The '58 Penguin follows the year Gretsch fitted the model with Filter'Tron pickups. Here that is a pair of TV Jones Filter'Tron Classics in a chambered mahogany body, with a volume for each, a master volume and a three-position tone switch.
Vintage White nitrocellulose lacquer is trimmed with gold sparkle binding, and the hardware, pickguard and logo are gold, with jeweled G-Arrow knobs and Grover Imperial tuners. Underneath, the mahogany neck has a Standard "U" profile and a 12" ebony board with 22 medium jumbo frets and pearloid thumbnail inlays, and a Space Control bridge works with the Bigsby.
For the same pickups and bridge on the Jet body, compare the G6129T-59 '59 Silver Jet. The G6134TFM-NH Nigel Hendroff Signature Penguin takes the model another way, with Broad'Tron BT-65 pickups and an Adjusto-Matic bridge.
SPECIFICATIONS
BODY
Country of Origin: Japan
Body Material: Mahogany
Body Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Shape: Penguin
Body Binding: Gold Sparkle
Pickguard: Gold Plexi with Gold Gretsch Logo
NECK
Neck Material: Mahogany
Neck Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Shape: Standard "U"
Fingerboard Radius: 12" (305 mm)
Fingerboard Material: Ebony
Position Inlays: Pearloid Neo-Classic Thumbnail
Number of Frets: 22
Fret Size: Medium Jumbo
Nut Material: Bone
Nut Width: 1.6875" (42.86 mm)
Scale Length: 24.6" (625 mm)
ELECTRONICS
Bridge Pickup: TV Jones Filter'Tron Classic
Neck Pickup: TV Jones Filter'Tron Classic
Controls: Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Master Volume
Switching: 3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge And Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup, 3-Position Tone Switch
HARDWARE
Bridge: Space Control
Hardware Finish: Gold
Tuning Machines: Grover Imperial Die-Cast
Control Knobs: Jeweled G-Arrow
Strap Buttons: Gretsch Knurled Strap Retainer Knobs
Strings: Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)
CASE
Case: Included G6238XL Gretsch Solid Body Hardshell (p/n 099-6504-000)



