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Gretsch Guitars - 240-1253-822

Description

The '59 Gretsch 6120 Chet Atkins Hollow Body made the sound that defined a generation. This left-handed G6120-1959LHTV model has special touches including trestle bracing, dual TV Jones Classic pickups and a lacquer finish. Features include bound archtop body with bound oversized f holes, two-piece maple neck, bound ebony fingerboard with zero fret and Neo-Classic thumbnail inlays, three-position pickup switch, three-position master tone switching, gold plexi pickguard with Chet Atkins signature signpost, chrome rocking bar bridge, gold-plated hardware, gold-plated Grover Sta-Tite tuners, bound headstock with curly maple overlay, and Bigsby B6C vibrato tailpiece.

Body
Body Shape: Nashville
Body Back: Laminated Maple
Body Sides: Laminated Maple
Body Top: Arched Laminated Maple
Body Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Bracing: 1959 Style Trestle
F Holes Sound Holes: Bound Oversized "F"-Holes
Body Depth: 2.75" (70 mm)
Body Width Lower Bout: 16" (40.64 cm)
Body Binding: Multiple

Neck
Number of Frets: 22
Position Inlays: Neo-Classic "Thumbnail"
Fingerboard Radius: 12" (305 mm)
Head Stock Binding: Bound
Fretboard: Ebony
Neck Material: Maple
Nut Width: 1.6875" (42.8 mm)
Scale Length: 24.6" (625 mm)
Neck Binding: Bound Fingerboard

Electronics
Pickup Configuration: HH
Bridge Pickup: TV Jones Classic
Neck Pickup: TV Jones Classic
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.

Hardware
Hardware Finish: Chrome-Plated
Bridge: Rosewood-Based TRU-ARC Stainless Steel "Rocking" Bar
Bridge Cover: Bigsby B6C Vibrato Tailpiece with Gretsch Logo
Tuning Machines: Grover Sta-Tite Die-Cast
String Nut: "Zero Fret" Nut
Tremolo Arm Handle: Bigsby Flat Handle
Auxiliary 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

Miscellaneous
Unique Features: Neo Classic "Thumbnail" Inlay Position Markers, Bound Fingerboard and Headstock, Multiple Body Bindings, Curly Maple Headstock Overlay, Inlaid Pearloid Horseshoe and Gretsch Logo on Headstock, Bound Oversized F-Holes, Gold Plexi Pickguard with "Chet Atkins" Signature Signpost, Chrome Bar Bridge Paired with Aluminum Bigsby and Gold-Plated Hardware, Knurled Strap Retainer Knobs, Adjustable Truss Rod

Accessories
Case Gig Bags: Deluxe Hardshell
Pickguard: Gold Plexi Pickguard with Artist Signature and Gretsch Logo
Included Accessories: Includes G6241 Deluxe Hardshell Case
Control Knobs: G-Arrow