Description
Inspired by the pivotal and prolific years of Gretsch's 1950s and early '60s golden age, Vintage Select Edition guitars are designed for the player who appreciates the finest in musical instrument heritage. The G6134T-58 Vintage Select '58 Penguin with Bigsby rocks that legacy with a finely crafted new take on that rarest of Gretsch birds. 1958 saw Gretsch's venerable Penguin guitar decked out with a pair of Filter'Tron pickups, complementing the signature sound of its chambered mahogany body, which magnifies harmonic richness by letting air resonate between the top and body for livelier and more articulate tone. The dual TV Jones Classic pickups on this gorgeous Antarctic baby in Vintage White replicate that unmistakable vintage Filter'Tron sound to fabulous sonic effect.
Cosmetic Condition: Superb condition - exceptionally clean & still like new with only some very mild surface scratches.
Neck: Standard U-shape mahogany neck with gold sparkle binding & black side-dots. 12" radius ebony fingerboard with pearloid Neo-Classic thumbnail inlays. 22 medium jumbo frets are clean with no wear. Bound headstock with gold sparkle vertical Gretsch inlay & Grover Imperial tuners. 1.6875" nut width; 24 3/4" scale length. Neck is straight & truss rod works perfectly.
Body: Chambered mahogany body with laminated arched maple top. Single cutaway with gold sparkle binding on the top & back. Bigsby B3GB tremolo tailpiece with Space Control bridge. Gold plexi pickguard with Penguin logo & gold-plated arm-rest. Guitar weighs 8 lbs 15.6 oz.
Electronics: Dual TV Jones Filter'Tron Classic humbuckers with gold bezels. 3-way pickup & tone selector switches. Master volume & individual pickup volume controls with jeweled "G" Arrow knobs. All electronics are in perfect working condition.
Case: Original hardshell case included along with COA & Gretsch paperwork.
