G6120T-55 Vintage Select Edition '55 Chet Atkins Hollow Body with Bigsby, TV Jones, Vintage Orange Stain Lacquer (B2) (03029)

Weight: 6lb 15oz

Up for sale is a Chet Atkins Gretsch. This one came to us in great shape! The electronics have been play tested and are working as they should. There was a blem repair done on the headstock, but otherwise it is in excellent condition. This one comes with a hardshell case.

Co-designed with the guitarists 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 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 G6120T-55 Vintage Select Edition '55 Chet Atkins Hollow Body with Bigsby is sure to satisfy any devotee of Gretschs golden era.

SKU:2401357822

Specifications:

• Body Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• Body Material: Laminated Flame Maple
• Body Shape: Nashville® / G6120
• Bridge Mounting: Pinned
• Bridge Pickup: TV Jones® T-Armond™
• Bridge: Compensated Aluminum
• Color: Western Orange Stain Lacquer
• Configuration: Dynasonic™ / Dynasonic™
• Control Knobs: Arrow
• Controls: Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Tone
• Hardware Finish: Gold
• Pickguard: Gold Plexi with Black Gretsch® Logo and Artist Signature Sign Post Graphic
• Switching: 3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
• Fingerboard Material: Rosewood
• Fingerboard Radius: 12" (305 mm)
• Fret Size: Medium Jumbo
• Headstock: Early '50s Gretsch
• Neck Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• Neck Material: Maple
• Neck Plate: NA
• Neck Shape: Standard "U"
• Neck Pickup: TV Jones® T-Armond™
• Number Of Frets: 22
• Nut Material: Polished Aluminum
• Nut Width: 1.6875" (42.86 mm)
• Orientation: Right-Hand
• Position Inlays: Aged Pearloid Blocks
• Tuning Machines: Grover® V98 Sta-Tite™ Open-Back