Description
This is the all new Players Edition G6118T-135 from the Gretsch Professional Series! This guitar features a very cool two tone finish with Iridium Silver on top and Azure Metallic on the back and sides. This is a brand new finish from Gretsch and as unique as it is classy. An unbound rosewood fretboard and F Holes, chrome hardware and diamond anniversary head plate plaque round out the clean and classic Gretsch Anniversary model style.
The goal of the Players Edition design was to create the ultimate working guitarists Gretsch that delivers classic tone and style while at the same time offering modern features to increase convenience and ergonomics. Gretsch has absolutely delivered and has set a new standard in modern arch top design. All Players Edition models feature the tried and true High Sensitive Filter'Tron pickups in the neck & bridge position. These pickups are true the original Filter’Tron design offering a huge variety of tones from clean and jazzy, to punchy twang. They handle high gain settings with style and work well with all varieties of distortion and overdrive pedals. H.S. Filter’Trons are known for their highly dynamic sound with robust and punchy lows, smooth and subdued midrange and articulated shimmering high frequencies. The Players Edition guitars also feature the modern “ML” bracing concept from Gretsch. The “ML” Bracing is a bit like the classic ’59 Trestle bracing but with a lower mass and more minimal design. The result of this is a guitar that has the sustain and feedback rejection characteristics of Trestle bracing, but with a livelier resonance lighter weight overall. Essentially, you get big hollow body tones with thinner body design without all the feedback common with a conventional hollow body design. The neck used on the Players Series is medium profile “U” shape with a 12” fretboard radius and medium jumbo frets. It’s a very comfortable neck with a great feel offering effortless playability. Another standard found on the Players series is a “treble bleed” circuit on the master volume control. This means the guitar retains the tone and presence when the volume is rolled off. With Gretsch guitars that feature traditional wiring, you’ll find a bit of tone roll-off when using the master volume control. Not so with the new Players Editions, the tone stays bright and true wherever the volume is set. The Players Edition hollow body models feature a host of other “player centric” features including a thinner 2.25” body, Schaller brand locking tuners & strap locks, pinned “rocking” bar bridge, reinforced output jack, GraphTech Tusq XL nut and No-Load tone pot. Restringing is also modernized and made much easier with the new String-Thru Bigsby design.
The Players Edition represents a new era for Gretsch and they have once again set the bar for archtop electric guitar building! This is a brand new B-Stock guitar that ships with the Gretsch Limited Lifetime Warranty, all factory documentation and a full setup by our professional luthiers.
About the Guitar (from gretschguitars.com):
G6118T-135 Players Edition 135th Anniversary™ Single Cutaway with Bigsby®
For well over a century the Gretsch sound has been recognized as big and powerful, loud and clear. To commemorate 135 years of remarkable sound, we proudly present the Limited Edition G6118T-135 Anniversary™ with Bigsby® guitar.
We begin with a 16-inch, 3-ply maple hollow body with '59 trestle bracing that is powered by the acclaimed High Sensitive Filter'Tron pickups. Together, this combination provides the big-body power, crisp snap and exceptional fidelity that has made Gretsch famous for over 100 years.
The body features an opulent 2-Tone Casino Gold on Dark Cherry Metallic finish and is adorned with matching pickguard and pickup bezels to create a look and style as big and unmistakable as its sound.
Rest assured the G6118T-135 has plenty of "go" with its "show," and is equipped with a String-Thru Bigsby® B6CP tailpiece, locking tuning keys, master volume with treble bleed circuit, master tone and individual pickup volume controls.
Additional premium features include a three-piece maple neck, 12"-radius ebony fingerboard with 22 medium jumbo frets, pearloid Neo-Classic™ "thumbnail" inlays, matching mother of pearl Gretsch logo on headstock with an Anniversary model plaque. The G6118T-135 also features chrome "G-Arrow" control knobs and hardware, rocking bar bridge on pinned ebony base and Gotoh™ locking tuners. Includes a deluxe hardshell case.
Specs:
-Model Number: 2401103844
-Series: Gretsch Professional Collection
-Color: 2-Tone Casino Gold/Dark Cherry Metallic
-Build: Hollow Body
-Body Finish: Gloss
-Body Shape: AnniversaryNeck Material Maple
-Neck Finish: Gloss
-Neck Shape: Standard "U"
-Neck Binding: White
-Scale Length: 24.6" (625 mm)
-Fingerboard Radius: 12" (305 mm)
-Fingerboard Material: Ebony
-Number of Frets: 22
-Fret Size: Medium Jumbo
-Nut Width: 1.6875" (42.86 mm)
-Position Inlays: Pearloid Neo-Classic Thumbnail
-Neck Plate: None
-Body Material: Laminated Maple
-Bracing: 1959 Trestle Bracing
-Body Binding: White with Black Purfling
-Body Back: Laminated Maple
-Body Top: Laminated Maple
-Body Depth: 2.5" (63.5mm)
-Bridge Pickup: FilterTron
-Neck Pickup: FilterTron
-Controls: Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Tone
-Pickup Switching: 3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge And Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
-Pickup Configuration: Filter'Tron / Filter'Tron
-Bridge: Rocking Bar, Pinned
-Tuning Machines: Gotoh Locking
-Pickguard: Dark Cherry Plexi w/ White Gretsch® Logo
-Control Knobs: G-Arrow
