Gretsch – G6122T-62 Vintage Select Edition 62 Chet Atkins Country Gentleman – Ebony – Walnut Stain

Made famous by The Beatles George Harrison, the 1962 Country Gentleman isthesound of rock n roll. The G6122T-62 Vintage Select Edition 62 Chet Atkins Country Gentleman Hollow Body with Bigsby has the unmistakable sound and style that marked the beginning of a musical invasion. Sonically, this guitar is ready to tear it up with flexible tone that fits any musical situation.

A pair of TV Jones Classic pickups responds to every pick stroke or strum with refined, articulate tone. Traditional Gretsch controlsincluding per-pickup volume controls, master volume, a three-way tone switchallow you to create countless tonal variations for a personalized tone. The new Gretsch Squeezebox paper-in-oil capacitors deliver silky vintage high end. The standard U-shaped maple neck bears a 12-radius ebony fingerboard with 22 frets and zero-fret for a memorable playing experience that works with any style. The sealed body with simulated F-holes minimizes feedback while providing for authentically vintage tone. A pinned rocking bar bridge reacts in concert with the Bigsby B6GVT vibrato tailpiece for stable tuning while the bone nut lets the strings slide freely without binding in the slots.

A true rock n roll classic, this guitar features the appointments that made this guitar a legenddual foam string mutes with red felt surrounds, standby switch, laminated 3-ply maple top with simulated F-holes, gold G Arrow control knobs, aged white binding with black purfling, gloss urethane finish, aged pearloid thumbnail inlays, gold vintage thick plexi pickguard with Gretsch logo and gold Grover Imperial tuning machines. A distinguished instrument from the earliest days of the British Invasion, the G6122T-62 Vintage Select Edition 62 Chet Atkins Country Gentleman Hollow Body with Bigsby is the guitar that laid down the foundation of rock as we know it.

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