Overview
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- acoustic guitars
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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.