Used - Gretsch G6120-1959 LTV Chet Atkins (2008)

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.

Other specifications include:

• Model Name: G6120-1959LTV Chet Atkins Hollow Body
• Series: Professional Collection
• Lacquer
• 240-1253-822
• Body Shape: Nashville®
• Body Back: Laminated Maple
• Body Sides: Laminated Maple
• Body Top: Arched Laminated Maple
• 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
• 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
• 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 Finish: Chrome-Plated
• Bridge: Rosewood-Based Chrome "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
• 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
• Case Gig Bags: G6241 Deluxe Hardshell Case
• Control Knobs:     G-Arrow
• #JT08093633

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