GRETSCH RANCHER JR. G341X (NO. 270-1202)

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  • acoustic guitars

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1997 to 2002

Gretsch introduced the RANCHER JR. G341X (NO. 270-1202) in 2001.  In 2004, the G341X products were re-introduced as the G501X (NO. 270-2020).

From a Gretsch News Release, dated January 2001:

The Gretsch Guitar Company introduced the Gretsch Rancher Jr. as its newest addition to their popular Historic Series line of guitars at the January 2001 NAMM Show in Anaheim, California.

The new Rancher Jr., a small jumbo acoustic guitar, is an excellent choice for players who want a pleasant, full tone in a smaller size than a dreadnought or jumbo model. This guitar’s headstock features a pearl steerhead inlay and pearl Gretsch logo, aged white binding, and chrome diecast tuners. The neck is maple, fixed-type, with a rosewood fingerboard, thumbnail position markers, aged white binding, a 24 1/4 inch scale, 20 nickel silver frets, and a Historic Series truss rod cover. The 15 inch-wide small jumbo sized body has a round cutaway, solid Sitka Spruce top with mahogany sides and back, bound triangular French soundhole, triple aged white binding top and back, and is finished in Gretsch orange. Other features include a rosewood Gretsch pin bridge, D’Addario bronze J16 strings, and Gretsch pickguard with etched steerhead design. In addition, a Fishman pickup is mounted under the bridge saddle and the onboard control panel allows fine tuning of volume, high, mid, and bass frequencies.

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GRETSCH RANCHER JR. G341X (NO. 270-1202) reviewed by Mike D.

5
Average: 5 (1 vote)
I picked one of these up at a pawn shop in Dayton Ohio recently, it was full of cat hair, and had dried out so much the top was folding in on itself around the sound hole. Some fool had taken a file to the TOP of the saddle, in an attempt to lower the action, and the fishman system was so corroded inside that the only noise it made was a weird crackly hum. The neck, however, oh lord the neck! My wife and I have over 30 guitars, and this is the most beautiful neck! it fits in my hand like it was custom made for me. I am on the verge of buying another one, just because the neck is so perfect. Once I got it cleaned out, and re-humidified, the top came back to almost flat. that says to me that the build is very good, as there are no loose braces, or cracks from the drying out. I replaced the saddle, and removed the fishman UST and controls, replacing the pickup with a K&K mini, and bought a pickguard blank that matched the tortoise pickgurad on the guitar, cut a rectangle of it out to cover the hole in the side, strung it back up with some extra light strings, and it instantly became my go-to for every gig, and whenever I needed an acoustic at the house or studio. I love this guitar and have spent enough time working on it and playing it that my other guitars are jealous :)

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