Description
Honoring one of the first "custom color" guitars created by Gretsch, the G6196T-59 Vintage Select Edition '59 Country Club is a rich-sounding instrument that's waiting to be turned loose on your music. Its huge, sonorous voice & elegant looks are an ideal match for any player who wants to stand out from the crowd. Simply put, this guitar is the perfect companion onstage or in the studio, cranking out everything from sensitive ballads to raucous rock. A pair of highly dynamic TV Jones Classic pickups reacts to your picking hand with vibrant tone. Traditional Gretsch controls, including individual pickup volume controls, master volume & a three-way tone switch, allow you to blend the pickups, personalizing your sound with countless tonal variations. Add the new Gretsch "Squeezebox" capacitors & you get incredibly silky vintage high end. The standard "U"-shaped maple neck bears a 12"-radius ebony fingerboard with 22 medium jumbo frets for a memorable playing experience that works with any style. 1959-style trestle bracing connects the top & back of the guitar for distinctive warm, balanced tone while minimizing feedback. A pinned Space Control bridge allows for adjustable string spacing to fit any playing style & reacts in concert with the Bigsby B6GVT vibrato tailpiece for stable tuning & accurate intonation while the genuine bone nut lets the strings slide freely without binding in the slots. Designed for pure tone & top-notch playing feel, this guitar features the classic appointments longtime Gretsch fans desire - gold G-arrow control knobs, aged white binding with black purfling, Cadillac Green metallic lacquer finish, mother-of-pearl thumbnail inlays, gold vintage thick plexi pickguard with Gretsch logo & gold Grover Imperial tuning machines. A resurrected blast from the past with elegantly refined style & sound, the G6196T-59VS is sure to satisfy any fan of The Great Gretsch Sound! Professionally set up with fresh strings & low action so it plays & sounds fantastic!
Cosmetic Condition: Marvelous condition - very clean & still like new with only some mild surface scratches.
Neck: Maple neck with aged white binding & black side-dots. Ebony fingerboard with mother of pearl "thumbnail" inlays. Frets are clean with no wear. Bound headstock with Grover Imperial tuners. 1.6875" nut width; 25.5" scale length. Neck is straight & truss rod works perfectly.
Body: Double-bound hollow maple body with cutaway & bound F-holes. Bigsby B6GVT vibrato tailpiece & Space Control bridge on a pinned ebony base. Gold plexi pickguard & gold hardware. Guitar weighs 8 lbs 0.5 oz.
Electronics: Dual TV Jones Filter'Tron Classic humbuckers with gold bezels. Master volume & individual pickup volume controls with "G" Arrow knobs. 3-way pickup & tone selector switches. All electronics are in perfect working condition.
Case: Original hardshell case included. There is no COA or paperwork.
