G6196T-59 Vintage Select Edition '59 Country Club™ Hollow Body with Bigsby®

Model: 2401106846
Color Cadillac Green Lacquer
Fingerboard Ebony
United States of America $3,799.99 EST. U.S. STREET
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Honoring one of the first "custom color" guitars created by Gretsch, the G6196T-59 Vintage Select Edition '59 Country Club™ Hollow Body with Bigsby® is a rich-sounding instrument that's waiting to be turned loose on your music. Its huge, sonorous voice and elegant looks are an ideal match for any player who wants to stand out from the crowd. Simply put, this guitar is the perfect companion onstage or in the studio, cranking out everything from sensitive ballads to raucous rock.

A pair of highly dynamic TV Jones® Classic pickups reacts to your pick hand with vibrant tone. Traditional Gretsch controls, including individual pickup volume controls, master volume and a three-way tone switch, allow you to blend the pickups, personalizing your sound with countless tonal variations. Add the new Gretsch "Squeezebox" capacitors and you get incredibly silky vintage high end. The standard "U"-shaped maple neck bears a 12"-radius ebony fingerboard with 22 medium jumbo frets for a memorable playing experience that works with any style. 1959-style trestle bracing connects the top and back of this guitar for distinctive warm, balanced tone while minimizing feedback. A pinned Space Control bridge allows for adjustable string spacing to fit any playing style and reacts in concert with the Bigsby B6GVT vibrato tailpiece for stable tuning and accurate intonation while the genuine bone nut lets the strings slide freely without binding in the slots.

Designed for pure tone and top-notch playing feel, this guitar features the classic appointments longtime Gretsch fans desire - gold G-arrow control knobs, aged white binding with black purfling, Cadillac Green metallic lacquer finish, mother-of-pearl thumbnail inlays, gold vintage thick plexi pickguard with Gretsch logo and gold Grover® Imperial™ tuning machines. A resurrected blast from the past with elegantly refined style and sound, the G6196T-59 Vintage Select Edition '59 Country Club™ Hollow Body with Bigsby® is sure to satisfy any fan of The Great Gretsch Sound!™

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Specs

  • Body
    Build Hollow Body
    Cutaway Single Cutaway
    Body Finish Gloss Lacquer
    Body Shape Country Club™
    Body Material Laminated Maple
    Bracing 1959 Style Trestle
    Body Binding Aged White with B/I Purfling
    Body Back Laminated Maple
    Body Top Laminated Maple
    Body Depth 2.75" (7 cm)
  • Miscellaneous
    Strings Nickel Plated Steel (.011-.049 Gauges)
    Strap Buttons Gretsch® Knurled Strap Retainer Knobs
  • Neck
    Neck Material Maple
    Neck Finish Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
    Neck Shape Standard "U"
    Neck Binding Aged White
    Scale Length 25.5" (64.77 cm)
    Fingerboard Radius 12" (305 mm)
    Fingerboard Material Ebony
    Number of Frets 22
    Fret Size Medium Jumbo
    Nut Material Bone
    Nut Width 1.6875" (42.86 mm)
    Position Inlays Pearloid Neo-Classic™ Thumbnail
    Headstock Late '50s Gretsch
    Neck Plate NA
  • Electronics
    Bridge Pickup TV Jones® Filter'Tron™ Classic
    Neck Pickup TV Jones® Filter'Tron™ Classic
    Controls Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Master Volume
    Pickup Switching 3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
    Auxiliary Switching 3-Position Master Tone Switch: Position 1. Medium Level, High Frequency Roll Off, Position 2. Switch Out of Circuit, Pickup Wide Open, Position 3. Slight Level, High Frequency Roll Off
    Pickup Configuration Filter'Tron™ / Filter'Tron™
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