The '59 Gretsch® 6120 Chet Atkins Hollow Body made the sound that defined a generation. This model has special touches including trestle bracing, dual TV Jones® Classic pickups and a lacquer finish. Features include bound archtop body with bound oversized f holes, two-piece maple neck, bound ebony fingerboard with zero fret and Neo-Classic™ thumbnail inlays, three-position pickup switch, three-position master tone switch, gold plexi pickguard with "Chet Atkins" signature signpost, chrome "rocking bar" bridge, gold-plated hardware, gold-plated Grover® Sta-Tite™ tuners, bound headstock with curly maple overlay, and Bigsby® B6C vibrato tailpiece.
In Depth
Neck Material: Laminated Maple
Body Binding: Multiple Body Bindings
Body Depth: 2.75" (69.85 mm)
Body Shape: Nashville®
Body Sides: Laminated Maple Sides
Body Style: Hollow Body
Body Top: Arched Laminated Maple
Width at Heel: 16" (40.64 cm)
Bracing: 1959 Style Trestle Bracing
F-Holes/Soundholes: Bound Oversized F-Holes
Auxiliary Switching: 3-Position 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
Bridge Pickup: TV Jones® Classic Bridge Pickup
Neck Pickup: TV Jones® Classic Neck Pickup
Pickup Configuration: H/H
Pickup Switching: 3-Position Toggle: Position 1.
Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups,
Position 3. Neck Pickup
Bridge: Rosewood-Based TRU-ARC™ Stainless Steel (ST-120) 'Rocking' Bar Bridge
Bridge Cover/Tailpiece: Bigsby® B6C Vibrato Tailpiece w/ Gretsch® Logo
Unique Features: Neo Classic "Thumbnail" Inlay Position Markers, Bound Fingerboard and Headstock, Multiple Body Bindings, Curly Maple Headstock Overlay, Inlaid Pearloid Horseshoe and Gretsch Logo on Headstock, Bound Oversized F-Holes, Gold Plexi Pickguard with "Chet Atkins" Signature Signpost, Chrome Bar Bridge Paired with Aluminum Bigsby® and Gold-Plated Hardware, Knurled Strap Retainer Knobs, Adjustable Truss Rod