Stunning '59 Chet Atkins Country Gentleman guitar, and the pics shown are of the most recent model that we just sold.

Description

Inspired by the original CGP (Certified Guitar Player), Chet Atkins, this Country Gentleman is more than able to keep up with the most fleet-fingered guitarist. Packed with the sound, style and features that made the original a legend, the '59 Gent provides highly responsive, amazingly articulate sound.

A pair of TV Jones® pickups - a Super'Tron Classic Plus bridge pickup and Super'Tron neck pickup - responds to every stroke with defined, eloquent tone. The modified control layout features an individual bridge pickup volume, and master volume and tone controls, allowing you to create countless tonal variations. Add the new Gretsch "Squeezebox" capacitors and you get incredibly silky vintage high end. The standard "U"-shaped maple neck with 1.75" nut bears a 12"-radius ebony fingerboard with 22 vintage-style small frets and is a picker's dream. A pinned "rocking" bar bridge works with the Bigsby® B6GWVT vibrato tailpiece for stable tuning while the vintage-style genuine bone nut lets the strings slide freely without binding in the slots.

All of the '59 Gent's classic features are here - laminated 5-ply figured maple top with painted F-holes, "wire" vibrato arm, gold G-arrow control knobs, aged white binding with black purfling, gloss nitrocellulose lacquer finish, aged pearloid thumbnail inlays, gold vintage thick plexi pickguard with Gretsch logo and gold Grover® Imperial™ tuning machines with 'butterbean' buttons. A truly classic instrument with refined style and sound, the G6122T-59 Vintage Select Edition '59 Chet Atkins® Country Gentleman® Hollow Body with Bigsby® is a fine addition to any guitarist's collection.

Features

General

- Series: Professional Collection
- Orientation: Right-Hand
- Color: Walnut Stain Lacquer
- Country Of Origin: JP
- Platform: Country Gentleman®

Neck

- Headstock: Late '50s Gretsch
- Neck Material: Maple
- Neck Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
- 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: 1.75" (44.45 mm)
- Nut Material: Bone

Body

- Body: Laminated Figured Maple
- Body Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
- Body Shape: Country Gentleman®
- Body Top: 5-Ply Laminated Figured Maple
- Body Binding: Aged White with B/I/B Purfling
- Body Back: Laminated Maple
- Body Style: Gretsch® Hollow Body Guitars
- Body Material: Laminated Figured Maple
- Cutaway: Single Cutaway
- Bracing: Parallel Bracing

Hardware

- Bridge: Rocking Bar
- Bridge Cover/Tailpiece: Bigsby® B6GWVT with Wire Handle
- Bridge Mounting: Pinned
- Pickguard: Gold Plexi with Black Gretsch® Logo
- Control Knobs: G-Arrow
- Hardware Finish: Gold
- Tuning Machines: Grover® Imperial™ with Butter-Bean Buttons
- Strings: Nickel Plated Steel (.011-.049 Gauges)
- Neck Plate: NA
- Strap Buttons: Gretsch® Knurled Strap Retainer Knobs

Electronics

- Bridge Pickup: TV Jones® Super’Tron™ Classic Plus
- Neck Pickup: TV Jones® Super'Tron™
- Pickup Configuration: Filter'Tron™ / Filter'Tron™
- Controls: Volume 1. (Bridge Pickup), Master Volume, Master Tone
- Switching: 3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup

Measurements

- Dimensions: 8.60x21.00x50.00 IN
- Body Depth: 2.25" (57 mm)
- Fret Size: Vintage Small
- Scale Length: 25.5" (64.77 cm)
- Shipping Length: 50.00 IN
- Shipping Height: 8.60 IN
- Shipping Width: 21.00 IN

Accessories

- Included Accessories: Included: 099-6413-000 Deluxe Case - G6242L - 17" Hollow Body