Gretsch G6122T-62 Vintage Select Edition '62 Chet Atkins Country Gentleman Hollow Body with Bigsby Walnut Stain Electric Guitar

Made famous by The Beatles’ George Harrison, the 1962 Country Gentleman is the sound 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 controls—including per-pickup volume controls, master volume, a three-way tone switch—allow 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 legend—dual foam string mutes with red felt surrounds, standby switch, laminated 3-ply maple top, 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.

Body: Laminated Maple

Body Finish: Gloss Urethane

Control Knobs: G-Arrow

Fingerboard: Ebony

Hardware Finish: Gold

Neck Finish: Gloss Urethane

Pickguard: Gold Plexi with Black Gretsch® Logo

Inlays: Pearloid Neo-Classic™ Thumbnail

Body Shape: Country Gentleman®

Neck Material: Maple

Neck Shape: Standard "U"

Scale Length: 24.6" (625 mm)

Fingerboard Radius: 12" (305 mm)

Number of Frets: 22

Fret Size: Vintage Small

Nut: Bone

Nut Width: 1.6875" (42.86 mm)

Bridge Pickup: TV Jones® Filter'Tron™ Classic

Middle Pickup:

Neck Pickup: TV Jones® Filter'Tron™ Classic

Controls: Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Master Volume

Pickup Switch: 3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup

Pickup Configuration: Filter'Tron™ / Filter'Tron™

Bridge: Rocking Bar

Tuning Machines: Grover® Imperial™ Die-Cast

Strings: Nickel Plated Steel (.011-.049 Gauges)

Case/Gigbag: Included G6242L Gretsch® 17" Deluxe Hollow Body Hardshell (p/n 099-6413-000)