G6120TGQM-56 Limited Edition Quilt Classic Chet Atkins® Hollow Body with Bigsby®

Model: 2401356822
Color Roundup Orange Stain
Fingerboard Rosewood
United States of America $3,699.99 EST. U.S. STREET

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

  • 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
  • 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™

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