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Gretsch

AMONG THE MAJOR manufacturers, Gretsch traditionally delivers the funkiest designs. For the new G5021E Limited Edition Rancher Penguin Parlor, the company sets its sights on creating, it says, “one of the most fabulous Gretsch birds ever to take flight.”

One look at the Penguin Parlor will tell you the guitarmaker hit its target.

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