Gretsch 6122-22 Country Classic II Walnut 1995

We are happy to offer for sale this 1990s Gretsch Country Classic II. Details as follows:

 

• Year: 1995
• Country of origin: Japan
• Serial number: 95912262-398
• Body Type: Hollow body
• Body Construction: Laminated Maple top, back, and sides
• Body Cutaway: Double cutaway design
• Body Depth: Thin-line profile (2 inches / 51 mm)
• Sound Holes: Simulated (painted-on) F-holes
• Neck Material: 3-piece Maple
• Fingerboard Material: Ebony
• Fingerboard Inlays: "Thumbnail" markers
• Fret Count: 22 frets plus a dedicated zero fret
• Scale Length: 24.6 inches
• Nut Width: 1.68 inches (approx. 43 mm)
• Pickups: Dual Gretsch Filter'Tron humbucking pickups
• Hardware Finish: Gold
• Bridge Assembly: Floating roller bridge
• Tailpiece: Bigsby vibrato
• Tuning Machines: G-branded Grover tuners
• Control Layout: 3-way pickup selector toggle switch, 3-way master tone switch (mud switch), standby/kill switch, individual pickup volume controls, and a master volume control
• Back pad: Removable vinyl pad held by press studs to conceal the rear electronics access plate
• Finish Colour: Walnut Stain
• Condition: 8/10
• Case: Original Gretsch Case

 

This 1995 Gretsch 6122-62 is a Japanese reissue of the iconic 1962 double-cutaway design famously associated with the guitar legends who defined the "Gretsch Sound". The model originally debuted in 1957 as the single-cutaway Chet Atkins "Country Gentleman". By 1962, it transitioned into a thinner, double-cutaway hollowbody body profile. In the early 1980s, Chet Atkins withdrew his official endorsement from Gretsch to sign with Gibson. When Fred W. Gretsch revived the brand in 1989/1990 with manufacturing at the Terada Factory in Japan, Gretsch no longer held the legal rights to use Atkins' name. Consequently, the model was renamed the Country Classic II (with the "II" representing the double-cutaway configuration). The 1962 specification layout replicates the exact style of Gretsch guitar George Harrison played during the height of Beatlemania, most notably on the iconic 1964 Ed Sullivan Show broadcast. To curb stage feedback at higher volumes while retaining the true resonance of a fully hollow body, this era of the 6122-62 utilizes painted/simulated f-holes rather than open cutouts.

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