Gretsch Guitars G6120DSW Chet Atkins Hollow Body Review

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Overall Rating 3.45

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Features 2.5

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Quality 4.29

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Reliability / Value 2.46

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Gretsch Guitars G6120DSW Chet Atkins Hollow Body Specs

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  • Body Shape: L5S  
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  • Number of Strings: 6  
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  • Body Type: Hollowbody  
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  • Body Construction: Single cutaway  
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  • Body Wood: Laminated Maple  
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  • Body Top Wood: Laminated Maple  
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  • Pickguard: Yes  
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  • Neck Construction: 2-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: Grover  
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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: Tone  
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  • Unique Features: Aged Vintage Hump-Bock Pearloid Position Markers, Aged Fingerboard and Headstock Binding, Multiple Aged Body Bindings, Stained Maple Headstock Overlay, Inlaid Pearloid Horseshoe and Gretsch Logo on Headstock, Bound Oversized F-Holes, Gold Plexi Pickguard with Chet Atkins Signature Signpost, Polished Aluminum Bigsby Paired With Gold-Plated and Chrome Hardware, G-Arrow Control Knobs, Knurled Strap Retainer Knobs, Adjustable Truss Rod. Bracing: Parallel Tone Bars With Sound Post.

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G6120DSW Chet Atkins Hollow Body is a good guitar. Slight disproportions in price vs. quality/features should never stop you from trying this guitar. Gretsch Guitars did put a lot of effort into this instrument and it deserves to be tested. If you find that it suits your playing style, go for it - you won't be sorry.

Some say that the average is golden, and maybe that is true for Gretsch Guitars's G6120DSW Chet Atkins Hollow Body as well. There are musicians who would like to see more features on G6120DSW Chet Atkins Hollow Body, but Gretsch Guitars felt that G6120DSW Chet Atkins Hollow Body provides enough features for a given price and the market that Gretsch Guitars aims for. Perhaps there are better equipped guitars then this one, but G6120DSW Chet Atkins Hollow Body will deliver what it's built for.

If you try playing G6120DSW Chet Atkins Hollow Body after an average guitar, it becomes obvious that this Gretsch Guitars deserves to be proud of making it sound so beautifully. It delivers great tone when plugged in to most amps and, versatile as it is, it will allow you to find your own tone that you will be proud of as well. Gretsch Guitars's G6120DSW Chet Atkins Hollow Body is surely a world class sounding instrument.

Ready to play out of the box, Gretsch Guitars's G6120DSW Chet Atkins Hollow Body is easy to set it up even more precise than usual, thanks to great hardware pieces it has built in. Handling and playing this kind of guitar is a pure joy as it stays in tune 90% of the time, regardless of the level of usage. It feels reliable and it really is, as Gretsch Guitars put great deal of time and effort to produce such a good-looking guitar that is behaving well, as G6120DSW Chet Atkins Hollow Body does.

Some might say that Gretsch Guitars didn't go all the way in providing a reliable and durable instrument, but G6120DSW Chet Atkins Hollow Body 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 G6120DSW Chet Atkins Hollow Body might let you down, such as gigs and studio sessions.