RARE GRETSCH 1989 FIREBIRD ALL GOLD HARDWARE, BIGSBY, GRETSCH CASE MORE   You are bidding on a genuine 1989 Gretsch Firebird semi-solid body electric, model 6131T, with real chambered mahogany body and lacquered red maple top, rosewood fingerboard and mahogany neck, in superb condition, with genuine Gretsch HS case.  Two nice  Filtertron Pickups (Bridge pickup is custom TV Jones!), Bigsby, tune-a-matic bridge, switches and strap nuts all gold in excellent condition. Every thing was gone over and tweaked by the luthier when the TV Jones was installed. Ignore the incorrect automated eBay description please, this is not "chromed hardwre" its the gold. Serial No. 89-10131-35 This is the best of these beauties made in Japan, superior build quality of the Terada plant 8000 series, not the cheaper models produced in Korea and China. Plays great, looks great and sounds great, with that real Gretsch twang. Your chance to get a Gretsch with some age and patina on it, for a price below what new ones go for.  Compare to Firebird on ebay for $3k, etc   Call with questions or issues about shipping, to make an offer, or to ask anything else 4154880789   Local pickup is of course free of charge. Price just reduced. Why you should buy this one: It has the Bigsby, the TV Jones, the case, and the first Japanese build quality from 1989. Plays and sounds great. Quote: “In terms of raw playability, the made-in-Japan models of the last decades are regarded as high-quality instruments that avoid some of the flaws of the mid-20th century designs on which they're based.