Description
Designed in cooperation with Chet Atkins’ longtime rhythm guitarist and close friend, Paul Yandell, the G6122-1959 Country Gentleman precisely replicates the world’s most famous ’59 6122 model—one of Atkins’ personal favorite guitars. Its features include handmade TV Jones custom pickups, a slightly wider neck, Bigsby B6GWST vibrato tailpiece with stationary arm and optional swivel arm. Play with all the suavity and elan of a true country gentleman!
Base Model: Country Gentleman
Series: Pro Series
Color: Walnut Stain (Gloss Urethane)
Tuners: Gotoh Locking
Pickups: Neck: TV Jones Super’Tron Bridge: TV Jones Plus HT Bridge
Nut: “Zero Fret” Nut (1.75″)
Wiring: Volume (Bridge Pickup), Master Volume, Master Tone
Auxiliary Switching: 3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
Binding: Multiple
Frets: 22
Fretboard Wood: Ebony (12″ Radius)
Fretboard Inlay Style: Neo-Classic Thumbnail
Neck Wood: Maple (25.5″)
Neck Binding: White
Truss Adjust: Headstock
Headstock: Late ’50s Gretsch
Pickguard: Gold Plexi Pickguard with Gretsch Logo
Knobs: G Arrow
Bridge: Ebony-Based “Rocking” Bar
Tailpiece: Bigsby B6GWST vibrato tailpiece
Top: Laminated Maple
Back: Laminated Maple
Sides: Laminated Maple
Hardware: Gold
Headstock Logo: Gretsch ’50s Style
Bodystyle: Hollow Body
Weight: 7.8 lbs
Year Model: 2022
Case: G6242L Deluxe Hardshell
Dunlop NC65 Maintenance Station Neck Cradle