Gretsch G6134T-58 Vintage select Penguin

GRETSCH G6134T-58
VINTAGE SELECT ’58
PENGUIN
PRICE: £3,199 (including hard case)
ORIGIN: Japan
TYPE: Single-cutaway electric guitar
BODY: Chambered mahogany back with
laminated arched maple top
NECK: Mahogany, set-in
SCALE LENGTH: 625mm (24.6”)
NUT/WIDTH: Bone/43mm
FINGERBOARD: Ebony 305mm (12”) radius
FRETS: 22 medium jumbo
HARDWARE: Gold Space Control bridge, Bigsby
B5 True Vibrato, Grover Imperial tuners
STRING SPACING, BRIDGE: 53mm (2.08”)
ELECTRICS: 2 x TV Jones Classic Filter’Tro n
humbuckers, 2 x volumes, master volume,
three-way tone switch and three-way pickup
selector toggle switch
WEIGHT: (kg/lb): 3.8/8.5
OPTIONS: No
RANGE OPTIONS: No
LEFT HANDERS: No
FINISHES: Vintage White nitrocellulose
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GRETSCH G6128T-57
VINTAGE SELECT ’57
DUO JET
PRICE: £2,609 (including hard case)
ORIGIN: Japan
TYPE: Single-cutaway electric guitar
BODY: Chambered mahogany back with
laminated arched maple top
NECK: Mahogany, set-in
SCALE LENGTH: 625mm (24.6”)
NUT/WIDTH: Bone/43mm
FINGERBOARD: Rosewood 305mm (12”) radius
FRETS: 22 medium jumbo
HARDWARE: Chrome Synchro-Sonic
(Melita) bridge, Bigsby B5 True Vibrato, Grover
Sta-Tite tuners
STRING SPACING, BRIDGE: 53mm (2.08”)
ELECTRICS: 2 x TV Jones T-Armond singlecoil
pickups, 2 x volumes, master volume, master
tone and three-way pickup selector toggle switch
WEIGHT: (kg/lb): 3.2/7.10
OPTIONS: None
RANGE OPTIONS: G6128T-53 Vintage Select ‘53
Duo Jet £2529, G6128T-59 Vintage Select ‘59 Duo
Jet £2529, G6129T-59 Silver Jet £2609,
G6131T-62 Jet Firebrd £2609
LEFT HANDERS: No
FINISHES: Cadillac green
GRETSCH G5435T
ELECTROMATIC PRO JET
PRICE: £529
ORIGIN: China
TYPE: Single-cutaway electric guitar
BODY: Chambered basswood back with
laminated maple top
NECK: Maple, set-in
SCALE LENGTH: 625mm (24.6”)
NUT/WIDTH: Synthetic bone/43mm
FINGERBOARD: Rosewood, 305mm (12”) radius
FRETS: 22 medium jumbo
HARDWARE: Chrome anchored tune-o-matic
bridge, licensed Bigsby vibrato, vintage style
tuners
STRING SPACING, BRIDGE: 52mm (2.04”)
ELECTRICS: 2 x Black Top Filter’Tro n
humbuckers, 2 x volume, master tone and
three-way pickup selector toggle switch
Weight (kg/lb): 3.6/8.1
OPTIONS: None
RANGE OPTIONS: G5265 Electromatic Baritone
Jet £569, G5439LH Electromatic Pro Jet £445
LEFT HANDERS: G5934LH Electromatic Pro Jet
Lefthanded (hardtail)
FINISHES: Black
PROS A rock ‘n’ roll icon with immense curb
appeal but beneath that nitro fi nish and gold
sparkle lies exceptional tone and feel
CONS Not everyone will like those jukebox
looks, and the hard case is a bit vanilla
PROS Killer build-quality and tone, plus the
Caddy Green makes a nice change from the
classic black Jets
CONS It would have been good to see a nitro
fi nish in the ’57
PROS It defi nitely looks the part and this
affordable beastie carries a discernible load of
classic Jet DNA
CONS The neck might be a bit of a slim some…
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