1977? Gretsch Chet Atkins Super Axe Electric Guitar – Orange w/ Silver Pickguard

FROM GUITAR PLAYER MAGAZINE:

“Nobody knows more about electric guitars than Chet Atkins. And nobody makes better guitars than Gretsch.” So said a 1977 magazine ad for the Gretsch 7680 Atkins Super Axe. As it turns out, this guitar actually is special and considerably different from what had become the Gretsch norm. This was the fabled picker’s last build for the company, coming after the Nashville, Tennessean and Country Gentleman models he helped design.