G6122T-59 Vintage Select Edition '59 Chet Atkins® Country Gentleman® Hollow Body with Bigsby®

Model: 2401234892
Color Walnut Stain Lacquer
Fingerboard Ebony
United States of America $3,679.99 EST. U.S. STREET

Inspired by the original CGP (Certified Guitar Player), Chet Atkins, this Country Gentleman is more than able to keep up with the most fleet-fingered guitarist. Packed with the sound, style and features that made the original a legend, the '59 Gent provides highly responsive, amazingly articulate sound.

A pair of TV Jones® pickups - a Super'Tron Classic Plus bridge pickup and Super'Tron neck pickup - responds to every stroke with defined, eloquent tone. The modified control layout features an individual bridge pickup volume, and master volume and tone controls, allowing you to create countless tonal variations. Add the new Gretsch "Squeezebox" capacitors and you get incredibly silky vintage high end. The standard "U"-shaped maple neck with 1.75" nut bears a 12"-radius ebony fingerboard with 22 vintage-style small frets and is a picker's dream. A pinned rocking bar bridge works with the Bigsby® B6GWVT vibrato tailpiece for stable tuning while the vintage-style genuine bone nut lets the strings slide freely without binding in the slots.

All of the '59 Gent's classic features are here - laminated 5-ply figured maple top with painted F-holes, "wire" vibrato arm, gold G-arrow control knobs, aged white binding with black purfling, gloss nitrocellulose lacquer finish, aged pearloid thumbnail inlays, gold vintage thick plexi pickguard with Gretsch logo and gold Grover® Imperial™ tuning machines with 'butterbean' buttons. A truly classic instrument with refined style and sound, the G6122T-59 Vintage Select Edition '59 Chet Atkins® Country Gentleman® Hollow Body with Bigsby® is a fine addition to any guitarist's collection.

Specs

  • Body
    BuildHollow Body
    CutawaySingle Cutaway
    Body FinishGloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
    Body ShapeCountry Gentleman®
    Body MaterialLaminated Figured Maple
    BracingParallel Bracing
    Body BindingAged White with B/I/B Purfling
    Body BackLaminated Maple
    Body Top5-Ply Laminated Figured Maple
    Body Depth2.25" (57 mm)
  • Miscellaneous
    StringsNickel Plated Steel (.011-.049 Gauges)
    Strap ButtonsGretsch® Knurled Strap Retainer Knobs
    Case/Gig BagIncluded G6242L Gretsch® 17" Deluxe Hollow Body Hardshell (p/n 099-6413-000)
  • Neck
    Neck MaterialMaple
    Neck FinishGloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
    Neck ShapeStandard "U"
    Neck BindingAged White
    Scale Length25.5" (648 mm)
    Fingerboard Radius12" (305 mm)
    Fingerboard MaterialEbony
    Number of Frets22
    Fret SizeVintage Small
    Nut MaterialBone
    Nut Width1.75" (44.45 mm)
    Position InlaysPearloid Neo-Classic™ Thumbnail
    HeadstockLate '50s Gretsch
    Neck PlateNA
  • Electronics
    Bridge PickupTV Jones® Super’Tron™ Classic Plus
    Neck PickupTV Jones® Super'Tron™
    ControlsVolume 1. (Bridge Pickup), Master Volume, Master Tone
    Pickup Switching3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
    Pickup ConfigurationFilter'Tron™ / Filter'Tron™
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