Description
Pre-owned Gretsch G6122T '62 Country Gentleman, in excellent condition, with original hardshell case, Serial JT13031215, 2013. Essentially brand new condition, no wear to speak of.
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.
SPECIFICATIONS
Body
- Body shape: Country Gentleman®
- Body: Laminated Maple
- Top: Laminated 3-Ply Maple with Simulated F-Holes
- Body finish: Gloss Urethane
- Body binding: Aged White with B/I/B Purfling
- Body style: Gretsch® Hollow Body Guitars
- Cutaway: Double Cutaway
- Bracing: Parallel Tone Bars
- Orientation: Right-handed
Neck
- Headstock: Late '50s Gretsch
- Neck material: Maple
- Neck finish: Gloss Urethane
- Neck Shape: Standard "U"
- Number of strings: 6
- Fingerboard Material: Ebony
- Fingerboard Radius: 12"
- Fret size: Vintage Small
- Number of frets: 22
- Inlays: Pearloid Neo-Classic™ Thumbnail
- String Nut: Bone
- Nut width: 1.6875"
- Nut Material: Bone
- Scale length: 24.6 in.
Electronics
- Configuration: Filter'Tron™ / Filter'Tron™
- 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
- 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
Hardware
- Bridge: Rocking Bar
- Bridge cover/Tailpiece: Bigsby® B6G Vibrato Tailpiece with Gretsch® Logo
- Bridge Mounting: Pinned
- Tuning machines: Grover® Imperial™ Die-Cast
- Control knobs: G-Arrow
- Pickguard: Gold Plexi with Black Gretsch® Logo
- Hardware Finish: Gold
- Case/Gig Bag: Included G6242L Deluxe Hardshell Case