Gretsch G6118T-140 Limited 140th Double Platinum Anniversary Two-Tone Pure Platinum/Stone Platinum
2023 marks the “Double Platinum” Anniversary for the Gretsch brand. To commemorate 140 years of unmistakable sound, we proudly present the Limited Edition G6118T-140 Anniversary™ Hollow Body – a guitar that honors its past while providing the power and voice for the next generation of visionary players.
FEATURES:
- Solid Adirondack Red Spruce top with maple back and sides
- ’59 trestle bracing
- 12” radius ebony fingerboard with 22 medium jumbo frets, rolled edges, and pearloid Neo-Classic™ thumbnail inlays
- All-new FT-67 Filter’Tron™ humbucking pickups
- Adjusto-Matic™ bridge with pinned ebony base
- String-Thru Bigsby® B6CP tailpiece
- Gotoh locking tuners
- Commemorative 140th Anniversary head plaque
- Chrome hardware
- G6241 Gretsch® 16″ deluxe hollow body hardshell case included
HIGHLIGHTS:
Adirondack Red Spruce Top with Trestle Bracing –
The G6118T-140 Anniversary™ guitar features a 16-inch-wide hollow body with a solid Adirondack Red Spruce top, laminated maple back and sides and ’59 trestle bracing.
All-New FT-67 Filter’Tron Pickups –
It’s powered by the all-new FT-67 Filter’Tron™ humbucking pickups, which were designed to capture authentic vintage Gretsch voicing but with a more well-rounded tone for modern playing styles. This powerful pair of pickups provide open and pristine top-end chime, glassy midrange, robust low end, and balanced harmonics for tone that blends seamlessly with other instruments.
Versatile Controls –
The combination of individual pickup volume controls, master no-load tone and master volume with treble bleed circuit provides intuitive global control over your pickup and tone settings.
Exclusive 140th Anniversary Aesthetics –
The G6118T-140 features an opulent 2-Tone Pure Platinum over Stone Platinum finish, adorned with matching pickguard and pickup bezels, jeweled G-Arrow control knobs, and a commemorative 140th Anniversary plaque on the matching headstock to create a look and style as big and unmistakable as its sound.
Specs:
Weight: 7 lbs 4.6 oz
Serial #: JT22124461
General –
- SERIES: Professional Collection
- ORIENTATION: Right-Hand
- COLOR: Two-Tone Pure Platinum/Stone Platinum
- COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: JP
Neck –
- HEADSTOCK BINDING: White
- NECK MATERIAL: Maple
- NECK FINISH: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
- NECK SHAPE: Standard “U”
- NECK CONSTRUCTION: Set-Neck
- FINGERBOARD RADIUS: 12″ (305 mm)
- FINGERBOARD MATERIAL: Ebony
- POSITION INLAYS: Pearloid Neo-Classic™ Thumbnail
- SIDE DOTS: Luminlay®
- NUMBER OF FRETS: 22
- STRING NUT: Bone
- NUT MATERIAL: Bone
Body –
- BODY: Laminated Maple
- BODY FINISH: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
- BODY SHAPE: Anniversary™
- BODY TOP: Solid Adirondack Red Spruce
- BODY BINDING: White with Black Purfling
- BODY BACK: Arched Laminated Maple
- BODY STYLE: Gretsch® Hollow Body Guitars
- BODY MATERIAL: Laminated Maple
- CUTAWAY: Single Cutaway
- BRACING: ML Bracing
- WAIST: 9.5″ (241mm)
- SOUND HOLE: F-Holes, Bound
Hardware –
- BRIDGE: Adjusto-Matic™ with Ebony Base
- BRIDGE COVER/TAILPIECE: Bigsby® B6CP String-Thru
- BRIDGE MOUNTING: Pinned
- PICKGUARD: Stone Platinum with Silver Gretsch Logo
- PICKUP COVERS: Chrome
- CONTROL KNOBS: Jeweled Arrow
- SWITCH TIP: Chrome
- HARDWARE FINISH: Chrome
- TUNING MACHINES: Gotoh® Locking
- STRINGS: Nickel Plated Steel (.011-.049 Gauges)
- STRAP BUTTONS: Grover® Strap Locks
Electronics –
- BRIDGE PICKUP: FT-67 Filter’Tron™
- NECK PICKUP: FT-67 Filter’Tron™
- PICKUP CONFIGURATION: Filter’Tron™ / Filter’Tron™
- CONTROLS: Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Master Volume, Master Tone
- SWITCHING: 3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
