Sound Pure's Take
What a gorgeous piece!! This guitar has been wonderfully kept and sounds just stunning after all these years. The Gretsch Chet Atkins Country Gentleman is a guitar in its own league - capable of all the classic stylings we've heard over our lifetimes. It's quite a rarity to find a piece that still sounds and plays like this one.
The only non-original parts are the single mute felt and the strap button, which have both been replaced at some point. There are a few hairline cracks in the binding that do not affect playability. To find an almost completely original Gretsch in this sort of condition is almost unreal.
Body
- Body Shape
- Country Gentleman
- Body Back
- Laminated Maple
- Body Sides
- Laminated Maple
- Body Top
- Arched Laminated Maple
- Body Finish
- Gloss Urethane
- F Holes Sound Holes
- Simulated F-Holes
- Body Depth
- 2" (50.8 mm)
- Body Width Lower Bout
- 17" (432 mm)
- Body Binding
- Multiple
Neck
- Number of Frets
- 22
- Position Inlays
- Neo-Classic™ "Thumbnail"
- Fingerboard Radius
- 12" (305 mm)
- Head Stock Binding
- Bound
- Fretboard
- Ebony
- Neck Material
- Maple
- Nut Width
- 1.6875" (42.8 mm)
- Scale Length
- 24.6" (625 mm)
- Neck Binding
- Bound Fingerboard
Electronics
- Pickup Configuration
- HH
- Bridge Pickup
- High Sensitive Filter'Tron™
- Neck Pickup
- High Sensitive Filter'Tron™
- Pickup Switching
- 3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
- Special Electronics
- Standby Switch
- Controls
- Volume 1.(Neck Pickup), Volume 2.(Bridge Pickup), Master Volume.
Warranty
This item is sold without the Sound Pure 3-year warranty (used / B-stock / dealer-exempt). Coverage terms for items in this category live in Terms & Conditions, Section 27.
Returns
Not eligible for Try Before You Buy or the 48-hour approval period. Standard return policy applies — see Terms & Conditions, Section 18 for details.
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