Description
What makes this guitar special: Cool '60s vibe with great tone & feel. Some minor mods make it a great player's grade Tennessean. Complete with a pro set up so it's ready for action upon arrival.
Cosmetic Condition: Various nicks, chips, dents & dings; surface scratches, weather checking & some finish wear. There's some crackling in the neck heel cap, but this is quite typical of vintage Gretsches.
Neck: Rounded maple neck with nicely aged cream binding & red side-dots. Rosewood fingerboard with mother of pearl "thumbnail" inlays. Frets show some light wear, but have plenty of life in them. Unoriginal Schaller tuners are in perfect working condition. 1 11/16" nut width; 24 3/4" scale length. Neck is straight & truss rod works fine.
Body: Single-cutaway, semi-hollow maple body with 2-ply top binding & simulated F-holes. Bigsby tremolo tailpiece & compensated bridge. Silver plexi pickguard with Chet Atkins signature. Unoriginal gold sparkle back pad. Guitar weighs 7 lbs 7.6 oz.
Electronics: Original HiloTron single coils with silver bezels. Master volume & individual pickup volume controls with "G" Arrow knobs. 3-way pickup selector, tone switch & standby switch. All electronics are in good working condition.
Case: Original hardshell case included.
