Gretsch G6119T-62 Vintage Select Edition ’62 Tennessean Hollow Body with Bigsby

£2,699.00

By any other name, this guitar would still sound sweeter than honey. A throwback from the early era of rock ‘n’ roll, the G6119T-62 Vintage Select Edition ’62 Tennessean™ Hollow Body with Bigsby® is a solid performer with the sound and the style that have made Gretsch a household name. Highly resonant, the unique voice […]

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Description

By any other name, this guitar would still sound sweeter than honey. A throwback from the early era of rock ‘n’ roll, the G6119T-62 Vintage Select Edition ’62 Tennessean™ Hollow Body with Bigsby® is a solid performer with the sound and the style that have made Gretsch a household name. Highly resonant, the unique voice of this guitar cuts through any mix, standing out from the crowd with That Great Gretsch Sound!

A pair of rich-sounding TV Jones® Hilo’Tron pickups creates broad tone with lively response, reflecting the natural voice of the guitar. Parallel tone bars provide an authentic vintage tone. Traditional Gretsch controls – individual pickup volume controls, master volume, and the classic three-position tone switch – allow you to blend and shape the pickups’ sound, creating countless tonal variations. With the new Gretsch “Squeezebox” capacitors, you get incredibly silky vintage high-end. A pinned “rocking” bar bridge reacts in tandem with the Bigsby B6CVT vibrato tailpiece for stable tuning while the vintage-style bone nut lets the strings slide freely without binding in the slots. The standard “U”-shaped maple neck bears a 12″-radius rosewood fingerboard with 22 frets for a classic playing experience that works with any style.

Specifications

Body

  • Body Style: Tennessean Hollow Body
  • Body Wood: Laminated Maple
  • Body Finish: Gloss Urethane
  • Body Colour: Deep Cherry Stain
  • Bracing: Parallel Tone Bars
  • Body Binding: Aged White with Black Purfling

Neck

  • Neck Shape: Standard “U”
  • Neck Wood: Maple
  • Fingerboard: Rosewood
  • Neck Finish: Gloss Urethane
  • Frets: 22 Vintage Small
  • Headstock: Late ‘50s Gretsch
  • Radius: 12”
  • Nut Width: 1.6875”
  • Nut: Bone
  • Inlays: Pearloid Neo-Classic Thumbnail

Hardware

  • Bridge: Rocking Bar, Pinned
  • Tailpiece: Bigsby B6C Vibrato Tailpiece with Gretsch Logo
  • Tuners: Grover V98 Sta-Tite Open-Back
  • Pickguard: Silver Plexi with Black Gretsch Logo & “Chet Atkins Tennessean”
  • Hardware: Nickel

Electronics

  • Controls: Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Master Volume
  • Switch: 3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
  • 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
  • Neck Pickup: TV Jones TV-HT
  • Bridge Pickup: TV Jones TV-HT

Miscellaneous

  • Strings: 11-49
  • Case: G6241 16″ Deluxe Hollow Body Hardshell Case, Black

About the manufacturer

Gretsch

Gretsch guitars are renowned for their distinctive tone, vintage style, and craftsmanship that has defined rockabilly, country, and classic rock for decades. Founded in Brooklyn in 1883, Gretsch became iconic through artists like Chet Atkins, George Harrison, and Brian Setzer, whose twangy, resonant sound came from the brand’s signature hollow and semi-hollow body designs. With features such as Filter’Tron pickups, Bigsby tremolos, and ornate finishes, Gretsch guitars blend elegance with attitude. Whether it’s the warm chime of a White Falcon or the punch of a Duo Jet, Gretsch instruments continue to offer timeless character and individuality for players who want something truly unique.

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