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Gretsch G6196T-59 Vintage Select Edition '59 Country Club Bigsby Cadillac Green

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Hollow Body electric guitar, maple laminate body, maple neck, TV Jones TV Classic Pickups, Bigsby Vibrato, Grover Imperial Tuners  All product info

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GRETSCH G6196T-59 Vintage Select Edition '59 Country Club Bigsby Cadillac Green

Hollow Body electric guitar with TV Jones pickups and Bigsby vibrato, including case and certificate

The Gretsch G6196T-59 Vintage Select Edition '59 Country Club Bigsby Cadillac Green pays tribute to the first custom-coloured instruments, which have been an integral part of the Gretsch line-up since the end of the Fifties. Accentuated by gold-plated hardware, the deep green gives this hollow body electric guitar a particularly noble appearance, making it the centre of attention on every stage. However, this classically built electric guitar also impresses with its excellent sound. With two TV Jones TV Classic pickups in a large resonance body made of laminated maple, it delivers first-class sounds for nimble Nashville picking and driving rockabilly. The glued maple neck in the "Standard U" profile promises comfortable playability. Last but not least, authentic vintage hardware in the form of a Bigsby vibrato, space control bridge and Grover Imperial tuners completes the Gretsch G6196T-59 Vintage Select Edition '59 Country Club Bigsby Cadillac Green.

GRETSCH G6196T-59 Vintage Select Edition '59 Country Club Bigsby Cadillac Green
The Gretsch G6196T-59 Vintage Select Edition '59 Country Club Bigsby Cadillac Green convinces with authentic vintage features and first-class sounds.
GRETSCH G6196T-59 Vintage Select Edition '59 Country Club Bigsby Cadillac Green Detail
Top and back of the hollow-body electric guitar are stabilised by a Gretsch trestle bracing.

Hollow Body electric guitar with trestle-bracing

For the construction of the large full resonance body of the Gretsch G6169T-59 Country Club, Gretsch relies on the traditional maple laminate and a trestle bracing developed at the end of the 1950s at the request of Chet Atkins. This connects top and back via two U-shaped structures glued parallel to the middle of the body, so that the guitar has the typical airy hollow-body sound character without feedback spoiling the enjoyment of the sound. The maple neck, glued in the traditional way, with its not too strong "standard U" profile also offers optimal playability over the 22-fret ebony fretboard.

GRETSCH G6196T-59 Vintage Select Edition '59 Country Club Bigsby Cadillac Green Body
TV Jones TV Classic humbuckers and a 3-way circuit with tone switch provide multi-faceted vintage sounds.

TV Jones pickups and typical Gretsch circuit

Two TV Jones TV Classic pickups are used on the G6196T-59 Vintage Select Edition '59. As authentic replicas of the original Filter'Tron humbuckers from the 1950s, these humbuckers deliver a dynamic sound image with brilliant treble response, skilfully conveying the resonant character of the hollow body construction to the amplifier, making them ideal for nimble rockabilly licks and virtuoso Nashville picking. In addition to separate volume controls for each pickup and the master volume pot typical of Gretsch guitars, the Gretsch G6196T-59 Country Club also features a 3-way tone switch for adjusting the tone. In addition to the neutral centre position, this offers two different filters to soften the treble spectrum.

GRETSCH G6196T-59 Vintage Select Edition '59 Country Club Bigsby Cadillac Green Headstock
Chic Grover Imperial tuners on the headstock of the Gretsch G6196T-59 Country Club guarantee stable and precise tuning.

High quality vintage style hardware

Needless to say, the Gretsch G6196T-59 Vintage Select Edition '59 is equipped with high-quality vintage style hardware in an elegant gold finish. The classic Bigsby B6G vibrato tailpiece can be used to create dazzling bendings. From here, the strings are guided over the traditional Gretsch space control bridge with intonation-proof fixed ebony base. Behind the bone nut, the '50s-style headstock is fitted with fine Grover Imperial tuners for stable and precise tuning.

The Gretsch G6196T-59 Vintage Select Edition '59 Country Club Bigsby Cadillac Green at a glance:

  • Hollow Body electric guitar from the Gretsch Professional Collection, made in Japan
  • Vintage Select Edition with historically correct specifications
  • Nitrocellulose finish
  • Top, back and sides in laminated maple
  • Gretsch 1959 Trestle Bracing
  • Glued maple neck
  • Ebony fingerboard with neo-classic thumbnail inlays
  • "Standard U" neck profile
  • Two TV Jones TV Classic pickups
  • 3-way tone switch
  • Separate volume controls for each pickup and master volume
  • Gretsch Space Control bridge with pinned ebony base
  • Grover Imperial tuners
  • Including Gretsch guitar case and certificate

Features:

  • Manufacturer: Gretsch
  • Series: Vintage Select Edition
  • Design: Country Club
  • Top: Maple Laminate
  • Back & Sides: Maple laminate
  • Solid Centre Block: No
  • Binding: 3-ply, C/B/C
  • Neck: Maple
  • Neck Construction: Set-in
  • Neck Profile: Standard-'U'
  • Fretboard: Ebony
  • Fretboard Radius in Inches: 12
  • Number of Frets: 22
  • Fret Format: Medium Jumbo
  • Fretboard Inlays: Thumbnail
  • Nut type: Bone
  • Nut width in mm: 42.9
  • Scale in mm: 648
  • Pickup: HH
  • Manufacturer pickups: TV Jones
  • Neck Pickup: Classic
  • Bridge Pickup: Classic
  • Piezo Pickup: No
  • Active pickups: No
  • Coil-splitting: No
  • Switch: 3-Way PU Select, 3-Way Tone
  • Control: 2x Vol, Master Vol
  • Number of Strings: 6
  • Bridge: Gretsch Space Control
  • Tailpiece: Bigsby B6G Vibrato
  • Tuners: Grover Imperial
  • Strap Button: Gretsch Strap Retainer
  • Hardware: Gold
  • Finish: High-Gloss
  • Colour: Cadillac Green
  • Country of Origin: Japan
  • Gigbag included: No
  • Case included: Yes
  • Certificate: Yes
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