This 7660 is a very fine example of a Baldwin era Arkansas Gretsch - this has a nice deep body and a nice balance. The deep orange finish is amazing - just a few polishing marks and little to demonstrate 51 years of life. At a fraction under 3 inches deep at the f-hole this is one of the sought after versions. This is on its original frets and there are signs of minor wear on the lower few frets, but it does not affect playability in any way. Only the minor fret-wear prevents me from labelling this as excellent condition. It weighs 3.7kg (a fraction over 8lbs).
 
Unlike a few of these 7660 models, this one is intonated perfectly and the action can be varied to suit you. It currently has a low action for a fast light touch Setzer style, but I had it up 1 mm to suit my fat fingered slow style and it performed equally as well.
 
The famous sounds are all there - the tone filter is actually very useful, and with the 2 independently volume controlled pick-ups, an enormous array of tones are available. The Bigsby behaves itself - no sliding around and keeps tune admirably. Have a listen to the video to hear it in action.
 
It comes with a non-original Gretsch case - still a Gretsch case, but not specifically for this model.
 
Unless you go right to the top of the range and have Tom Jones or Stephen Stern breathe some magic on it, a new Gretsch wouldn't make you smile like this one does. It's a cracker.