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.



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

Fret Size - Vintage Small

Scale Length - 25.5" (648 mm)

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

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

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


Employee ID: Db

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Brand
Model
  • G6122T-59 Vintage Select '59 Chet Atkins Country Gentleman with Bigsby
Finish
  • Walnut Stain Lacquer
Categories
Year
  • 2024
Made In
  • Japan
Color Family
  • Brown
Body Material
  • Maple
Neck Construction
  • Set-Neck
Artist
  • Chet Atkins
Body Type
  • Hollow Body
Right / Left Handed
  • Right Handed
Number of Strings
  • 6-String
Body Shape
  • Single Cutaway
Neck Material
  • Maple
Series
  • Gretsch Vintage Select
  • Gretsch Artist Signature
Model Family
  • Gretsch Country Gentleman
Pickup Configuration
  • HH
Top Material
  • Maple
Bridge/Tailpiece Type
  • Tremolo Tailpiece
Fretboard Material
  • Ebony
Scale Length
  • 25.5"
Number of Frets
  • 22

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