Gretsch G6120-1959LTV Chet Atkins Hollow Body Overview
Gretsch G6120-1959LTV Chet Atkins Hollow Body, overview by GAK
The ultimate G6120? The '59 Gretsch® 6120 Chet Atkins Hollow Body made the sound that defined a generation. This 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 switch, 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.
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- Body Shape: Nashville®
- Body Back: Laminated Maple
- Body Sides: Laminated Maple Sides
- Body Top: Arched Laminated Maple
- Bracing: 1959 Style Trestle Bracing
- F Holes Sound Holes: Bound Oversized F-Holes
- Body Depth: 2.75" (69.85 mm)
- Body Width Lower Bout: 16" (40.64 cm)
- Body Binding: Multiple Body Bindings
- Neck: Maple
- Number of Frets: 22
- Position Inlays: Neo Classic™ "Thumbnail"
- Fingerboard Radius: 12" Radius (305 mm)
- Head Stock Binding: Binding on Headstock
- Fretboard: Ebony
- Nut Width: 1.6875" (43 mm)
- Scale Length: 24.6" (62.5 cm)
- Neck Binding: Bound Fingerboard
- Bridge Pickup: TV Jones® Classic Bridge Pickup
- Neck Pickup: TV Jones® Classic Neck Pickup
- 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.
- 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
- Hardware Finish: Chrome-Plated
- Bridge: Rosewood-Based "Rocking Bar" Bridge
- Bridge Cover: Bigsby® B6C Vibrato Tailpiece w/ Gretsch® Logo
- Tuning Machines: Grover® Sta-Tite™ Die-cast Tuners
- String Nut: "Zero Fret" Nut
- Tremolo Arm Handle: Bigsby® Flat Handle
- Control Knobs: "G" Arrow Knobs
- 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
- Included Accessories: Includes G6241 Deluxe Hardshell Case
