NUGD G6122-1959

Bounty Hunter

Bounty Hunter

Gretschie
Apr 29, 2010
133
Illinois
After learning that this model specs a 1 3/4" nut width I knew I'd have to own it. As I mentioned in another thread, my Setzer Hot Rod is an amazing guitar but going from my acoustics to the Gretsch was always an issue since all my acoustics have at least 1 3/4" nuts and a few are wider still. So......I found this beauty at a dealer a mere 90 miles from my home and long story short, Brian Setzer was kicked to the curb and Chet Atkins came home with me.


It's a 2005 model year that looks nearly new save for just a bit of patina on the gold hardware. The dealer gave a generous trade value on the Hot Rod and although I know I'll miss Brian, this Chet suits my fat & dumb fingers so I'm a happy boy. During the string change I took time to open it up and take a few pics inside the body because I'm always curious to see how something is built. I want to thank those here who shared their Gretsch knowledge with me since I am very limited in this realm of guitar geekiness. Time to learn a few Chet tunes!
 

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Bounty Hunter

Bounty Hunter

Gretschie
Apr 29, 2010
133
Illinois
I'm digging it so far! The playability is off the charts. The small vintage frets don't really bother me and the extra 1/16" nut width is what the doctor ordered. The only things I've noticed that seem odd is the output of the neck pickup seems much hotter than the bridge pup. It's not that noticeable at lower volumes but when I turned the volume on my Deluxe Reverb up to about 3-4 the difference became more apparent. Also, this guitar is quite a bit heavier than the Setzer Hot Rod that I traded off. I never weighed the Setzer but I plan on weighing this one tomorrow. Nothing really negative to report, just the difference between two guitars.
 
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guitarzan50

Electromatic
Feb 21, 2017
41
Indiana
I love my 6122-59. Traded a Gibson Tennessean and a Gibson SST for it a few years back. If I had to sell all my guitars it would be the last one to go.
 
Dave-B

Dave-B

Country Gent
Gold Supporting Member
May 23, 2016
1,067
Scotland
Beautiful guitar, congrats 👍

It's interesting to see how the '59 finish has changed over the years. My 2017 model is much darker (to the point where the fake f-holes are barely visible). The grain really pops on your 2005.

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Baba Joe

Baba Joe

Synchromatic
Gold Supporting Member
Feb 17, 2010
592
new jersey
I am not surprised that you like the guitar, but am surprised at your mention of small vintage frets since our guitars are from the same batch and mine are not small. I even compared them to my 2012 6122-1962 Gent today and the ‘59 has bigger frets. I’m no expert, and suppose that it’s possible for guitars in the same batch to have some different features, but wonder if sellers sometimes borrow descriptions from other year models of the same guitars. Regardless, you’re happy and that’s what matters. Congrats again.
 
Synchro

Synchro

The artist formerly known as: Synchro
Staff member
Jun 2, 2008
27,307
Tucson
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Baba Joe said:
I am not surprised that you like the guitar, but am surprised at your mention of small vintage frets since our guitars are from the same batch and mine are not small. I even compared them to my 2012 6122-1962 Gent today and the ‘59 has bigger frets. I’m no expert, and suppose that it’s possible for guitars in the same batch to have some different features, but wonder if sellers sometimes borrow descriptions from other year models of the same guitars. Regardless, you’re happy and that’s what matters. Congrats again.
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It’s about the same fret size as my 2012, from what I can tell.
 
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