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Gretsch Chet Atkins Tennessean 6119 |
Introduced 1958 |
1959 |
1959 |
1961 |
1962 |
1963 |
1964 |
1967 |
1970 |
1971 |
1972-1980 |
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Body dimensions and features |
16” wide, although most examples vary between 15 5/8”
and 15 7/8”, 2 5/8” deep, open f-holes |
2 ¼” deep, painted-on f-holes with no white border |
2” deep, thinner painted-on f-holes |
White outline around painted-on f-holes |
Open f-holes |
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Pickups
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Single Filtertron, bridge position |
Two HiLoTron pickups |
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Controls
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Master volume, pickup selector switch |
Master volume, individual pickup volumes, pickup selector,
tone switch |
Standby switch added |
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Hardware
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Metal bar bridge ½” diameter, Bigsby
vibrato, metal tuner buttons |
Gretsch Bigsby vibrato |
Plastic tuner buttons |
Metal tuner buttons |
Metal bar bridge 3/8” diameter, aluminum knobs |
Adjustomatic bridge |
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Binding and finish |
Double-bound top, single-bound back, unbound ebony
fretboard pearl thumbprint inlay, cherry finish |
Unbound back, single-bound rosewood fretboard, “dark cherry” walnut
finish |
Mahogany finish, redder than ‘61 |
Pearloid thumbprint inlays |
Walnut top finish, mahogany back and sides finish |
Uniform dark-stain finish on top, back and sides |
Dark cherry stain finish |
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Other features |
Black pickguard with white signature signpost and Gretsch
logo |
Zero fret |
Gray pickguard with Gretsch logo only, no zero fret |
Chet Atkins
logo added to pickguard, zero fret |
Padded back
only in 1963 |
Nameplate on headstock |
Renumbered model 7655 |
No nameplate |
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