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Gretsch Country Gentleman G6122-58 2007 Reissue Mint condition in packaging
Estimated price for orientation: 2 999 $
Category: Electric Guitar
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Description Condition: Used: An item that has been used previously. The item may have some signs of cosmetic wear, but is fully operational and functions as intended. This item may be a floor model or store return that has been used. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections. See all condition definitions- opens in a new window or tab ... Read moreabout the condition Model: Country Gentleman (G6122-1958) MPN: Does Not Apply Body Type: Hollow Model Year: 2007 Dexterity: Right-Handed Soundboard Style: Archtop Brand: Gretsch Features: Bigsby Body Color: Walnut Items Included: Original Gretsch Case String Configuration: 6 String Country/Region of Manufacture: Japan Body Material: Laminate Size: 17" lower bout
Offer here is a 2007 Gretsch Country Gentleman, aka, the “6122 1958 Reissue”. What’s special about this one: I bought it as an investment years ago and it basically has never been played—the clear seal tape remains on the pickguard and the bigsby is still in its factory protective covering. I played it the day I bought it; and then stored it away in a temperature controlled environment with other archtops in my collection. I played it a bit before taking the pictures today. I hadn’t heard it for years: I grew up playing Chet’s style, and then went in the classical and, eventually, jazz directions. It sounds like Chet! Wow, I had forgotten how cool a Bigsby is.
Everything works and it is in pristine condition—no nicks, bumps, bruises, scratches—it is truly mint.(The second picture has a camera flash at the lower left; it is not a defect in the finish.
Includes it original Gretsch case, which is also in mint condition. I’m selling it now because I have too many archtops. It’s time to thin the herd—a herd that I have very carefully brought together over the years. Oh the frustration of aging! The collecting has been great fun…. The Country Gentleman is one of the most popular of the Gretsch Chet Atkins Models. It's a Cadillac in the world of bigsby guitars—a tried and true hollow body that all kinds of players rate with the best. When I bought it in 2008, the retail price was around $4000.00. The serial number is on the back of the head: JT07082829 indicates that the guitar was made at the Japan Terada factory (JT) in 2007 (07) during the month of August (08) as the 2829thGretsch guitar made at the factory that year. I prefer to ship guitars at priority: They don’t stay in trucks for long, get to you faster, and receive more careful handling. Please, if you have questions, write. We’re online all the time. We have more pictures than are listed on the auction site. Send your email address and we'll send you more. Here is the list of specs.Body Style: Single Cutaway
Scale Length: 24.6" (625mm)
Top: Arched Laminated Maple
Bracing: Trestle Bracing
Back And Sides: Laminated Maple Body, 17" Wide, 2.75" Deep
Neck: 3-Piece Maple
Pickups: 2 High Sensitive Filter'tron™ Pickups
Pickup Switching: 3-Position Toggle:
Position 1. Bridge Pickup
Position 2. Bridge And Neck Pickups
Position 3. Neck Pickup
Controls: Volume 1. (Neck Pickup),
Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup),
Master Volume,
3-Position Toggle Master Tone Switchs
Width at Nut: 1-11/16" (43mm)
Fretboard: Ebony, 12" Radius (305mm)
Bridge: Ebony-Based Gold Rocking Bar Bridge
Tailpiece: Bigsby B6 Vibrato Tailpiece Bigsby
Hardware: Polished Aluminum, Chrome And Gold-Plated
Finish: Gloss Urethane
No. Of Frets: 22
Machine Heads: Grover Imperial™ Gold-Plated Die-Cast Tuners
Unique Features: Mother of Pearl Neo Classic Thumbnail Inlay Position Markers, Polished Metal Brass Nut, Simulated F-Holes, Aluminum Bigsby Paired with Gold-Plated Hardware, Aged Bound Fingerboard and Headstock, Aged Multiple Body Bindings, Gold-Plated Name Plate on Headstock, Gold Plexi Pickguard with Chet Atkins Signpost, Knurled Strap Retainer Knobs, Adjustable Truss Rod
Description
| Condition: | Used: An item that has been used previously. The item may have some signs of cosmetic wear, but is fully operational and functions as intended. This item may be a floor model or store return that has been used. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections. See all condition definitions- opens in a new window or tab ... Read moreabout the condition | Model: | Country Gentleman (G6122-1958) |
| MPN: | Does Not Apply | Body Type: | Hollow |
| Model Year: | 2007 | Dexterity: | Right-Handed |
| Soundboard Style: | Archtop | Brand: | Gretsch |
| Features: | Bigsby | Body Color: | Walnut |
| Items Included: | Original Gretsch Case | String Configuration: | 6 String |
| Country/Region of Manufacture: | Japan | Body Material: | Laminate |
| Size: | 17" lower bout |
Offer here is a 2007 Gretsch Country Gentleman, aka, the “6122 1958 Reissue”. What’s special about this one: I bought it as an investment years ago and it basically has never been played—the clear seal tape remains on the pickguard and the bigsby is still in its factory protective covering. I played it the day I bought it; and then stored it away in a temperature controlled environment with other archtops in my collection. I played it a bit before taking the pictures today. I hadn’t heard it for years: I grew up playing Chet’s style, and then went in the classical and, eventually, jazz directions. It sounds like Chet! Wow, I had forgotten how cool a Bigsby is.
Everything works and it is in pristine condition—no nicks, bumps, bruises, scratches—it is truly mint.(The second picture has a camera flash at the lower left; it is not a defect in the finish.
Includes it original Gretsch case, which is also in mint condition. I’m selling it now because I have too many archtops. It’s time to thin the herd—a herd that I have very carefully brought together over the years. Oh the frustration of aging! The collecting has been great fun…. The Country Gentleman is one of the most popular of the Gretsch Chet Atkins Models. It's a Cadillac in the world of bigsby guitars—a tried and true hollow body that all kinds of players rate with the best. When I bought it in 2008, the retail price was around $4000.00. The serial number is on the back of the head: JT07082829 indicates that the guitar was made at the Japan Terada factory (JT) in 2007 (07) during the month of August (08) as the 2829thGretsch guitar made at the factory that year. I prefer to ship guitars at priority: They don’t stay in trucks for long, get to you faster, and receive more careful handling. Please, if you have questions, write. We’re online all the time. We have more pictures than are listed on the auction site. Send your email address and we'll send you more. Here is the list of specs.Body Style: Single Cutaway
Scale Length: 24.6" (625mm)
Top: Arched Laminated Maple
Bracing: Trestle Bracing
Back And Sides: Laminated Maple Body, 17" Wide, 2.75" Deep
Neck: 3-Piece Maple
Pickups: 2 High Sensitive Filter'tron™ Pickups
Pickup Switching: 3-Position Toggle:
Position 1. Bridge Pickup
Position 2. Bridge And Neck Pickups
Position 3. Neck Pickup
Controls: Volume 1. (Neck Pickup),
Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup),
Master Volume,
3-Position Toggle Master Tone Switchs
Width at Nut: 1-11/16" (43mm)
Fretboard: Ebony, 12" Radius (305mm)
Bridge: Ebony-Based Gold Rocking Bar Bridge
Tailpiece: Bigsby B6 Vibrato Tailpiece Bigsby
Hardware: Polished Aluminum, Chrome And Gold-Plated
Finish: Gloss Urethane
No. Of Frets: 22
Machine Heads: Grover Imperial™ Gold-Plated Die-Cast Tuners
Unique Features: Mother of Pearl Neo Classic Thumbnail Inlay Position Markers, Polished Metal Brass Nut, Simulated F-Holes, Aluminum Bigsby Paired with Gold-Plated Hardware, Aged Bound Fingerboard and Headstock, Aged Multiple Body Bindings, Gold-Plated Name Plate on Headstock, Gold Plexi Pickguard with Chet Atkins Signpost, Knurled Strap Retainer Knobs, Adjustable Truss Rod
Everything works and it is in pristine condition—no nicks, bumps, bruises, scratches—it is truly mint.(The second picture has a camera flash at the lower left; it is not a defect in the finish.
Includes it original Gretsch case, which is also in mint condition. I’m selling it now because I have too many archtops. It’s time to thin the herd—a herd that I have very carefully brought together over the years. Oh the frustration of aging! The collecting has been great fun…. The Country Gentleman is one of the most popular of the Gretsch Chet Atkins Models. It's a Cadillac in the world of bigsby guitars—a tried and true hollow body that all kinds of players rate with the best. When I bought it in 2008, the retail price was around $4000.00. The serial number is on the back of the head: JT07082829 indicates that the guitar was made at the Japan Terada factory (JT) in 2007 (07) during the month of August (08) as the 2829thGretsch guitar made at the factory that year. I prefer to ship guitars at priority: They don’t stay in trucks for long, get to you faster, and receive more careful handling. Please, if you have questions, write. We’re online all the time. We have more pictures than are listed on the auction site. Send your email address and we'll send you more. Here is the list of specs.Body Style: Single Cutaway
Scale Length: 24.6" (625mm)
Top: Arched Laminated Maple
Bracing: Trestle Bracing
Back And Sides: Laminated Maple Body, 17" Wide, 2.75" Deep
Neck: 3-Piece Maple
Pickups: 2 High Sensitive Filter'tron™ Pickups
Pickup Switching: 3-Position Toggle:
Position 1. Bridge Pickup
Position 2. Bridge And Neck Pickups
Position 3. Neck Pickup
Controls: Volume 1. (Neck Pickup),
Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup),
Master Volume,
3-Position Toggle Master Tone Switchs
Width at Nut: 1-11/16" (43mm)
Fretboard: Ebony, 12" Radius (305mm)
Bridge: Ebony-Based Gold Rocking Bar Bridge
Tailpiece: Bigsby B6 Vibrato Tailpiece Bigsby
Hardware: Polished Aluminum, Chrome And Gold-Plated
Finish: Gloss Urethane
No. Of Frets: 22
Machine Heads: Grover Imperial™ Gold-Plated Die-Cast Tuners
Unique Features: Mother of Pearl Neo Classic Thumbnail Inlay Position Markers, Polished Metal Brass Nut, Simulated F-Holes, Aluminum Bigsby Paired with Gold-Plated Hardware, Aged Bound Fingerboard and Headstock, Aged Multiple Body Bindings, Gold-Plated Name Plate on Headstock, Gold Plexi Pickguard with Chet Atkins Signpost, Knurled Strap Retainer Knobs, Adjustable Truss Rod