Description
Gretsch didn’t tweak the ’59 Chet Atkins formula so much as excavate it, and the G6120T-59 Vintage Select shows why the original design still matters. This is a hollowbody built around period-correct details rather than modern shortcuts, and it plays like it.
- TV Jones Classic pickups in the neck and bridge deliver the airy, chiming top end and growling low mids this model is known for, with independent volume controls for each pickup plus a master volume and the familiar three-position tone switch for quick tonal shifts.
- New Gretsch “Squeezebox” paper-in-oil capacitors smooth out the high frequencies, keeping things silky rather than brittle.
- A vintage V-shaped maple neck meets a 12″ radius ebony fingerboard across 22 medium jumbo frets, with a nut width of 1.69″ (43mm) and a 24.6″ scale length that feels right at home for chord-melody players and single-note pickers alike.
- 1959-spec trestle bracing ties the maple top and back together for the springy, resonant snap vintage Gretsch fans chase.
- A pinned rocking bar bridge works in concert with the Bigsby B6CVT vibrato for expressive pitch bends without sacrificing tuning stability, and a genuine bone nut lets strings glide freely.
- Cosmetically, it’s all business: aged white binding with black purfling, gloss nitrocellulose lacquer, aged pearloid thumbnail inlays, a gold vintage-thick plexi pickguard with the Gretsch logo, nickel “G Arrow” knobs, and nickel Grover Sta-Tite tuners.
It ships in a hardshell case, ready to go from the workbench to the stage. Whether you’re chasing rockabilly slap, jazzy warmth, or something entirely your own, this guitar gives you the tools to shape it.
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