Gretsch G6120T-59 Vintage Select Edition ’59 Chet Atkins® Hollow Body w/ Bigsby®, TV Jones®, Vintage Orange Stain

A pair of the ever popular TV Jones® Classic pickups creates high-quality tone with plenty of dynamics and articulation on tap. Traditional Gretsch controls, including dedicated volume controls for both the neck and bridge pickups, master volume and the classic three-position tone switch, allow you to blend and shape the pickups’ sound, creating countless tonal variations. The new Gretsch “Squeezebox” paper-in-oil capacitors provide an incredibly silky high end. The vintage “V”-shaped maple neck bears a 12”-radius ebony fingerboard with 22 frets for a classic playing experience that works with all musical styles. 1959 trestle bracing connects the top and back of this guitar for authentic, snappy vintage tone. A pinned “rocking” bar bridge reacts in tandem with the Bigsby B6CVT vibrato tailpiece for stable tuning while the vintage-style genuine bone nut lets the strings slide freely without binding in the slots.

Designed for pure tone and slick, comfortable playing feel, this guitar features the classic aesthetics true Gretsch fans love—nickel G-arrow control knobs, aged white binding with black purfling, durable gloss nitrocellulose lacquer finish, aged pearloid thumbnail inlays, gold vintage thick plexi pickguard with Gretsch logo and nickel Grover® Sta-Tite™ tuning machines. Elegant style and refined sound combine to make the G6120T-59 Vintage Select Edition ’59 Chet Atkins® Hollow Body with Bigsby® a Gretsch aficionado’s dream guitar.

SPECIFICATIONS

Body

• Body shape: Nashville G6120 single cutaway
• Body type: Hollow body
• Body material: Laminated
• Top wood: Maple
• Body wood: Maple
• Bracing: 1959 style trestle
• Body finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• Orientation: Right handed

Neck

• Neck shape: Vintage “V”
• Neck wood: Maple
• Joint: Set-in
• Scale length: 24.6 in.
• Truss rod: Standard
• Neck finish: Gloss

Fretboard

• Material: Ebony
• Radius: 12 in.
• Fret size: Vintage small
• Number of frets: 22
• Inlays: Pearloid Neo-classic Thumbnail
• Nut material: Bone
• Nut width: 1.6875 in. (42.86 mm)

Pickups

• Configuration: HH
• Neck: TV Jones® Filter’Tron™ Classic
• Bridge: TV Jones® Filter’Tron™ Classic
• Active or passive pickups: Passive
• Series or parallel: Series
• Special electronics: Treble bleed circuit, “no-load” tone control, “Squeezebox” PIO capacitors

Controls

• Control layout: Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Master Volume
• Pickup switch: 3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
• Auxilliary Switching: 3-Position Master Tone Switch: Position 1. Medium Level, High Frequency Roll Off, Position 2. Switch Out of Circuit, Pickup Wide Open, Position 3. Slight Level, High Frequency Roll Off

Hardware

• Bridge type: Rocking Bar
• Tailpiece: Bigsby® B6C Vibrato Tailpiece with Gretsch® Logo 
• Tuning machines: Grover® V98 Sta-Tite™ Open-Back
• Color: Nickel
• Pickguard: Gold Plexi with Black Gretsch® Logo and Artist Signature Sign Post Graphic
• Strap Buttons: Gretsch® Knurled Strap Retainer Knobs

Other

• Number of strings: 6-string
• Case: Hardshell case
• Country of origin: Japan