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. Neck Pickup