Description
Guitars Pedals Amps & Stuff are excited this week as the almighty Gretsch G6120T-59 1959 Chet Atkins Hollow Body with Bigsby is now back in stock. These are built to an exceptionally high standard. We deliver Gretsch Electric Guitars straight to your door via our tracked *roadie service* across the UK, Europe, and the USA. A firm favourite among the finest gear available in the UK. if you want the full low down, click through to the Gretsch crew direct for more details, images, specs, and all the good stuff.
A man who was nicknamed Mr. Guitar really needs no introduction. Chet Atkins is one of the original guitar heroes and has long been known for his work with Gretsch guitars. Rightly so when you consider he has a musical legacy that has spanned from 1942 to 2001.
He was known for his incredibly dynamic playing and glassy clean tone. The G6120T-59 was designed so that the player can coax beautiful clean sounds from the guitar, without sacrificing the punch of a good clean tone, just like Mr. Atkins himself.
A Modern Classic
The guitar is a contemporary take on a classic beast as Gretsch have made some new improvements, whilst still retaining its legacy.
The guitar has 1959 trestle bracing for the authentic snap of the originals. Due to modern design and construction, the bracing is strong enough to behave like a solid body. So you can take it to your next gig, worry free.
Other features to get you through a gig would be the Squeezebox capacitors that allow your your dynamic range to be really high.It makes the pickups much more sensitive at different volume levels.
This combined with the treble bleed circuit (to keep your high end glassy when the volume control is used) and the TV Jones Classics make this an incredibly versatile guitar..
Tv Jones Classic
The TV jones classics are humbuckers with open coils that push out a similar sound to single coils. They are bright and open sounding and create a very responsive mid-range and high-end.
When used on a clean setting, they have a glassy mid and high end but still retain a punchy low end.
Under gain they sound crunchy and crispy and have that twang and growl associated with Gretsch guitars from the 50s & 60s.
Bigsby Tremolo
The Bigsby is one of the smoothest tremolo systems ever made and has been used by countless artists to create subtle movement in chords and sweet bends. Nothing quite feels like Bigsby tremolo due to the single large spring that creates the movement evenly across all of the strings. If you have loved the sounds of pop and rock throughout the 50’s and 60’s chances are you have heard plenty of Bigsby playing.
Here’s What Gretsch Say
A blast from the classic era of Gretsch’s storied past, the G6120T-59 Vintage Select Edition ’59 Chet Atkins Hollow Body with Bigsby revisits this historic model. Packed with astounding tone, comfortable feel and elegantly slick style, this instrument is ready to stand by your side onstage or in the studio, bringing out the best in your music and your playing. As refined or raw as you need it to be, this guitar will be an invaluable center-point of your sonic arsenal.
A pair of the ever popular TV Jones Classic pickups creates high-quality tone with plenty of dynamics and articulation on tap. Traditional Gretsch controls, including dedicated volume controls f
