The '59 Chet Atkins Tennessee Rose is back and we are doing it right! Peeled from the Album cover of "Chet Atkins Workshop" (RCA Victor 1961)... it's the first year 6119 model. The new G6119-1959 features a 2.5" deep laminated maple body with original perimeter shape, a single TV Jones Power'Tron Pickup in the rear position, Bigsby B6C vibrato tailpiece, "rocking" bar bridge, unbound ebony fingerboard with Neo-Classic fingerboard inlays, Grover Sta-Tite machine heads, zero fret, chrome hardware
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and original stunning Flagstaff Sunset finish.
MODEL NAME G6119-1959, Chet Atkins Tennessee RoseTM
MODEL NUMBER 240-1430-(059)
SERIES Professional Collection
COLORS (059) Flagstaff Sunset
CATEGORY Hollow Body Guitars
BODY STYLE New Correct Shape Single Cutaway
SCALE LENGTH 24.6" (625mm)
TOP Arched Laminated Maple, Thin 3-Ply
BRACING 1959 Trestle Bracing
BACK AND SIDES Laminated Maple Body, 15.77" Wide, 2.5" Deep, Thin 3-Ply Sides
NECK 3-Piece Maple with Stripe, Tapered Heel and New Floating Fingerboard Extension
PICKUPS 1 TV Jones PowerTronTM (Bridge)
PICKUP SWITCHING None
CONTROLS Master Volume,
Master Tone Switch
WIDTH AT NUT 1-11/16" (43mm)
FRETBOARD Ebony, 12" Radius (305mm)
BRIDGE Rosewood-Based Rocking Bar Bridge
TAILPIECE Gretsch Bigsby B6CB Vibrato Tailpiece
HARDWARE Nickel-Plated
FINISH Gloss Urethane
CASE Includes G6241 Deluxe Hardshell Case, US MSRP $220.00
NO. OF FRETS 21, Plus Zero Fret
MACHINE HEADS Nickel-Plated Grover V98N Tuners
UNIQUE FEATURES Mother-Of-Pearl Neo Classic "Thumbnail" Inlay Position Markers,
Bone Nut,
Black Headstock Overlay,
Aged Multiple Body Bindings,
Black Plexi Pickguard with Embossed "Chet Atkins" Signature/Signpost,
Nickel-Plated G-Arrow Knobs,
Knurled Strap Retainer Knobs,
Adjustable Truss Rod |
