335guy

As I looked at the photos again, some things don't look right. The pick guard and truss rod cover plate look cheap with the over-sized white borders. The pick guard does not fit well either. The tuners look nearly new while the trem looks worn. While hard to see, some of the binding looks inferior to Gibson custom shop. It may be a custom Asian made guitar. Leave it up to the counter fitters to meld a Gibson neck onto a Gretsch body. Does it have any serial #'s or decal inside the body?

That is a very interesting guitar. At first, I thought fake. But the wear on the bigsby like trem looks old. Plus why fake a "one of" ? What you may have is a "one of" custom made guitar made by Gibson for the guy who's name is engraved on the neck. At one time, many country music stars did this. I am not sure this is a marriage of a Gibson neck to a Gretsch body. But I agree it has some of the appearances of a Gretsch body. When Chet Atkins hooked up with Gibson in the 80's, they did make some Chet Atkins models that had a more Gretsch look to them. This isn't one of those however. I believe it is truly an individual, custom made guitar. If Gibson did not make it, then a very good luthier did. You might consider contacting Gibson to see if they have any records of it.