – Candlelit Interview in Denmark
Fender’s legendary Regional Sales Manager Knud Damgaard turns 60 and the earth shakes! I am an admitted fan of Knud Damgaard for many reasons. Though we only cross paths every couple of years or so, it’s always a good time and a rock ‘n’ roll...
The Birthplace of Jets, Falcons, Round Badges, and “That Great Gretsch Sound”
From the outside, the renovated Gretsch Building, now the home of luxury condos in the chic, trendy Williamsburg area of Brooklyn, looks like it could be a factory, an office building, or even a hospital. And considering how today’s generation of Gretsch guitars and...
Guitar Legend Duane Eddy
How a simple introduction by a Beatle 25 years ago led to two Gretsch signature models, and a long friendship with “The King of Twang.” Back in 1991, my wife Dinah and I attended a music trade show in London with friends from the Hohner Company, Gretsch’s distribution...