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=Introduction=
 
=Introduction=
[[Andy Summers]] used this guitar in the [[Wrapped Around Your Finger]] TV peformance on [[1983-07-14]].  
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This guitar is already listed in the [[1981-1982 Ghost In The Machine Tour]] program. In [[One Train Later]] remembers that he paid US$500 for it around the same time he got his red [[1961 Fender Stratocaster]]... Apparently someone from the George Gruhn store in Nashville brought it to him on a freezing morning at 8:00AM when [[The Police]] were about to leave Nashville - driving to Arizona in a van...  
  
=Gear breakdown=
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(this doesn't quite fit anywhere in the band's schedule...)
''This section needs more information.''
 
 
 
=Quotations and trivia=
 
''This section needs more information. Include any quotes of interest from the artist on the use of this gear or anything else of relevance.''
 
  
=See also=
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[[Andy Summers]] used it in the [[Wrapped Around Your Finger]] TV peformance on [[1983-07-14]].
* [[1983-07-14]]  
 
  
=External links=
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It's also featured on the [[1987-02 Making Music]] magazine cover.  
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=Introduction=
 
[[Andy Summers]] used this acoustic guitar in the [[Wrapped Around Your Finger (video) | Wrapped Around Your Finger]] video.  
 
  
 
=Gear breakdown=
 
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=See also=
 
=See also=
* [[Wrapped Around Your Finger (video) | Wrapped Around Your Finger]] video
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* [[1983-07-14]]  
  
 
=External links=
 
=External links=
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1P2XdiwtX4 video]
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IGBI25ct3s TV interview]
 
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1P2XdiwtX4 TV lip-synch performance]
=References and footnotes=
 
sources:  photos, video
 
 
 
[[Category:Recording gear (The Police-Andy Summers)]]
 
 
 
  
 
=References and footnotes=
 
=References and footnotes=
sources:  photos, video
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sources:  photos, video, [[One Train Later]]
  
 
[[Category:Recording gear (The Police-Andy Summers)]]
 
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Gretsch Chet Atkins 6120
1987 02 MakingMusic.jpg
The Gretsch Chet Atkins 6120 on the cover of 1987-02 Making Music
Artist: Andy Summers
Band or ensemble: The Police
Time gear used: YYYY - YYYY

Introduction

This guitar is already listed in the 1981-1982 Ghost In The Machine Tour program. In One Train Later remembers that he paid US$500 for it around the same time he got his red 1961 Fender Stratocaster... Apparently someone from the George Gruhn store in Nashville brought it to him on a freezing morning at 8:00AM when The Police were about to leave Nashville - driving to Arizona in a van...

(this doesn't quite fit anywhere in the band's schedule...)

Andy Summers used it in the Wrapped Around Your Finger TV peformance on 1983-07-14.

It's also featured on the 1987-02 Making Music magazine cover.

Gear breakdown

This section needs more information.

Quotations and trivia

This section needs more information. Include any quotes of interest from the artist on the use of this gear or anything else of relevance.

See also

External links

References and footnotes

sources: photos, video, One Train Later