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C'mon everybody! A Chet Atkins model transformed by a legendary rock 'n' roll founding father, this baby is decked out with all the late, great artist's personal modifications. The dog ear neck pickup is a gonna raise a fuss and the DynaSonic™ bridge pickup is a gonna raise a holler! Other features on the electric guitar include a clear pickguard, Bigsby® B6CB vibrato tailpiece, rosewood fingerboard with vintage western motif, wide-block inlays, routed G brand, Grover® Sta-Tite™ machine heads, arrow knobs, aged binding, gold hardware and Western Maple Stain finish.
Gretsch Guitars G6120W-1957 Chet Atkins Hollow Body Electric Guitar Features:
- Body Style: Single Cutaway
- Scale Length: 24.6" (625mm)
- Top: Arched Laminated Maple
- Back and Sides: Laminated Maple Body, 16" Wide, 2.75" Deep
- Neck: 3-Piece Maple
- Pickups: 1 Lindy Fralin Dog Ear Single-Coil Pickup (Neck),
- 1 Dynasonic™ Single-Coil Pickup (Bridge)
- 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,
- Master Tone
- Width At Nut: 1-11/16" (43mm)
- Fretboard: Rosewood, 12" Radius (305mm)
- Bridge: Rosewood-Based Polished Aluminum Compensated Bigsby
- Tailpiece: Bigsby B6CBVF Vibrato Tailpiece
- Hardware: Polished Aluminum and Gold-Plated
- Finish: Gloss Urethane
- No. of Frets: 22
- Machine Heads: Gold-Plated Grover V98G Sta-Tite™ Die-Cast Tuners
- Unique Features: Western Block Inlay Position Markers of Cactus and Steerheads, G Brand on the Body, Polished Metal Brass Nut, Bound Fingerboard and Headstock, Multiple Body Bindings, Curly Maple Headstock Overlay, Inlaid Pearloid Steerhead and Gretsch Lo
Gretsch Guitars G6120W-1957 Chet Atkins Hollow Body Electric Guitar Includes:
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Close As You Can Get
Gretsch isn't allowed to say it but I can - this is the Eddie Cochran model. Eddie replaced the neck pickup on his 1957 6120 with a Gibson P-90 (you should too if you buy this guitar). Eddie didn't like someone else's name on the pickguard so he sanded the paint off the back. Gretsch kept their logo (understandably) but used a clear pickguard. Out of the box this guitar is close but if you replace the stock pickups with a Gibson P-90 and a Dynasonic bridge pickup you will be as close to Eddie's guitar as you can get without buying and modifying an original '57 6120 (which would be insane). Have someone that knows what they are doing set this guitar up for you and use heavier gage strings (.011 high E minimum; .012 is better) and you will LOVE the sound and feel. With a little slapback echo this guitar is perfect for Rockabilly and also great for blues. It ain't cheap but it is solid, reliable, well built, and plays and sounds great. Gretsch is proud of their cases - they are heavy - but they are tough. If you want a bluesy-twang and a big box axe that can get pretty dang loud without feedback, the Gretsch G6120W-1957 is as close as you can get to a 50's original for less than the price of a used car.
Reviewed by Boppin' Cat on 7/16/2007 who plays Blues, Rockabilly, Swing.
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rockabilly music
I owen it and its a guitar for some type of music mainly i use it for the rockabilly sound. I found tat with a few ajustments you (set-up) you can get some nice bluesy sounds It has a really nice feel About the only thing that have changed is the pickups i put the org. gibson p-90 and dyna sonic in because the others was not quit as hot as i hoped but other then that i enjoy playing my gresch
Reviewed by guitarpicker on 4/30/2007 who plays rockabilly& countrt.
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