Gretsch G6120-CGP Chet Atkins Stereo - Western Maple Stain

Limited Edition 6-string Electric Guitar with Case

Product Code: 44745

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Description

The original prototype Gretsch STEREO guitar was created for Chet Atkins in 1956 with the help of musician and electronics repairman from Cairo, Illinois, Ray Butts. Ray's ingenious split-dual-coil pickup was assembled on a prototype G6120 guitar with closed simulated "F-Hole" inlays on the body, Only ONE was ever produced.

Chet used this special, one-of-a-kind instrument on his ground breaking 1957 album, "Finger-Style Guitar". Wired with two output jacks, the signal from the bass strings would run through the echo input on his amplifier while the treble strings were fed dry through the normal channel. Though at the time the concept of a "stereo" guitar was a brilliant idea, it was deemed impractical as the cost to produce it put it out of reach of the general buying public. The project was shelved.

With the help of legendary sideman & bandleader to Atkins, Paul Yandell, and renowned pickup designer/luthier, Tom "TV" Jones, Gretsch is proud to introduce the G6120-CGP Chet Atkins STEREO guitar. With a flip of a switch the instrument operates in Mono or Stereo. In STEREO mode, the signal of the low E, A & D strings are isolated to a designated output jack while the high E, B & G strings are routed to their own output jack. Whether you use two amplifiers spread apart or record a performance with a wide left/right pan, the results are mind blowing! In MONO mode, the signal to all six strings route to one output.

As a limited release, only 75 guitars will be produced world wide in 2008. Here's your chance to own one of the first batch of reproductions of this seminal instrument.

In Depth

CATEGORY: Hollow Body Guitars
BODY STYLE: Single Cutaway
SCALE LENGTH: 24.6" (625mm)
TOP: Arched Laminated Maple
BRACING: Waffle Bracing
BACK AND SIDES: Laminated Maple Body, 16" Wide, 2.75" Deep
NECK: 3-Piece Maple
PICKUPS: 2 Special Design TV Jones¨ Dual-Coil Humbucking Pickups

PICKUP SWITCHING:

2-Position Toggle:
Position 1. Stereo Mode-Neck Pickup Only
Position 2. Mono

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
WIDTH AT NUT: 1-3/4" (44.5mm)
FRETBOARD: Rosewood, 12" Radius (305mm)
BRIDGE: Rosewood-Based Gold "Rocking" Bar Bridge
TAILPIECE: Bigsby¨ B6GBVWST Vibrato Tailpiece with Wire Handle
HARDWARE: Gold and Nickel-Plated
FINISH: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
CASE: Includes G6241 Deluxe Hardshell Case, US MSRP $220.00
NO. OF FRETS: 22
MACHINE HEADS: Gold-Plated Grover¨ V98G Sta-TiteTM Die-cast Tuners

UNIQUE FEATURES:
Dual Output Jacks for Mono and Stereo Operating Modes (Neck Pickup Only)
Prototype Styled Mixture of Gold and Nickel-Plated Hardware
Inlaid Simulated F-Holes
Polished Aluminum Nut
Aged Vintage Wide-Block Pearloid Position Markers
"G" Brand on the Body
Fingerboard and Headstock Binding
Multiple Body Bindings
Pearloid Gretsch Logo on Headstock
Gold Plexi Pickguard with "Chet Atkins" Signature Signpost
Arrow Knobs
Knurled Strap Retainer Knobs
Adjustable Truss Rod

Item Number: Gretsch G6120-CGP Chet Atkins Stereo - Western Maple Stain [2401241822] 44745 1-1

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