The '59 Chet Atkins Tennessee Rose is back and we are doing it right! Peeled from the Album cover of "Chet Atkins Workshop" (RCA Victor 1961)... it's the first year 6119 model. The new G6119-1959 features a 2.5" deep laminated maple body with original perimeter shape, a single TV Jones® Power'Tron™ Pickup in the rear position, Bigsby® B6C vibrato tailpiece, "rocking" bar bridge, unbound ebony fingerboard with Neo-Classic™ fingerboard inlays, Grover® Sta-Tite™ machine heads, zero fret, chrome hardware and original stunning Flagstaff Sunset finish.
In Depth
Body Style: New Correct Shape Single Cutaway
Scale Length: 24.6" (625mm)
Top: Arched Laminated Maple, Thin 3-Ply
Bracing: 1959 Trestle Bracing
Basck and Sides: Laminated Maple Body, 15.77" Wide, 2.5" Deep, Thin 3-Ply Sides
Neck: 3-Piece Maple with Stripe, Tapered Heel and New Floating Fingerboard Extension
Pickups: 1 TV Jones® PowerTronTM (Bridge)
Pickup Switching: None
Controls:
Master Volume
Master Tone Switch
Width at Nut: 1-11/16" (43mm)
Fretboard: Ebony, 12" Radius (305mm)
Bridge: Rosewood-Based Rocking Bar Bridge
Tailpiece: Gretsch Bigsby® B6CB Vibrato Tailpiece
Hardware: Nickel-Plated
Finish: Gloss Urethane
Case: Includes G6241 Deluxe Hardshell Case
No. of Frets: 21, Plus Zero Fret
Machine Heads: Nickel-Plated Grover® V98N Tuners
Unique Features:
Mother-Of-Pearl Neo Classic "Thumbnail" Inlay Position Markers
Bone Nut
Black Headstock Overlay
Aged Multiple Body Bindings
Black Plexi Pickguard with Embossed "Chet Atkins" Signature/Signpost
Nickel-Plated G-Arrow Knobs
Knurled Strap Retainer Knobs
Adjustable Truss Rod
Item Number:
Gretsch G6119-1959 Chet Atkins Tennessee Rose [2401430896]
43036 1-1
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