Gretsch G6122T-62 Vintage Select Chet Atkins Country Gentleman Hollow Body

Chet Atkins, also known by his stage name "The Country Gentleman," has been instrumental in the development of new and innovative guitars at the Gretsch Company since the mid-1950s. Even though the Country Gentleman had the aura of a classic Country & Western guitar around it, it became a Rock 'n' Roll icon thanks Beatles guitarist George Harrison. On February 9, 1964, 70 million excited Americans saw the Beatles live on the Ed Sullivan Show – with George Harrison and the Country Gentleman at the forefront!

Here is an absolutely authentic re-issue of the legendary 6122's Chet Atkins Country Gentleman that comes damn close to the "look and feel" and sound of the original. The "Gretsch G6122T-62 Vintage Select Edition Chet Atkins" has been carefully reproduced according to the specs of the original down to the smallest detail. Here you'll find an impressive 3-ply laminated maple top, a classic maple neck in the standard "U" shape, plus a dark ebony fingerboard with Pearloid Neo-Classic thumbnail inlays. And as befits a "Gent," it's equipped all around with classy gold hardware, like the original with a tuning-stable Bigsby B6G vibrato and a golden Vintage Plexi pickguard with Gretsch logo. Even the somewhat unusual double foam string mutes with red felt surrounds were taken 1:1 from the original to ensure the absolute authenticity of this instrument. The two TV Jones® FilterTron pickups produce a tonal variety of harmonic overtones that are perfect for distinctive Rock 'n' Roll licks, classic Country rhythms or driving Rockabilly riffs. The high-quality "Squeezebox" paper-in-oil capacitors used here for the tone control also provide a pleasantly smooth and absolutely authentic vintage sound.