Gretsch G6196T-59 Vintage Select Edition '59 Country Club
Gretsch G6196T-59 Vintage Select Edition '59 Country Club
Now I know you shouldn't buy a guitar just on looks alone, but come on......if you did with this one, everyone would forgive you!
Thankfully it's not just about looks here, as you can imagine, this Japanese special edition Gretsch is something else (no Eddie Cochran pun intended).
The TV Jones Filter'trons loading into the nitro finished semi hollow body deliver a unique tone which is instantly recognisable.
This used example is very clean indeed, minor play wear in evidence, slight wear on the Bigsby arm gold plate, but anything is barely noticeable, it really is a great example.
As you can see it comes with the original Gretsch hard case, in excellent condition plus all the original support paperwork and COA.
Model Number 2401106846
Series Professional Collection
Family Country Club™
Platform Country Club™
Colour Cadillac Green Lacquer
Number of Strings 6
Orientation Right-Hand
Body
Build Hollow Body
Cutaway Single Cutaway
Body Finish Gloss Lacquer
Body Shape Country Club™
Body Material Laminated Maple
Bracing 1959 Style Trestle
Body Binding Aged White with B/I Purfling
Body Back Laminated Maple
Body Top Laminated Maple
Body Depth 2.75" (7 cm)
Neck
Neck Material Maple
Neck Finish Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Shape Standard "U"
Neck Binding Aged White
Scale Length 25.5" (64.77 cm)
Fingerboard Radius 12" (305 mm)
Fingerboard Material Ebony
Number of Frets 22
Fret Size Medium Jumbo
Nut Material Bone
Nut Width 1.6875" (42.86 mm)
Position Inlays Pearloid Neo-Classic™ Thumbnail
Headstock Late '50s Gretsch
Neck Plate NA
Hardware
Bridge Space Control™
Hardware Finish Gold
Tailpiece Bigsby® B6G Vibrato Tailpiece with Gretsch® Logo
Tuning Machines Grover® Imperial™ Die-Cast
Pickguard Gold Plexi with Gold Gretsch® Logo
Control Knobs G-Arrow
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
Pickup Switching 3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
Auxiliary Switching 3-Position Master Tone Switch: Position 1. Medium Level, High Frequency Roll Off, Position 2. Switch Out of Circuit, Pickup Wide Open, Position 3. Slight Level, High Frequency Roll Off