Description

This is a Gretsch G6120AM Chet Atkins Professional Collection hollow-body electric guitar (serial number JT11041299) from April, 2011 in excellent condition (nearly mint).

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What a beauty! This guitar has a lot of vibe. It sounds amazing and looks incredible. It is comfortable to play and you can feel the notes playing through your body as you strum. The build quality of this guitar is a 10. From the perfect natural finish to the gold-plated hardware, this guitar is luxurious, warm and fun.

What makes this guitar great?

The original 6120 model dates back to the 1950’s and 60’s, and are some of the most desirable guitars in the world because of what they introduced to the music scene as well as becoming an iconic image of a “classic guitar”. The G6120AM model recreates that charm, sound and look of the originals from the 50’s and 60’s, but with modern dependability.

The FilterTron pickups are top-notch, and have very low noise levels, can play cleanly, and handle overdrive.

From Gretsch.com – “About the guitar”:
This is “the one”–The modern version of the classic 6120 Chet Atkins Hollow Body guitar. Features include a 16″-wide,2 1/2″-deep single-cutaway hollow body, rock maple neck, ebony fingerboard with Neo-ClassicTM thumbnail inlays, dual High Sensitive Filter’TronTM pickups, Grover® Rotomatic® tuners, Adjusto-MaticTM bridge and Bigsby® B6G vibrato tailpiece.

Condition:

The guitar is in excellent condition, and almost seems like it was never played. There are no scratches or marks of any significance. Please see pictures.

The details:

– Serial number JT11041299
-Weight: 7.25 lbs (Approx)
-Model Name: G6120AM, Chet Atkins Hollow Body
-Series: Professional Collection
-Colors: Natural Figured Maple High Gloss
-Category: Hollow Body Guitars
-Body Style: Single Cutaway
-Scale Length: 24.6″ (625mm)
-Top: Arched Laminated Maple
-Back & Sides: Laminated Maple Body, 16″ Wide, 2.75″ Deep
-Neck: 3-Piece Maple
-Pickups: 2 High Sensitive Filter’TronTM Pickups

Pickup Switching:
3-Position Toggle:
-Position 1. Bridge Pickup
-Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups
-Position 3. Neck Pickup

Controls:
-Volume 1. (Neck Pickup),
-Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup),
-Master Volume,

3-Position Toggle Master Tone Switch:
-Position 1. Medium Level, High Frequency Roll Off
-Position 2. Switch Out of the Circuit, Pickup is Wide Open (That Great Gretsch Sound!)
-Position 3. Slight Level, High Frequency Roll Off
-Width at Nut: 1-11/16″ (43mm)

-Fretboard: Ebony, 12″ Radius (305mm)
-Bridge: Rosewood-Based Adjusto-MaticTM Bridge
-Taipiece: Gretsch Bigsby® B6G Vibrato Tailpiece
-Hardware: Gold-Plated
-Finish: Gloss Urethane
-Case: Includes Gretsch Hardshell Case, msrp $220.00
-Frets: 22
-Machine Heads: Gold-Plated Grover® 102-18G Rotomatic TM Die-cast Tuners
-Unique Features: Neo Classic “Thumbnail” Inlay Position Markers,Curly Maple Headstock Overlay, Horseshoe Headstock Inlay, Bound Fingerboard, Multiple Body Bindings, Oversized F-Holes, Gold Plexi Pickguard with “Chet Atkins” Signature Signpost, Knurled Strap Retainer Knobs, Adjustable Truss Rod, “G” Arrow Knobs Rod

Who was Chet Atkins?

Chester Burton Atkins (June 20, 1924 – June 30, 2001), known as “Mr. Guitar” and “The Country Gentleman“, was an American musician who, along with Owen Bradley and Bob Ferguson, helped create the Nashville sound, the country music style which expanded its appeal to adult pop music fans. He was primarily a guitarist, but he also played the mandolin, fiddle, banjo, and ukulele, and occasionally sang.*

*Wikipedia source

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