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For a more detailed description please call (517) 372-7880.

  • 1961
  • SN 42850
  • Model 6120
  • Western Orange gloss lacquer finish
  • Semi-hollowbody with "Trestle" top bracing
  • Single cutaway, w-b-w-bound f-holes
  • Maple top, back and sides
  • White-bound body, fingerboard and headstock
  • 2-piece maple neck with "wingless" headstock
  • Individual Waverly open-gear tuners with oval metal buttons
  • 22-fret ebony fingerboard with pearloid thumbnail inlays
  • ~24-1/2" scale, 1-11/16" nut with zero fret
  • 15-3/4" lower bout, ~2-3/8" body depth
  • Dual "U.S. PAT. 2892371" Filter'Tron humbucking pickups
  • Individual pickup volume knobs, master volume knob, 3-way pickup selector, 3-way tone switch
  • G-Arrow control knobs
  • Bar-style adjustable bridge with ebony base
  • Swivel-arm "GRETSCH" logo, V-Style Bigsby aluminum tailpiece
  • Tailpiece stamped "PAT NO / D / 169120"
  • Gold Lucite pickguard with Chet Atkins "signpost" signature
  • "Gretsch" T-roof headstock logo and horsehoe inlay
  • Orange and gray interior label
  • Original Gretsch hardshell case (dark orange lining)
  • Built in Brooklyn, New York, USA
  • Consignment

Gretsch 6120 Chet Atkins Semi-Hollowbody Electric Guitar (1961)

Gretsch 6120 Chet Atkins Semi-Hollowbody Electric Guitar (1961)

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SKU: 40U-223914

Regular price $9,500 USD
Regular price Sale price $9,500.00 USD
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A Fred Gretsch icon made in the borough of Brooklyn, this Chet Atkins model features a double bound semi-hollow body, dual Patent Number Filter'Tron humbucking pickups, and the pearloid thumbnail fingerboard inlays on the bound ebony fretboard. Equipped with a  Gretsch logo, V-style Bigsby tailpiece, and an elevated gold Lucite pickguard with Chet's signature. Looks great in the classic Western Orange gloss finish. Original Gretsch hardshell case. Made in USA. On Consignment.

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The following specs were provided by our repair and appraisal teams. 
For a more detailed description please call (517) 372-7880.

  • 1961
  • SN 42850
  • Model 6120
  • Western Orange gloss lacquer finish
  • Semi-hollowbody with "Trestle" top bracing
  • Single cutaway, w-b-w-bound f-holes
  • Maple top, back and sides
  • White-bound body, fingerboard and headstock
  • 2-piece maple neck with "wingless" headstock
  • Individual Waverly open-gear tuners with oval metal buttons
  • 22-fret ebony fingerboard with pearloid thumbnail inlays
  • ~24-1/2" scale, 1-11/16" nut with zero fret
  • 15-3/4" lower bout, ~2-3/8" body depth
  • Dual "U.S. PAT. 2892371" Filter'Tron humbucking pickups
  • Individual pickup volume knobs, master volume knob, 3-way pickup selector, 3-way tone switch
  • G-Arrow control knobs
  • Bar-style adjustable bridge with ebony base
  • Swivel-arm "GRETSCH" logo, V-Style Bigsby aluminum tailpiece
  • Tailpiece stamped "PAT NO / D / 169120"
  • Gold Lucite pickguard with Chet Atkins "signpost" signature
  • "Gretsch" T-roof headstock logo and horsehoe inlay
  • Orange and gray interior label
  • Original Gretsch hardshell case (dark orange lining)
  • Built in Brooklyn, New York, USA
  • Consignment
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