Gretsch G6122T-62 Vintage Select '62 Chet Atkins Country Gentleman w/ Bigsby - Walnut Stain

Description

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.

Weight: 8 lbs 1 oz.

General

• Series: Professional Collection
• Platform: Country Gentleman
• Orientation: Right-Handed
• Color: Walnut Stain
• Country of Origin: Japan

Body

• Body Shape: Country Gentleman
• Body Style: Gretsch Hollow Body Guitar
• Body Material: Laminated Maple
• Top Material: Laminated 3-Ply Maple with Simulated F-Holes
• Back Material: Laminated Maple
• Body Finish: Gloss Urethane
• Body Binding: Aged White with B/I/B Purfling
• Cutaway: Double Cutaway
• Bracing: Parallel Tone Bars
• Body Depth: 2" (51 mm)

Neck

• Headstock: Late '50s Gretsch
• Neck Material: Maple
• Neck Finish: Gloss Urethane
• Neck Shape: Standard "U"
• Fingerboard Material: Ebony
• Fingerboard Radius: 12" (305 mm)
• Position Inlays: Pearloid Neo-Classic Thumbnail
• Number of Frets: 22
• Fret Size: Vintage Small
• Scale Length: 24.6" (625 mm)
• Nut Width: 1.6875" (42.86 mm)
• Nut Material: Bone
• String Nut: Bone

Electronics

• Neck Pickup: TV Jones Filter'Tron Classic
• Bridge Pickup: TV Jones Filter'Tron Classic
• Pickup Configuration: Filter'Tron / Filter'Tron
• Controls:
  • Volume (Neck Pickup)
  • Volume (Bridge Pickup)
  • Master Volume
• Switching:
  • 3-Position Toggle Switch
    • 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

Hardware

• Bridge: Rocking Bar
• Bridge Mounting: Pinned
• Tailpiece: Bigsby B6G Vibrato Tailpiece with Gretsch Logo
• Pickguard: Gold Plexi with Black Gretsch Logo
• Control Knobs: G-Arrow
• Hardware Finish: Gold
• Tuning Machines: Grover Imperial Die-Cast
• Strap Buttons: Gretsch Knurled Strap Retainer Knobs

Accessories

• Included Case: Deluxe Case G6242L for 17" Hollow Body Models