Offered for sale:
Used 1968 Gretsch 6117 Double Anniversary model serial number 88310.
This guitar is in good condition, neck and frets are fine. Cosmetically showing nicks and marks about the body and back of neck, also finish checking and brightwork tarnishing. The somewhat expected Gretsch “binding wear” is present throughout, the binding has shrunken and cracked and the heel cap has deteriorated, not an unexpected trait for this era of Gretsch especially in an instrument that has playing time. However, there is no loose binding at this time.
These are somewhat rare, a double pickup model of the Anniversary, with all the pre-Baldwin specs, built in the last year before the illustrious company was sold and moved from their Brooklyn manufacturing facilities. This one shows an abundance of patina and wear, but still plays great and has a rich, full sound.
Featuring a bound, single cutaway body with arched maple top, back and sides in sunburst finish. Gretsch trapeze tailpiece, rosewood-based Space-Control bridge, Gretsch Arrow controls knobs, dual “F” holes and a gold pickguard.
Two-piece maple neck with bound rosewood fingerboard, pearloid “Neo-Classic” thumbnail inlays, a zero fret and a 11 1/16” nut. original open-gear tuners, 24 1/2” scale length.
HiLoTron pickups in the neck and bridge with dual volume controls, a master volume control, 3-way tone switch and 3-way pickup selector switch. The 2 switches are fitted with “Dice” tips.
This guitar has a distinctly vintage sound and feel. The HiLoTron pickups sound beautiful with the hollow maple body and offer a very warm tone in the middle and neck pickup settings. Think George Harrison’s Tennessean on a 6120 body.
Original hard-shell case included.
“We carefully inspect every instrument when we buy it and bring it up to our standards before we offer it for sale. We also do a full set up before we ship. If you decide to purchase this guitar, please let us know what gauge strings you prefer.”
GUITAR SPECS:
Year: 1967
Serial number: 88310
Body: Arched maple top, back and sides
Neck: Maple
Finish: Sunburst
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Scale Length: 24 1/2”
Number of Frets: 22
Pickguard: Gold
Bridge: Rosewood-based Space-Control bridge
Tuners: Open back
Pickups: Gretsch HiLo Tron
Controls: Vol, vol, master vol, 3-way tone, 3-way pickup selector
Width at Nut: 1 11/16”
Radius: 14”
Weight: 7.2 lbs.
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