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Gretsch Guitars - Vintage Select Edition 1955 Chet Atkins Hollow Body with Bigsby - Vintage Orange Stain, Lacquer

Description

Co-designed with the guitarist's guitarist, Chet Atkins, the venerable 6120 is one of the most widely heard Gretsch instruments. The G6120T-55 Vintage Select Edition '55 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 desiregold "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 G6120T-55 Vintage Select Edition '55 Chet Atkins Hollow Body with Bigsby is sure to satisfy any devotee of Gretsch's golden age.

Series: Gretsch Professional Collection
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