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Gretsch has formally launched six extremely-luxurious electrical guitarswhich own a just correct time the storied stamp’s a hundred and fortieth anniversary in spectacular vogue.
First unveiled initially of the year, the a hundred and fortieth Double Platinum Anniversary Sequence involves particular editions of just a few of Gretsch’s most iconic units – the Falcon, Penguin and Jet amongst them – that sport elegant Two Tone Platinum finishes.
A paunchy breakdown of the celebratory sequence of six-strings – which is split between three high-terminate, Jap-made units and a trio of extra cheap Chinese language-constructed guitars – will also be stumbled on below.
G6136T-140 LTD a hundred and fortieth Double Platinum Falcon Hollow Physique with String-By way of Bigsby ($3,999)
The most high-terminate of the a hundred and fortieth anniversary units is the G6136T-140 LTD Falcon, which sports a solid Adirondack pink easy high paired with maple wait on and sides and ML bracing. Its neck, in the period in-between, has a 12” radius ebony fretboard and 22 medium jumbo frets with rolled edges and mother of pearl Trail Block inlays.
Sonically, the G6136T-140 LTD elements a pair of FT-67 Filter’Tron humbuckers, with chrome-finished hardware coming in the salvage of an Adjusto-Matic bridge with a pinned ebony immoral and String-By way of Bigsby B6CP tailpiece, and Grover Imperial locking tuners.
The Gretsch G6136T-140 LTD has a Two Tone Stone Platinum over Pure Platinum Nitrocellulose lacquer produce and, as a closing touch, comes with a commemorative a hundred and fortieth Anniversary headstock plaque.
G6134T-140 LTD a hundred and fortieth Double Platinum Penguin with String-By way of Bigsby ($3,499)
Subsequent up is the G6134T-140 LTD Penguin, which also elements a solid Adirondack pink easy high, paired this time with a chambered mahogany physique. The 12” radius ebony fretboard has 22 medium jumbo frets with rolled edges and mother of pearl neo-classic thumbnail inlays.
Like the G6136T-140 LTD, the actual version 6134 is powered by two FT-67 Filter’Tron humbuckers, with a chrome-finished Adjusto-Matic bridge with a pinned ebony immoral and a String-By way of Bigsby B3CP tailpiece – and chrome Grover Imperial locking tuners – serving as hardware.
The Gretsch G6134T-140 LTD Penguin comes with a G6238XL Gretsch deluxe solid physique hardshell case and a commemorative a hundred and fortieth Anniversary headstock plaque, and has a Two-Tone Stone Platinum over Pure Platinum Nitrocellulose lacquer produce.
G6118T-140 LTD a hundred and fortieth Double Platinum Anniversary with String-By way of Bigsby ($2,799)
Like the G6136T-140 LTD Falcon sooner than it, the G6118T-140 LTD is constructed with a solid Adirondack pink easy high paired with maple wait on and sides and ML bracing. Its neck is highlighted by a 12” radius ebony fretboard boasting 22 medium jumbo frets with rolled edges and pearloid neo-classic thumbnail inlays.
Pickups right here are also a pair of FT-67 Filter’Tron humbuckers, with an Adjusto-Matic bridge with a pinned ebony immoral and a String-By way of Bigsby B6CP tailpiece, and Gotoh locking tuners – all finished in chrome – leading the hardware.
The Gretsch G6118T-140 LTD also elements a Commemorative a hundred and fortieth Anniversary headstock plaque, and a Two Tone Pure Platinum over Stone Platinum Nitrocellulose lacquer produce.
G5622T-140 Electromatic a hundred and fortieth Double Platinum Center Block with Bigsby ($899)
Unlike the first three units in the a hundred and fortieth Double Platinum Anniversary Sequence – every of that are Jap-made – the G5622T-140 Electromatic is Chinese language-constructed and, consequently, significantly more affordable.
It sports a double-cutaway maple physique with a chambered easy heart block, and a skinny “U”-shaped maple neck embellished with a 12”-radius laurel fingerboard with 22 medium jumbo frets and pearloid neo-classic thumbnail inlays.
Sounds on the six-string blueprint by way of two Shaded Top Mountainous’Tron humbuckers, that are on the mercy of particular individual pickup quantity controls, a grasp quantity knob with a treble bleed circuit, a grasp tone knob, and a three-potential pickup toggle swap.
A chrome-finished, anchored Adjusto-Matic bridge with a Bigsby-licensed B70 vibrato tailpiece, Graph Tech NuBone nut, commemorative a hundred and fortieth Anniversary headstock plaque, and Two-Tone Stone Platinum over Pearl Platinum produce, in the period in-between, spherical out the spec sheet.
G5420T-140 Electromatic a hundred and fortieth Double Platinum Hollow Physique with Bigsby ($899)
Additionally constructed in China, the G5420T-140 Electromatic is constructed with a laminated maple physique and “C”-shaped maple neck embellished with a 12”-radius laurel fingerboard with pearloid Trail Block inlays.
The guitar is powered by a pair of FT-5E Filter’Tron humbuckers, and sports a chrome-finished Adjusto-Matic bridge with a secured laurel immoral and Bigsby B60 vibrato tailpiece, a Graph Tech NuBone nut, and vintage-vogue delivery-wait on tuning machines.
The Gretsch G5420T-140 Electromatic is finished in Two-Tone Pearl Platinum over Stone Platinum, and as well comes with a commemorative a hundred and fortieth Anniversary headstock plaque.
G5230T-140 Electromatic a hundred and fortieth Double Platinum Jet with Bigsby ($699)
In the destroy, there’s the cheapest of the bunch, the Chinese language-made G5230T-140 Electromatic.
This guitar has a chambered mahogany physique with a maple high, and a “U”-shaped mahogany neck highlighted by a 12” radius laurel fingerboard with 22 medium jumbo frets and pearloid Trail Block inlays.
Bringing the sound are two FT-5E Filter’Tron humbuckers, which is able to be tweaked by particular individual pickup quantity controls, a grasp quantity knob with a treble bleed circuit, a grasp tone knob, and a three-potential pickup toggle swap.
Rounding out the spec sheet, in turn, is a chrome-finished, anchored Adjusto-Matic bridge with a Bigsby B50 vibrato tailpiece, and, for certain, a a hundred and fortieth Anniversary headstock plaque.
Each and each of the Gretsch a hundred and fortieth Double Platinum Anniversary Sequence guitars are accessible now.
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