2020 Gretsch G6120T-59 VS '59 Chet Atkins
The Gretsch G6120T-59 Vintage Select Edition '59 Chet Atkins Hollowbody is a modern recreation of the company’s classic ’59 6120 Chet Atkins model, which is among the most highly prized Gretsch models in the vintage market and one of the most iconic electric guitar models by a company other than Gibson or Fender.
The G6120-59VS features a trestle-braced body that measures 2-3/4” deep, a pair of TV Jones Filter’Tron Classic pickups and vintage-circuit wiring, Gretsch/Bigsby B6 tailpiece and a Rocking Bar bridge. The maple neck has an ebony fingerboard that’s fretted with vintage-style frets at at 12” radius and a soft V carve. Thumbprint inlays, cream bindings, zero fret, horseshoe headstock inlay, and vintage-style tuners finish off the guitar accurately to 1959. Gloss lacquer finish throughout.
The neck thickness is .83” at the 1st fret and .9” at the 9th. 24.5” scale, 1-11/16” nutwidth. Weight is 7.4 lbs. Pickups measure 3.9k (n) and 4.6k (b).
The guitar is in as-new condition and has been set-up here at Folkway.
With original hardshell case.
The G6120-59VS features a trestle-braced body that measures 2-3/4” deep, a pair of TV Jones Filter’Tron Classic pickups and vintage-circuit wiring, Gretsch/Bigsby B6 tailpiece and a Rocking Bar bridge. The maple neck has an ebony fingerboard that’s fretted with vintage-style frets at at 12” radius and a soft V carve. Thumbprint inlays, cream bindings, zero fret, horseshoe headstock inlay, and vintage-style tuners finish off the guitar accurately to 1959. Gloss lacquer finish throughout.
The neck thickness is .83” at the 1st fret and .9” at the 9th. 24.5” scale, 1-11/16” nutwidth. Weight is 7.4 lbs. Pickups measure 3.9k (n) and 4.6k (b).
The guitar is in as-new condition and has been set-up here at Folkway.
With original hardshell case.