Gretsch® 2401134892 G6122-1959 Chet Atkins Country Gentleman® Walnut Stain  E-mail this product to a friend

Features:

Here for sale is the Country Gentleman model G6122-1959 from Gretsch's Professional Collection. This guitar is constructed in the style of the classic "Gents" of 1959. It features all the bells & whistles developed by Mr. Chet Atkins along with the ambitious designers at Gretsch. The guitar is all Pro-series Gretsch with perfect playability and neck angle and classic warm tones. The bridge mounted Filter'Tron is bright and snappy and the TV Jones SuperTron has deep bass response and great vintage character. They sound great when played clean or with a bit of overdrive as well. The guitar ships with a swivel arm installed on the Bigsby but if you'd like your G6122 set up exactly like Chet's a fixed position assembly is included. We are a long standing fully authorized independent Gretsch guitar dealer. This is a brand new factory first guitar and comes with the deluxe Gretsch hard case, all documentation and the Gretsch Limited lifetime warranty. If you have any questions at all please feel free to give us a call!

About the G6122-1959 (from Gretsch.com)

Designed in cooperation with Chet Atkins' longtime rhythm guitarist and close friend, Paul Yandell, the G6122-1959 Country Gentleman® precisely replicates the world's most famous '59 6122 model-one of Atkins' personal favorite guitars. Features include handmade TV Jones® custom pickups, a slightly wider neck, Bigsby® B6GWST vibrato tailpiece with stationary arm and optional swivel arm. 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: $4,100.00
Weight: 7.75 lbs (Approx)
Model Name:G6122-1959, Chet Atkins Country Gentleman
Model Number: 240-1134-(892)
Series: Professional Collection
Colors: (892) Walnut Stain
Category: Hollow Body Guitars
Body Style: Double Cutaway
Scale Length: 25.5"
Top: Arched Laminated Maple
Bracing: N/A
Back & Sides: Laminated Maple Body, 17" Wide, 2.25" Deep
Neck: Maple
Bridge Pickup: TV Jones® Plus HT Bridge Pickup
Neck Pickup: TV Jones® Super-Tron^TM Classic Neck Pickup
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),
Standby Switch
Master Volume,
Master Tone:
Width at Nut: 1.6875" (43mm.. approx 1-3/4")
Fretboard: Ebony, 12" Radius (305mm)
Bridge: Ebony-Based "Rocking" Bar Bridge
Tailpiece: Gretsch Bigsby B6GW Vibrato Tailpiece, both Fixed & Swivel Assemblies included
Hardware: Gold Plated
Finish: Gloss Urethane
Case: Includes G6242L Deluxe Hardshell Case, msrp $220.00 p/n: 0996413000
Frets: 22
Machine Heads: Gold-Plated Grover® 102-18G RotomaticTM Die-cast Tuners
Unique Features:
Mother of Pearl Neo Classic "Thumbnail" Inlay Position Markers,
Zero Fret, Simulated F-Holes,
Bound Fingerboard and Headstock,
Multiple Body Bindings,
Gold-Plated Name Plate on Headstock,
Gold Plexi Pickguard,
Knurled Strap Retainer Knobs,
Adjustable Truss Rod
Bigsby® "Wire" Style Handle
"Zero Fret" Nut