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Gretsch G6120 Chet Atkins Hollow Body LTD Cadillac Green

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Gretsch G6120 Chet Atkins Hollow Body LTD Cadillac Green
Product no: 9000-0015-7122 Bax Music Warranty: This product comes with a 3-year warranty.

General

The Gretsch G6120 was designed mid-1950s in close collaboration with country artist Chet Atkins. In fact, it was Chet who came up with the idea of the renowned 1959 trestle bracing, a type of body reinforcement that reduces feedback when the guitar is amplified. Gretsch was one of the first manufacturers to issue guitars with bold colours. While other guitar brands stuck to traditional finishes and sunbursts, Gretsch used the sparkling lacquers from its drums division. To honour that tradition, this limited edition model has a lush Cadillac Green finish.

Construction

The body of the Gretsch G6120 hollow-body is made of three-ply laminated maple and has an arched top. Its maple neck has a scale length of 24.6 inches and is fitted with a 22-fret ebony fretboard with characteristic neo classic thumbnail position markers. The guitar has the same design characteristics as the immensely popular 1959 model, including the patented 1959 trestle bracing and extensive tone controls. Two High Sensitive Filter'Tron pickups make sure that your playing is registered and a Bigsby vibrato unit is the icing on the cake.

Limited Edition Atkins Cadillac Green

It's quite surprising that the Gretsch G6120 has never been issued in this colour before. The Cadillac Green finish looks stunning in combination with the gold-plated hardware, ornaments, and the gold-coloured pickguard that proudly bears the signature of the man who gave the guitar its name. Like the 1959 original, this Atkins model allows for elaborate tone control by means of three volume knobs (neck pickup, bridge pickup and master volume), and is fitted with a 3-way switch and - last but not least - a 3-way auxiliary switch for master tone control. The gold-plated Grover Rotomatic tuners, meanwhile, ensure optimal tuning stability.

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Specifications

Weight and dimensions including packaging

Weight (incl. packaging)	100 gr
Dimensions (incl. packaging)	125,0 x 53,0 x 22,0 cm

Product specifications

Gretsch G6120 ATKINS HB LTD CGN WC
series: Professional Collection
body shape: Nashville
body: 3-ply maple
colour: Cadillac Green
back: laminated maple
sides: laminated maple
top: quilted, arched maple
body finish: gloss urethane
bracing: 1959 trestle bracing
large f-shaped sound holes
number of frets: 22
fret size: medium jumbo
position markers: Neo-Classic Thumbnail inlays
fretboard radius: 240 mm
fretboard material: ebony with bindings
neck: maple
neck finish: gloss urethane
nut width: 42.8 mm
nut material: Delrin (synthetic bone)
scale length: 24.6 inches (625 mm)
pickup configuration: H/H
bridge pickup: High Sensitive Filter'Tron™ (Bridge and Neck)
neck pickup: High Sensitive Filter'Tron™ (Bridge and Neck)
pickup options: 3 positions: bridge, bridge-neck, neck
controls: volume bridge pickup, volume neck pickup, master volume, master tone
3-way 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
hardware finish: chrome
bridge: Adjustomatic (Tune-O-Matic style) with rosewood base
tailpiece: Bigsby B6G Vibrato tailpiece with Gretsch logo and Bigsby Flat Handle
tuners: Grover Rotomatic
pickguard: gold-coloured with Chet Atkins signature
knobs: G-Arrow
included guitar case: G6241 Deluxe Hardshell