Gretsch Guitars G6120AM Chet Atkins Hollow Body Flame Maple Top Review

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Overall Rating 2.76

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Features 2.08

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Quality 3.53

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Reliability / Value 2.3

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Gretsch Guitars G6120AM Chet Atkins Hollow Body Flame Maple Top Specs

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  • Number of Strings: 6  
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  • Body Type: Hollowbody  
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  • Body Wood: Laminated Maple  
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  • Body Top Wood: Laminated Maple  
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  • Finish: Gloss  
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  • Pickguard: Yes  
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  • Neck Construction: 3-piece neck  
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  • Fingerboard Radius: 12.00"  
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  • Number of Frets: 22  
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  • Nut Width: 1.6875" (1-11/16")  
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  • Tuners: Die-cast  
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  • Bridge: Vibrato  
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  • Hardware: Gold  
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  • Number of Pickups: 2  
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  • Pickup Switch Type: 3-way Pickup Selector  
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  • Controls: Volume  
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  • Unique Features: Neo Classic Thumbnail Inlay Position Markers, Curly Maple Headstock Overlay, Horseshoe Headstock Inlay, Bound Fingerboard, Multiple Body Bindings, Oversized F-Holes, Gold Plexi Pickguard with Chet Atkins Signpost, Knurled Strap Retainer Knobs, Adjustable Truss Rod.

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Gretsch Guitars's G6120AM Chet Atkins Hollow Body Flame Maple Top is fairly good guitar. Not a brilliant one, but G6120AM Chet Atkins Hollow Body Flame Maple Top will serve you until you decide it's time to go for a bit more expensive guitar. You will not go wrong if you go ahead with G6120AM Chet Atkins Hollow Body Flame Maple Top.

Gretsch Guitars could throw in a bit more features into G6120AM Chet Atkins Hollow Body Flame Maple Top but this guitar is definitely a usable musical instrument. Whether it's the price cut, or Gretsch Guitars felt that simplicity is a good way to go, G6120AM Chet Atkins Hollow Body Flame Maple Top is built with a limited set of features, so one needs see if it fits the need. Not the best equipped instrument, but G6120AM Chet Atkins Hollow Body Flame Maple Top will do well for some musicians.

The sound of G6120AM Chet Atkins Hollow Body Flame Maple Top is finer than other guitars in many ways. The reason for that lays in the fact that G6120AM Chet Atkins Hollow Body Flame Maple Top plays extraordinarily well through mostly any kind of amplifier which means that the sound is versatile, adaptable to various music styles and genres. Gretsch Guitars's G6120AM Chet Atkins Hollow Body Flame Maple Top is easy to set up, and even easier to get used to its unique tone that easily becomes yours.

Though it could be better, action of Gretsch Guitars's G6120AM Chet Atkins Hollow Body Flame Maple Top is not that bad at all. It may go out of tune when mistreated, but it's easily tuned back in no time. You won't be let down while playing G6120AM Chet Atkins Hollow Body Flame Maple Top's neck. Guitar does feel a bit cheaper, but it will last you a long time, if you handle it with care that each instrument should be getting anyhow.

Some might say that Gretsch Guitars didn't go all the way in providing a reliable and durable instrument, but G6120AM Chet Atkins Hollow Body Flame Maple Top isn't that bad. It will serve you well most of times, though you should be wary and have backups in situations where you feel G6120AM Chet Atkins Hollow Body Flame Maple Top might let you down, such as gigs and studio sessions.