G6120TGQM-56 Limited Edition Quilt Classic Chet Atkins® Hollow Body with Bigsby®
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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
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General
Model Number 2401356822 Series Limited Edition Family Nashville® / G6120 Color Roundup Orange Stain Number of Strings 6 Orientation Right-Hand
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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)
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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)
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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
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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
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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™