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Description
Channel the sound of rock 'n roll with the Gretsch G6122 Chet Atkins Country Gentleman Electric Guitar. With its roots in the musical invasion of the 1960s, this guitar effortlessly combines vintage style with flexible tone that can adapt to any musical situation. It's fitted with a pair of TV Jones Classic pickups, amplifying your strums and pick strokes with refined, articulate tone. The traditional Gretsch controls allow for a personalized tone with countless tonal variations.
The Gretsch G6122 features a standard "U"-shaped maple neck with a 12"-radius ebony fingerboard, offering a memorable playing experience that suits any style. The sealed body with simulated F Holes minimizes feedback while providing authentically vintage tone. The pinned "rocking" bar bridge works in harmony with the Bigsby B6GVT vibrato tailpiece for stable tuning, while the bone nut allows the strings to slide freely without binding in the slots.
This guitar is a true rock 'n roll classic, featuring the appointments that made this guitar a legend, including dual foam string mutes with red felt surrounds, standby switch, and gold "G Arrow" control knobs.
Key Features:
- Hollowbody electric guitar with period-correct specs
- Arched maple body delivers a snappy, open tone
- Equipped with TV Jones Classic pickups for a vintage character
- Highly playable standard U-shaped maple neck with ebony fingerboard
- Three volume controls and a 3-way tone selector switch for exceptional sonic flexibility
- Bigsby tailpiece provides smooth vibrato action
- Gold-plated hardware and Grover Imperial machine heads
- Aged white binding with black purfling, gloss urethane finish
- Includes hardshell case
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The Gretsch G6122's hollow body design makes it a favored choice for fingerstyle electric guitarists, offering a distinct tonal quality.
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Some Chet Atkins models, like the Gretsch 6122 1959, feature a wider 1 3/4" nut width, which is often preferred by fingerstyle players.
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60s Gretsch models often suffer from binding rot, requiring expensive repairs or refinishing due to irregular binding channels and a thick finish.
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In this video of the Stone Roses' live performance of "Waterfall" on the UK television show The Other Side of Midnight, we see Squire playing his Country Gentleman.
For opening of the 1969 Las Vegas concert in International Hotel, Presley used the Gretsch Country Gentleman.
In the provided image, Daniel Kessler is seen using a Gretsch G6122 Chet Atkins Country Gentleman Electric Guitar in 2019.
Brian Setzer with Jerry Lee playing a classic Rock and Roll. Roaring that gretsch G6122
at 8:09, Claudio can be seen playing a G6122 for part of Coheed's 8th studio album "The Color Before the Sun"
Throughout this video Phil X is demonstrating a 1963 Gretsch G6122 Chet Atkins Country Gentleman.
As seen in this video and many images, Johnny uses the Gretsch Country gentleman.
Luis Alberto Spinetta was seen with a Gretsch G6122 Chet Atkins Country Gentleman Electric Guitar. He mentioned owning a Chet Atkins model he purchased from Amadeo Álvarez, which was orange in color. While he specifically referred to a 1964 Gretsch 6120 Double Cutaway in this context, the guitar appeared during his time with the band Invisible and can be seen on the cover of the first issue of "Mordisco" magazine.
According to the "My Morning Jacket Rig Rundown" by John Bohlinger on Premier Guitar, Jim James uses a 1967 Gretsch G6122 Chet Atkins Country Gentleman Electric Guitar, which was noted to be present backstage.
Álvaro acquired this guitar during rehearsals for the Los Tres revuelta concerts in November 2023, and it has been used in all the concerts on the tour so far. photo from the beginning of the "Revuelta" tour at estadio ester roa in concepción, chile, the band's hometown. photo form expectadorcl: https://expectador.cl/2024/04/07/los-tres-en-concepcion-una-revuelta-a-los-origenes/
Live, Church uses a Gibson Hummingbird with Fishman Matrix Infinity pickups, along with Gibson Les Paul Specials, Gibson ES-330s, a semi-hollow Goldtop Les Paul and a Gibson ES-137 from Memphis. In the studio, he relies on a Gretsch Chet Atkins Country Gentleman and a 1961 Martin 00-28G gut-string acoustic.
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