Gretsch G6122T-62GE Vintage Select Country Gentleman - Walnut Stain 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” paper-in-oil 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.
Product Specs
Model Name: G6122T-62 Vintage Select Edition '62 Chet Atkins® Country Gentleman® Hollow Body with Bigsby®, TV Jones®, Walnut Stain
Model Number: 2401235892
Series: Professional Collection
Country of Origin: JP
Color: Walnut Stain
BODY
Body: Laminated Maple
Body Finish: Gloss Urethane
Body Shape: Country Gentleman®
NECK
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Shape: Standard "U"
Neck Finish: Gloss Urethane
Scale Length: 24.6" (625 mm)
Fingerboard: Ebony
Fingerboard Radius: 12" (305 mm)
Number of Frets: 22
Fret Size: Vintage Small
String Nut: Bone
Position Inlays: Pearloid Neo-Classic™ Thumbnail
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
Pickup Configuration: Filter'Tron™ / Filter'Tron™
HARDWARE
Bridge: Rocking Bar
Hardware Finish: Gold
Tuning Machines: Grover® Imperial™ Die-Cast
Pickguard: Gold Plexi with Black Gretsch® Logo
Control Knobs: G-Arrow
MISC
Case/Bag: Included G6242L Gretsch® 17" Deluxe Hollow Body Hardshell (p/n 099-6413-000)