Product code: 240-1357-822 | ID: 226369
Co-designed with the guitarist’s guitarist, Chet Atkins, the venerable 6120 is one of the most widely heard Gretsch instruments. The Golden Era Edition 1955 Chet Atkins Hollow Body with Bigsby stays true to the original design and astounding classic aesthetics. A veritable tonal multi-tool, this hollow body has an easy-playing, comfortable feel and rings out proudly with That Great Gretsch Sound!™ A pair of TV Jones® T-Armond single-coil pickups creates multi-dimensional tone with plenty of articulate detail. Traditional Gretsch controls allow you to blend and shape the pickups’ sounds, creating countless tonal variations. Add the new Gretsch “Squeezebox” paper-in-oil capacitors and you get incredibly smooth taper and silky vintage high end. The standard “U”-shaped maple neck bears a 12”-radius ebony fingerboard with 22 medium jumbo frets for a memorable playing experience that works with any fret-hand style. A pinned aluminum compensated bridge works with the Bigsby B6GBVF vibrato tailpiece for stable tuning while the vintage-style polished aluminum nut delivers signature snappy twang. Designed for pure tone and slick, comfortable playing feel, this guitar features the classic appointments Gretsch fans desire—gold “G Arrow” control knobs, aged white binding with black purfling, durable gloss nitrocellulose lacquer finish, aged pearloid block inlays with classic Western motif, gold vintage thick plexi pickguard with Gretsch logo and gold Grover® Sta-tite™ tuning machines. A resurrected blast from the past with elegantly refined style and sound, the Golden Era Edition 1955 Chet Atkins® Hollow Body with Bigsby is sure to satisfy any devotee of Gretsch’s “Golden Era.”
Body Material: Laminated Lightly Flamed Maple Body Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer Upper Bout: 11.563” (294mm) Lower Bout: 16” (406mm) Waist: 9.5” (241mm) Neck: Maple, Standard “U” Neck Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer Fingerboard: Rosewood, 12” (305 mm) Radius Frets: 22, Medium Jumbo Position Inlays: Aged Pearloid Blocks with Western Motif Nut (Material/Width): Bone, 1.6875” (43mm) Tuning Machines: Grover Sta-Tite™ Gold Scale Length: 24.6” (625 mm) Bridge: Aluminum Compensated Bridge, Pinned Tailpiece: Bigsby® B6GBVF Vibrato Tailpiece Pickguard: Gold Plexi with Gretsch Logo 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 Tone Control Knobs: Arrow Hardware: Gold Strings: Nickel Plated Steel .011-.049 Case/Gig Bag: Includes G6241 Deluxe Hardshell Case G6120T-55GE Vintage Select Edition 1955 Chet Atkins® Hollow Body Pickups: TV Jones® T-Armond (Bridge and Neck)
Parameters and specifications
Type
Number of Strings
Handedness
Colour
Number of Frets
Fretboard Inlays
Cutaway
Original Colour by Producer
Vintage Orange
Finish
Body
Neck
Maple
Fretboard
Rosewood
Incl. Gig bag/Case
Fingerboard Radius
Frets Size
Nut Width (mm)
Made in
Japan
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