G6122T-62 Vintage Select Edition '62 Chet Atkins® Country Gentleman® Hollow Body with Bigsby®
Made famous by The Beatles' George Harrison, the 1962 Country Gentleman is the sound of rock 'n' roll.
The G6122T-62 Vintage Select Edition '62 Chet Atkins® Country Gentleman® Hollow Body with Bigsby® has the unmistakable sound and style that marked the beginning of a musical invasion. Sonically, this guitar is ready to tear it up with flexible tone that fits any musical situation.
A pair of TV Jones® Classic pickups responds to every pick stroke or strum with refined, articulate tone. Traditional Gretsch controls - including per-pickup volume controls, master volume, a three-way tone switch - allow you to create countless tonal variations for a personalized tone. The new Gretsch "Squeezebox" capacitors deliver silky vintage high end. The standard "U"-shaped maple neck bears a 12"-radius ebony fingerboard with 22 frets and zero-fret for a memorable playing experience that works with any style. The sealed body with simulated F-holes minimizes feedback while providing for authentically vintage tone. A pinned "rocking" bar bridge reacts in concert with the Bigsby B6GVT vibrato tailpiece for stable tuning while the bone nut lets the strings slide freely without binding in the slots.
A true rock 'n' roll classic, this guitar features the appointments that made this guitar a legend - dual foam string mutes with red felt surrounds, standby switch, laminated 3-ply maple top, gold G-arrow control knobs, aged white binding with black purfling, gloss urethane finish, aged pearloid thumbnail inlays, gold vintage thick plexi pickguard with Gretsch logo and gold Grover® Imperial™ tuning machines. A distinguished instrument from the earliest days of the British Invasion, the G6122T-62 Vintage Select Edition '62 Chet Atkins® Country Gentleman® Hollow Body with Bigsby® is the guitar that laid down the foundation of rock as we know it.
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Specs
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General
Model Number 2401235892 Series Professional Collection Family Country Gentleman® Platform Country Gentleman® Color Walnut Stain Number of Strings 6 Orientation Right-Hand
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Body
Build Hollow Body Cutaway Double Cutaway Body Finish Gloss Urethane Body Shape Country Gentleman® Body Material Laminated Maple Bracing Parallel Tone Bars Body Binding Aged White with B/I/B Purfling Body Back Laminated Maple Body Top Laminated 3-Ply Maple with Simulated F-Holes Body Depth 2" (51 mm)
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Miscellaneous
Strings Nickel Plated Steel (.011-.049 Gauges) Strap Buttons Gretsch® Knurled Strap Retainer Knobs Case/Gig Bag Included G6242L Gretsch® 17" Deluxe Hollow Body Hardshell (p/n 099-6413-000)
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Neck
Neck Material Maple Neck Finish Gloss Urethane Neck Shape Standard "U" Neck Binding Aged White Scale Length 24.6" (625 mm) Fingerboard Radius 12" (305 mm) Fingerboard Material Ebony Number of Frets 22 Fret Size Vintage Small Nut Material Bone Nut Width 1.6875" (42.86 mm) Position Inlays Pearloid Neo-Classic™ Thumbnail Headstock Late '50s Gretsch Neck Plate NA
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Hardware
Bridge Rocking Bar Hardware Finish Gold Tailpiece Bigsby® B6G Vibrato Tailpiece with Gretsch® Logo Tuning Machines Grover® Imperial™ Die-Cast Pickguard Gold Plexi with Black Gretsch® Logo Control Knobs G-Arrow
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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, 3-Position Standby Switch Pickup Configuration Filter'Tron™ / Filter'Tron™