But the discovery of McCartney’s 1961 Höfner has opened up a new mystery in the world of Beatles guitar gear: Was George ... Harrison acquired yet another Gretsch: a 1962 or ’63 Tennessean.
Debuting in 1958, the 6119 Tennessean was the least fancy of the four Chet Atkins models available from Gretsch ... most notably by The Beatles’ George Harrison, albeit in later form.