Inspired by the pivotal and prolific years of Gretsch's 1950s and early '60s golden age, Vintage Select Edition guitars are designed for the player who appreciates the finest in musical instrument heritage. The G6134T-58 Vintage Select '58 Penguin with Bigsby rocks that legacy with a finely crafted new take on that rarest of Gretsch birds.
1958 saw Gretsch's venerable Penguin guitar decked out with a pair of Filter'Tron pickups, complementing the signature sound of its chambered mahogany body, which magnifies harmonic richness by letting air resonate between the top and body for livelier and more articulate tone. The dual TV Jones Classic pickups on this gorgeous Antarctic baby in Vintage White replicate that unmistakable vintage Filter'Tron sound to fabulous sonic effect.
Premium features include:
- Classic Penguin style with Vintage White lacquer finish and 1958 specs and appointments
- Dual TV Jones Classic Filter'Tron pickups
- Gold sparkle body and neck binding
- Treble bleed circuit, "Squeezebox" PIO capacitors
- Space Control bridge with pinned base and Bigsby B3GB vibrato tailpiece
Specifications
- Series: Gretsch Professional Collection
- Body Material: Mahogany
- Body Finish: Gloss
- Upper Bout: 10.5" (267mm)
- Lower Bout: 13.5" (343mm)
- Waist: 8.625" (219mm)
- Neck: Maple, Standard "U"
- Neck Finish: Gloss
- Fingerboard: Ebony, 12" (305mm) Radius
- Frets: 22, Medium Jumbo
- Position Inlays: Mother of Pearl Thumbnails
- Nut (Material/Width): Bone, 1.6875" (43mm)
- Tuning Machines: Grover Imperial
- Scale Length: 24.6" (625mm)
- Bridge: Pinned Space Control, Ebony Base
- Tailpiece: Bigsby B3GB
- Pickguard: Gold Plexi with Gold Gretsch Logo
- Pickups: TV Jones Classic (Bridge and Neck)
- Pickup Switching: 3-Position Toggle:
- Position 1. Bridge Pickup
- Position 2. Bridge And Neck Pickups
- Position 3. Neck Pickup
- 3-Position Tone Switch
- Controls: Volume 1. Neck Pickup, Volume 2. Bridge Pickup, Master Volume
- Control Knobs: Jeweled G-Arrow
- Hardware: Gold
- Strings: Nickel Plated Steel .010-.046
- Case/Gig Bag:Includes G6238XL Deluxe Hardshell Case
