The G6120T-55 is the 6120 to its 1955 spec, the model Gretsch designed with Chet Atkins. The hollow body is laminated flame maple under a gloss nitrocellulose lacquer in Vintage Orange Stain, with gold hardware, a gold plexi pickguard with the sign post graphic, and aged pearloid block inlays on a rosewood board.
The pickups are TV Jones T-Armond single-coils, in the Dynasonic format, run through a volume for each pickup, a tone control and a three-way toggle. A compensated aluminum bridge works with the Bigsby, and the nut is polished aluminum. The maple neck is a standard "U" with a 12" radius and medium jumbo frets, and the 24.6" scale keeps the reach short.
For the same guitar a few years on, compare the G6120T-59 Vintage Select Edition '59 Chet Atkins. The Eddie Cochran and Duane Eddy signature 6120s are also in this catalogue.
SPECIFICATIONS
BODY
Country of Origin: Japan
Body Material: Laminated Flame Maple
Body Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Shape: Nashville / G6120
Body Binding: Aged White with B/I Purfling
Pickguard: Gold Plexi with Black Gretsch Logo and Artist Signature Sign Post Graphic
NECK
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Shape: Standard "U"
Fingerboard Radius: 12" (305 mm)
Fingerboard Material: Rosewood
Position Inlays: Aged Pearloid Blocks
Number of Frets: 22
Fret Size: Medium Jumbo
Nut Material: Polished Aluminum
Nut Width: 1.6875" (42.86 mm)
Scale Length: 24.6" (625 mm)
ELECTRONICS
Bridge Pickup: TV Jones T-Armond
Neck Pickup: TV Jones T-Armond
Controls: Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Tone
Switching: 3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
HARDWARE
Bridge: Compensated Aluminum
Hardware Finish: Gold
Tuning Machines: Grover V98 Sta-Tite Open-Back
Control Knobs: Arrow
Strings: Nickel Plated Steel (.011-.049 Gauges)
CASE
Case: Included G6241 Gretsch 16" Deluxe Hollow Body Hardshell (p/n 099-6411-000); Optional G2162 Gretsch Hollow Body Gig Bag (p/n 099-6458-000)
