Gretsch G6120-1959LTV Pro Chet Atkins Orange Lacquer

 

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  • Description: 33034/17 - Here for sale is G6120-1959LTV from the Gretsch Professional Collection. The original 1959 G6120 is among the most collectable guitars in the world because the feature set it introduced and was revolutionary both in tone, functionality and of course, style. Those features are recreated and even improved upon here in the new G6120-1959LTV. This is one of the top of the line 6120's currently offered by Gretsch. It recreates the look sound and feel of an original '59 but with modern dependability and durability. This is the quintessential finger-picking electric. This is a truly high end arch top that sounds just as it should and plays amazingly well. The voice of the guitar is clear and true with excellent tight bass response and crystal clear treble. The humbucking TV Jones Classic pickups offer very low noise and sound fantastic clean but handle quite a bit of overdrive as well! This guitar is pure Gretsch quality with top notch fretwork and neck angle providing the perfect playability that the Gretsch Professional Collection is known for. If you're looking for truly classic looks and sound you must try this guitar!

    About the G6120-1959LTV (from Gretsch.com)

    The sound that defined a generation! We went way back to the archives for this stunning Atkins beauty, and our new G6120-1959 Chet Atkins Hollow Body guitar is as fast and easy to play now as it was back in its heyday! All the details are here, including a Gretsch block-letter and horseshoe headstock logo, zero-fret nut (at Chet?s request), ebony fingerboard, Neo-Classic? "thumbnail" inlays, B6C Bigsby? vibrato tailpiece, and trestle bracing. Put your top down, because this baby will take you on a trip down memory lane! The 6120-1959LTV has all the features and specs of its brother, the G6120-1959 Chet Atkins Hollow Body, but we couldn?t stop there?we added a lacquer finish and TV Jones? Classic pickups to put this baby way over the top! Left-handed model also available. The Professional Collection by Gretsch offers the absolute highest standard for the discriminating Professional player. Gretsch has spared no expense to both recreate the sound and feel of their original electric guitars of the 50's and 60's and to offer models with more modern advancements. With dozens of different models and variations to choose from, there truly is a Gretsch for every playing style from traditional Chet Atkin's style finger picking to hard driving Rock & Roll and beyond! With the Professional Collection, You can certainly have your Grandpa's Gretsch recreated with stunning authenticity, but you can also have a guitar that exceeds all standards of modern precision guitar building!

    Specs:

    Suggested Retail Price: $4,075.00
    Weight: 7.25 lbs (Approx)
    Model Name:G6120-1959LTV, Chet Atkins Hollow Body
    Model Number: 240-1253-(822)
    Series: Professional Collection
    Colors: (822) Vintage Orange
    Category: Hollow Body Guitars
    Body Style: Single Cutaway
    Scale Length: 24.6" (625mm)
    Top: Arched Laminated Maple
    Bracing: Trestle Bracing
    Back & Sides: Laminated Maple Body, 16" Wide, 2.75" Deep
    Neck: 2-Piece Maple
    Pickups: Two TV Jones? Classic Pickups
    Pickup Switching:
    3-Position Toggle:
    Position 1. Bridge Pickup
    Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups
    Position 3. Neck Pickup
    Controls:
    Volume 1. (Neck Pickup),
    Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup),
    Master Volume,
    3-Position Toggle Master Tone Switch:
    Position 1. Medium Level, High Frequency Roll Off
    Position 2. Switch Out of the Circuit, Pickup is Wide Open (That Great Gretsch Sound!)
    Position 3. Slight Level, High Frequency Roll Off
    Width at Nut: 1-11/16" (43mm)
    Fretboard: Ebony, 12" Radius (305mm)
    Bridge: Rosewood-Based Chrome "Rocking" Bar Bridge
    Tailpiece: Bigsby? B6C Vibrato Tailpiece
    Hardware: Polished Aluminum, Chrome and Gold-Plated
    Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
    Case: Includes G6241 Deluxe Hardshell Case, msrp $220.00
    Frets: 22 (Plus Zero Fret)
    Machine Heads: Gold-Plated Grover? V98G Sta-TiteTM Die-cast Tuners
    Unique Features:
    Thin Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish,
    Neo Classic "Thumbnail" Inlay Position Markers,
    Bound Fingerboard and Headstock,
    Multiple Body Bindings,
    Curly Maple Headstock Overlay,
    Inlaid Pearloid Horseshoe and Gretsch Logo on Headstock,
    Bound Oversized F-Holes,
    Gold Plexi Pickguard with "Chet Atkins" Signature Signpost,
    Chrome Bar Bridge Paired with Aluminum Bigsby? and Gold-Plated Hardware,
    Knurled Strap Retainer Knobs,
    Adjustable Truss Rod


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