Yesyes! We got in another one, the last of the last Gretsch G6122-1959 Country Gentleman.
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” paper-in-oil 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 Chet Atkins Country Gentleman Hollow Body with Bigsby is a fine addition to any guitarist’s collection.
Body Style: Single Cutaway
Scale Length: 25.5" (648mm)
Top: Arched Laminated Maple
Back and Sides: Laminated Maple Body, 17" Wide, 2.25" Deep
Neck: 3-Piece Maple
Pickups: 1 TV Jones Plus Ht (Bridge),
1 TV Jones Super-Tron Classic (Neck)
Pickup Switching: 3-Position Toggle:
Position 1. Bridge Pickup
Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups
Position 3. Neck Pickup
Controls: Volume (Bridge Pickup),
Master Tone,
Master Volume
Width At Nut: 1-3/4" (44.5mm)
Fretboard: Ebony, 12" Radius (305mm)
Bridge: Ebony-Based Gold Rocking Bar Bridge
Tailpiece: Gretsch Bigsby B6GW Vibrato Tailpiece with Wire Handle
Hardware: Gold-Plated
Finish: Gloss Urethane
No. Of Frets: 21 (Plus Zero Fret)
Machine Heads: Grover Imperial Gold-Plated Die-Cast Tuners
Unique Features: Mother of Pearl Neo Classic Thumbnail Inlay Position Markers, Zero Fret, Simulated f-Holes, Bound Fingerboard and Headstock, Multiple Body Bindings, Gold-Plated Name Plate on Headstock, Gold Plexi Pickguard, Knurled Strap Retainer Knobs, Adjustable Truss Rod
