Gretsch Guitars

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The best barbeque in town! With the real "He-Man" western good looks of the original Chet Atkins models of the mid 1950s, Gretsch proudly presents the return of the classic G6121 Chet Atkins Solid Body Electric Guitar. Features include an arched maple top with G brand on the upper bout, chambered mahogany body with western leather trim (held in with real brass furniture tacks!), Bigsby® B3GBVN vibrato tailpiece with vintage narrow handle, polished aluminum compensated Bigsby bridge, and enough gold hardware to make Fort Knox blush!
Gretsch Guitars G6121-1955 Chet Atkins Solid Body Electric Guitar Western Maple Stain
Gretsch Guitars G6121-1955 Chet Atkins Solid Body Electric Guitar Western Maple Stain
Gretsch Guitars G6121-1955 Chet Atkins Solid Body Electric Guitar Western Maple Stain

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  • Body Style: Single Cutaway
  • Scale Length: 24.6" (625mm)
  • Top: Arched Laminated Maple
  • Back and Sides: Semi-Hollow Mahogany Body, 13.5" Wide, 1.75" Deep
  • Neck: 1-Piece Mahogany
  • Pickups: 2 Dynasonic Single-Coil 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,
  • Master Tone
  • Width At Nut: 1-11/16" (43mm)
  • Fretboard: Rosewood, 12" Radius (305mm)
  • Bridge: Rosewood-Based Polished Aluminum Compensated Bigsby¨
  • Tailpiece: Bigsby¨ B3gbvn Vibrato Tailpiece
  • Hardware: Gold-Plated
  • Finish: Gloss Urethane
  • No. of Frets: 22
  • Machine Heads: Gold-Plated Grover¨ V98g Sta-Tite Die-Cast Tuners
  • Unique Features: Aged Vintage Wide-Block Pearloid Inlay Position Markers with Western Motif of Cactus and Steerheads and Fences, Western Leather Side-Body Trim Accented with Aged Furniture Tacks, G Brand on the Body, Aged Fingerboard and Headstock Binding, Multiple Aged Body Bindings, Inlaid Aged Pearloid Steerhead and Gretsch Logo on Headstock, Synchro-Sonic Bridge, Gold Plexi Pickguard with Chet Atkins Signature Signpost, Arrow Knobs, Knurled Strap Retainer Knobs, Adjustable Truss Rod