About This Listing

Guitare Collection vous présente cette très belle Gretsch Viking de 1966 en finition Sunburst (qui a tournée au Honeyburst).

Réglée par notre luthier, cette Gretsch est très facile à jouer avec son action basse. Elle propose de très belles sonorités typiques de Gretsch et plus précisément typiques de SuperTron.

Une très belle Gretsch pour tout collectionneurs et fans de ces guitares uniques que sont les Gretsch !

Hardcase : Oui (Original)
Poids : 3.7 kg
largeur au sillet : 42.6 mm

Exclusivement chez Guitare Collection, Paris.
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Guitare Collection presents this very beautiful Gretsch Viking from 1966 in Sunburst finish (which was shot at Honeyburst).

Adjusted by our luthier, this Gretsch is very easy to play with its low action. It offers very beautiful sounds typical of Gretsch and more precisely typical of SuperTron.

A very nice Gretsch for all collectors and fans of these unique guitars that are the Gretsch!

Hardcase : Yes (Original)
Weight : 3.7 kg
Nut's width : 42.6 mm 

Exclusively at Guitare Collection, Paris.


Listed4 years ago
Condition
Brand
Model
  • 6187 Viking
Finish
  • Sunburst
Categories
Year
  • 1966
Made In
  • United States
Model Family
  • Gretsch Viking
Color Family
  • Brown
Body Material
  • Maple
Neck Construction
  • Set-Neck
Body Type
  • Hollow Body
Body Shape
  • Double Cutaway
Right / Left Handed
  • Right Handed
Number of Strings
  • 6-String
Neck Material
  • Maple
Offset Body
  • No
Wood Top Style
  • Plain
Finish Pattern
  • Sunburst
Finish Style
  • Gloss
Pickup Configuration
  • HH
Top Material
  • Maple
Bridge/Tailpiece Type
  • Tremolo Tailpiece
Fretboard Material
  • Ebony
Scale Length
  • 25.5"
Number of Frets
  • 21

About the Seller

Guitare Collection

Paris, France
(125)
Joined Reverb:2020
Items Sold:106
Product Overview
The Viking debuted in 1965 as a new ultra-high end archtop electric from Gretsch, featuring the latest in their proprietary hardware. The Viking was equipped with the new Super'Tron humbuckers, which had been introduced the year before, as well as their unique Floating Sound Unit, or "tuning fork" between the pickups and the bridge, as well as their "T-Zone Tempered Treble" treatment on the upper register of the guitar, meant to improve intonation. While these appointments were hot technology for 1965, they found little traction in the market, and were steadily jettisoned from the Viking's design until 1971, when Gretsch moved the bridge closer to the pickups (into the space where the Floating Sound Unit had occupied) and switched to a smaller format "tube arm" vibrato unit.
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Gretsch Viking 1966 Sunburst
Gretsch Viking 1966 Sunburst
$4,647.90

About This Listing

Guitare Collection vous présente cette très belle Gretsch Viking de 1966 en finition Sunburst (qui a tournée au Honeyburst).

Réglée par notre luthier, cette Gretsch est très facile à jouer avec son action basse. Elle propose de très belles sonorités typiques de Gretsch et plus précisément typiques de SuperTron.

Une très belle Gretsch pour tout collectionneurs et fans de ces guitares uniques que sont les Gretsch !

Hardcase : Oui (Original)
Poids : 3.7 kg
largeur au sillet : 42.6 mm

Exclusivement chez Guitare Collection, Paris.
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Guitare Collection presents this very beautiful Gretsch Viking from 1966 in Sunburst finish (which was shot at Honeyburst).

Adjusted by our luthier, this Gretsch is very easy to play with its low action. It offers very beautiful sounds typical of Gretsch and more precisely typical of SuperTron.

A very nice Gretsch for all collectors and fans of these unique guitars that are the Gretsch!

Hardcase : Yes (Original)
Weight : 3.7 kg
Nut's width : 42.6 mm 

Exclusively at Guitare Collection, Paris.


Listed4 years ago
Condition
Brand
Model
  • 6187 Viking
Finish
  • Sunburst
Categories
Year
  • 1966
Made In
  • United States
Model Family
  • Gretsch Viking
Color Family
  • Brown
Body Material
  • Maple
Neck Construction
  • Set-Neck
Body Type
  • Hollow Body
Body Shape
  • Double Cutaway
Right / Left Handed
  • Right Handed
Number of Strings
  • 6-String
Neck Material
  • Maple
Offset Body
  • No
Wood Top Style
  • Plain
Finish Pattern
  • Sunburst
Finish Style
  • Gloss
Pickup Configuration
  • HH
Top Material
  • Maple
Bridge/Tailpiece Type
  • Tremolo Tailpiece
Fretboard Material
  • Ebony
Scale Length
  • 25.5"
Number of Frets
  • 21

About the Seller

Guitare Collection

Paris, France
(125)
Joined Reverb:2020
Items Sold:106
Product Overview
The Viking debuted in 1965 as a new ultra-high end archtop electric from Gretsch, featuring the latest in their proprietary hardware. The Viking was equipped with the new Super'Tron humbuckers, which had been introduced the year before, as well as their unique Floating Sound Unit, or "tuning fork" between the pickups and the bridge, as well as their "T-Zone Tempered Treble" treatment on the upper register of the guitar, meant to improve intonation. While these appointments were hot technology for 1965, they found little traction in the market, and were steadily jettisoned from the Viking's design until 1971, when Gretsch moved the bridge closer to the pickups (into the space where the Floating Sound Unit had occupied) and switched to a smaller format "tube arm" vibrato unit.
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