Gretsch G6122T-62 Vintage Select Edition '62 Chet Atkins® Country Gentleman® Hollow Body w/Bigsby®
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Made famous by The Beatles’ George Harrison, the 1962 Country Gentleman is the sound of rock ‘n’ roll.
The G6122T-62 Vintage Select Edition '62 Chet Atkins® Country Gentleman® Hollow Body with Bigsby® has the unmistakable sound and style that marked the beginning of a musical invasion. Sonically, this guitar is ready to tear it up with flexible tone that fits any musical situation.
A pair of TV Jones® Classic pickups responds to every pick stroke or strum with refined, articulate tone. Traditional Gretsch controls—including per-pickup volume controls, master volume, a three-way tone switch—allow you to create countless tonal variations for a personalized tone. The new Gretsch “Squeezebox” capacitors deliver silky vintage high end. The standard “U”-shaped maple neck bears a 12”-radius ebony fingerboard with 22 frets and zero-fret for a memorable playing experience that works with any style. The sealed body with simulated F-holes minimizes feedback while providing for authentically vintage tone. A pinned “rocking” bar bridge reacts in concert with the Bigsby B6GVT vibrato tailpiece for stable tuning while the bone nut lets the strings slide freely without binding in the slots.
A true rock ‘n’ roll classic, this guitar features the appointments that made this guitar a legend—dual foam string mutes with red felt surrounds, standby switch, laminated 3-ply maple top, gold G-arrow control knobs, aged white binding with black purfling, gloss urethane finish, aged pearloid thumbnail inlays, gold vintage thick plexi pickguard with Gretsch logo and gold Grover® Imperial™ tuning machines. A distinguished instrument from the earliest days of the British Invasion, the G6122T-62 Vintage Select Edition '62 Chet Atkins® Country Gentleman® Hollow Body with Bigsby® is the guitar that laid down the foundation of rock as we know it.
General
SERIES: Professional Collection
ORIENTATION: Right-Hand
COLOR: Walnut Stain
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: JP
PLATFORM: Country Gentleman®
Neck
HEADSTOCK: Late '50s Gretsch
NECK MATERIAL: Maple
NECK FINISH: Gloss Urethane
NECK SHAPE: Standard "U"
FINGERBOARD RADIUS: 12" (305 mm)
FINGERBOARD MATERIAL: Ebony
POSITION INLAYS: Pearloid Neo-Classic™ Thumbnail
NUMBER OF FRETS: 22
STRING NUT: Bone
NUT WIDTH: 1.6875" (42.86 mm)
NUT MATERIAL: Bone
Body
BODY: Laminated Maple
BODY FINISH: Gloss Urethane
BODY SHAPE: Country Gentleman®
BODY TOP: Laminated 3-Ply Maple with Simulated F-Holes
BODY BINDING: Aged White with B/I/B Purfling
BODY BACK: Laminated Maple
BODY STYLE: Gretsch® Hollow Body Guitars
BODY MATERIAL: Laminated Maple
CUTAWAY: Double Cutaway
BRACING: Parallel Tone Bars
Hardware
BRIDGE: Rocking Bar
BRIDGE COVER/TAILPIECE: Bigsby® B6G Vibrato Tailpiece with Gretsch® Logo
BRIDGE MOUNTING: Pinned
PICKGUARD: Gold Plexi with Black Gretsch® Logo
CONTROL KNOBS: G-Arrow
HARDWARE FINISHGold
TUNING MACHINES: Grover® Imperial™ Die-Cast
STRINGS: Nickel Plated Steel (.011-.049 Gauges)
NECK PLATE: NA
STRAP BUTTONS: Gretsch® Knurled Strap Retainer Knobs
Electronics
BRIDGE PICKUP: TV Jones® Filter'Tron™ Classic
NECK PICKUP: TV Jones® Filter'Tron™ Classic
PICKUP CONFIGURATION: Filter'Tron™ / Filter'Tron™
CONTROLS: Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Master Volume
SWITCHING: 3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
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, 3-Position Standby Switch
Measurements
DIMENSIONS: 8.50x20.90x48.75 IN
SHIPPING WEIGHT: 25.40 LB
BODY DEPTH: 2" (51 mm)
FRET SIZE: Vintage Small
SCALE LENGTH: 24.6" (625 mm)
SHIPPING LENGTH: 48.75 IN
SHIPPING HEIGHT: 8.50 IN
SHIPPING WIDTH: 20.90 IN
Accessories
INCLUDED ACCESSORIES: 099-6413-000 Deluxe Case - G6242L - 17" Hollow Body Models