Seymour Duncan SA-3HC Woody Acoustic Soundhole Pickup 1980s this early version is machined

this early version is machined from a solid piece of aluminum

the guitars were intended as something else entirely — a serious alternative to wood for professional players

Ed Ball (the author of several fine books on Gretsch guitars) has researched this very rare 'intermediate' model and has confirmed that the first generation of 6113s were produced in 1961 at batch #419XX (100 units) without any reference to Chet's endorsement

latches are weak

Neck Pickup Brand: DynaSonic Single-Coil

Seymour Duncan SA-3HC Woody Acoustic Soundhole Pickup 1980s this early version is machinedNo sales tax for US customers outside California. The Seymour Duncan SA 3HC Woody is a humcanceling soundhole pickup designed for steel string acoustic guitars a passive magnetic pickup that installs without drilling or permanent modification, simply dropping into the soundhole and securing to the guitar with the included bracket. The humcanceling design eliminates the 60 cycle hum that plagues standard single coil soundhole pickups in stage