Gretsch G6120TGQM-56 Limited Edition Quilt Classic Chet Atkins® Hollow Body with Bigsby® – Roundup Orange Stain Lacquer

Description

Gretsch G6120TGQM-56 Limited Edition Quilt Classic Chet Atkins® Hollow Body with Bigsby® – Roundup Orange Stain Lacquer

Weight:3,11kg

Gretsch Quilt Classics are stylish renditions of classic vintage models, reborn with stunning highly figured quilt maple.

Co-designed with the guitarist’s guitarist, Chet Atkins, the venerable 6120 is one of the most widely heard Gretsch instruments. The G6120TGQM-56 Limited Edition Quilt Classic Hollow Body stays true to the early design with classic aesthetics that are further elevated by the use of highly figured quilt maple. A veritable tonal multi-tool, this hollow body has an easy-playing, comfortable feel and rings out proudly with That Great Gretsch Sound!™

FEATURES:

-Stunning quilt maple body with black G-brand
-Standard “U” shaped maple neck with 12”-radius rosewood fingerboard, 22 medium jumbo frets, and pearloid wide-block inlays
-Nitrocellulose lacquer finish
-Polished aluminum nut
-Grover Sta-Tite tuners
-TV Jones T-Armond pickups
-Compensated aluminum bridge with pinned rosewood base
-Bigsby® B6CBDE vibrato tailpiece
-Gold hardware
-Available in Roundup Orange Stain

HIGHLIGHTS:

Quilt Maple Body
The G6120TGQM-56 features a 2.75” deep body that is outfitted with stunning highly figured quilt maple and finished in a rich, opulent Roundup Orange nitrocellulose lacquer finish.
TV Jones T-Armond Pickups
A pair of TV Jones T-Armond single-coil pickups creates multi-dimensional tone with crystal clear highs, bellowing lows, a tastefully controlled midrange, and excellent balance and articulation. Traditional Gretsch controls allow you to blend and shape the pickups’ sounds, creating countless tonal variations.
Classic Features
Designed for pure tone and slick, comfortable playing feel, this guitar features the classic appointments Gretsch fans desire – gold G-arrow control knobs, aged white binding with black purfling, aged pearloid wide-block inlays, gold vintage thick plexi pickguard with ghosted Gretsch logo and Chet Atkins sign post graphic, Bigsby B6CBDE vibrato tailpiece, compensated aluminum bridge with pinned rosewood base, polished aluminum nut, and Grover Sta-Tite tuning machines. A resurrected blast from the past with elegantly refined style and sound, the G6120TGQM-56 is sure to satisfy any devotee of Gretsch’s golden era.

SPECS

GENERAL
MODEL NUMBER:2401356822
SERIES:Limited Edition
FAMILY:Nashville® / G6120
COLOR:Roundup Orange Stain
NUMBER OF STRINGS:6
ORIENTATION:Right-Hand

BODY
BUILD:Hollow Body
CUTAWAY:Single Cutaway
BODY FINISH:Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
BODY SHAPE:Nashville® / G6120
BODY MATERIAL:Laminated Quilt Maple
BRACING Parallel:Tone Bars
BODY BINDING:Aged White with B/W Purfling
BODY BACK:Arched Laminated Quilt Maple
BODY TOP:Arched Laminated Quilt Maple
BODY DEPTH:2.75″ (70 mm)

MISCELLANEOUS
STRINGS:Nickel Plated Steel (.011-.049 Gauges)
STRAP BUTTONS:Gretsch® Knurled Strap Retainer Knobs
CASE/GIG BAG:Included G6241 Gretsch® 16″ Deluxe Hollow Body Hardshell (p/n 099-6411-000); Optional G2162 Gretsch® Hollow Body Gig Bag (p/n 099-6458-000)

NECK
NECK MATERIAL:Maple
NECK CONSTRUCTION:Set-Neck
NECK FINISH:Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
NECK SHAPE:Standard “U”
NECK BINDING:Aged White
SCALE LENGTH:24.6″ (625 mm)
FINGERBOARD RADIUS:12″ (305 mm)
FINGERBOARD MATERIAL:Rosewood
NUMBER OF FRETS:22
FRET SIZE:Medium Jumbo
NUT MATERIAL:Polished Aluminum
NUT WIDTH:1.6875″ (42.86 mm)
POSITION INLAYS:Aged Pearloid Wide Blocks
SIDE DOTS:Red
HEADSTOCK BINDING:Aged White

HARDWARE
BRIDGE:Aluminum Compensated
HARDWARE FINISH:Gold
TAILPIECE:Bigsby® B6CBDE Vibrato Tailpiece
TUNING MACHINES:Grover® Sta-Tite™
PICKGUARD:Gold Plexi with Gold Gretsch® Logo
CONTROL KNOBS:Arrow
SWITCH TIP:Gold

ELECTRONICS
BRIDGE PICKUP:TV Jones® T-Armond™
NECK PICKUP:TV Jones® T-Armond™
PICKUP COLOR:Gold
CONTROLS:Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Master Volume, Master Tone
PICKUP SWITCHING:3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
PICKUP CONFIGURATION:Dynasonic™ / Dynasonic™