Product code: 240-1234-892 | ID: 226372
Inspired by the original CGP (Certified Guitar Player), Chet Atkins, this Country Gentleman is more than able to keep up with the most fleetfingered guitarist. Packed with the sound, style and features that made the original a legend, the ’59 Gent provides highly responsive, amazingly articulate sound. A pair of TV Jones® pickups—a Super’Tron Classic Plus bridge pickup and Super’Tron neck pickup—responds to every stroke with defined, eloquent tone. Traditional Gretsch controls, volume for each pickup, and master volume allow you to blend the pickups to create countless tonal variations. Add the new Gretsch “Squeezebox” paper-in-oil capacitors and you get incredibly silky vintage high end. The standard “U”-shaped maple neck with 1.75” nut bears a 12”-radius ebony fingerboard with 22 vintage-style small frets and is a picker’s dream. A pinned “rocking” bar bridge works with the Bigsby B6GWVT vibrato tailpiece for stable tuning while the vintage-style genuine bone nut lets the strings slide freely without binding in the slots. All of the ’59 Gent’s classic features are here— laminated 5-ply figured maple top with painted F Holes, “wire” vibrato arm, gold “G Arrow” control knobs, aged white binding with black purfling, gloss nitrocellulose lacquer finish, aged pearloid thumbnail inlays, gold vintage thick plexi pickguard with Gretsch logo and gold Grover® Imperial™ tuning machines with ‘butterbean’ buttons. A truly classic instrument with refined style and sound, the Golden Era Edition 1959 Chet Atkins Country Gentleman with Bigsby is a fine addition to any guitarist’s collection.
Body Material: Laminated Flamed Maple Body Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer Upper Bout: 12” (305mm) Lower Bout: 17” (432mm) Waist: 10.25” (260mm) Neck: Maple, Standard “U” Neck Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer Fingerboard: Ebony, 12” (305 mm) Frets: 22, Vintage-Style Pickups: TV Jones Super’Tron Classic Plus (Bridge and Neck) Position Inlays: Aged Pearloid Thumbnails Nut (Material/Width): Bone, 1.75” (44.45 mm) Tuning Machines: Grover® Imperial™ with Butter-Bean Buttons Scale Length: 25.5” (648 mm) Bridge: Rocking Bar, Pinned Tailpiece: Bigsby® B6GWVT Pickguard: Gold Plexi with Black 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 Volume Control Knobs: “G” Arrow Hardware: Gold Strings: Nickel Plated Steel .011-.049 Case/Gig Bag: Includes G6242L Deluxe Hardshell Case
Parameters and specifications
Type
Number of Strings
Handedness
Colour
Number of Frets
Cutaway
Original Colour by Producer
Walnut
Finish
Body
Neck
Maple
Fretboard
Ebony
Incl. Gig bag/Case
Scale (mm)
Fingerboard Radius
Nut Width (mm)
Made in
Japan
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