Description
Condition: This guitar is in great shape for its age! There are some minor surface scratches a few small nicks and dings and some small cracks in the binding. The bridge pickup was professionally re-wound and sounds excellent! There are various scratches, nicks and dings throughout the finish; just enough to give it an awesome vintage look and vibe. The binding has developed a great patina and is crumbling in some areas. Fingerboard and frets have moderate play wear with heavier wear towards the lower registers. Fingerboard binding has shrunk and has some cracks but is holding together fine. One of the screws for the string mute system has caused a small crack in the bracing. This does not affect playability or the overall structural integrity of the guitar. The neck is nice and straight with comfortable, low action and the truss rod functions fine.
Body: Double-cutaway, double bound body with maple top, back and sides in walnut finish. Bigsby Tailpiece, rosewood based rocking bar bridge, Gretsch Arrow control knobs, gold pickguard and simulated F-holes.
Neck: Slender maple neck with bound Ebony fingerboard, Thumbnail inlays, a zero-fret and a 1 11/16” nut. Bound headstock with Butterbean tuners, 24.6” scale length.
Pickups/Electronics: Gretsch Supertron in the neck and a FilerTron in the bridge. Dual string mute levers, on/offon switch, dual volume controls, master volume control, 3-way tone switch and a 3-way selector switch.
Neck: 8.25K Ohms.
Bridge: 8.98K Ohms.
Weight: 8lbs, 9.5oz.
Playability/Sound: This is an excellent sounding Gretsch. The rewinding work that was done on the bridge pickup had excellent results and the pickup sounds fantastic. This Country Gent is in considerably good shape for its age and has just enough play wear to give it a great character.
Case: Includes original hardshell case.
