In 1954, Gretsch began a collaboration with guitarist Chet Atkins to manufacture a line of electric guitars with Atkins' endorsement, resulting in the Gretsch 6120 hollowbody guitar and other later models such as the Country Gentleman. Gretsch instruments enjoyed market prominence by the 1950s.
Through the years, Gretsch has manufactured a wide range of instruments, though they currently focus on electric, acoustic and resonator guitars, basses, ukuleles, and drums. moved operations to a larger facility where Gretsch went on to become a prominent manufacturer of American musical instruments. Friedrich Gretsch manufactured banjos, tambourines, and drums until his death in 1895. The company was founded in 1883 in Brooklyn, New York by Friedrich Gretsch, a 27-year-old German immigrant, shortly after his arrival to the United States. Gretsch is an American company that manufactures musical instruments.
