Gretsch G6131-MY-RB Limited Edition Malcolm Young Signature Jet with Ebony Fingerboard - Vintage Firebird Red

Malcolm Young’s fiery rock ‘n’ roll spirit lives on through AC/DC’s enduringly timeless music, and it is Gretsch’s great privilege to pay tribute to the groundbreaking rhythm guitarist with the all-new G6131G-MY-RB Limited Malcolm Young Signature Jet™ in Vintage Firebird Red.

Nicknamed “The Beast,” Young used this Firebird Red iteration of the guitar in early AC/DC performances and music videos including “It’s a Long Way to The Top,” before eventually making his own mods and stripping the paint job.

To recreate Young’s earliest days with the instrument, the G6131G-MY-RB signature model comes equipped with TV Jones® Ray Butts Ful-Fidelity Filter’Tron bridge and neck pickups that replicate the unmistakable vintage Gretsch voicing, along with an added TV Jones Starwood humbucker in the middle for clear and punchy tone.

Built to rattle foundations in true Malcolm fashion, the G6131G-MY-RB Limited Malcolm Young Signature Jet also features a lightly aged finish, 12”-radius bound ebony fingerboard with 22 jumbo frets (plus zero fret), aged pearloid Neo-Classic™ thumbnail inlays, bone nut, harmonica-style Adjusto-Matic™ bridge with pinned ebony base, ‘60s Jet vibrato tailpiece, Schaller® die-cast tuners, black pickguard, G-arrow control knobs and aged gold hardware.

• 2”-deep double-cutaway chambered mahogany body with maple top
• TV Jones® Ray Butts Ful-Fidelity bridge, TV Jones® Starwood humbucker middle and TV Jones® Ray Butts Ful-Fidelity neck pickups
• Individual pickup volume controls, master volume, three-position pickup toggle switch, three-position tone switch and three-position standby switch
• Harmonica-style Adjusto-Matic™ bridge with pinned ebony base

General -

• SERIES: Artist Signature Edition
• ORIENTATION: Right-Hand
• COLOR: Vintage Firebird Red
• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: JP

Neck -

• HEADSTOCK BINDING: Aged White
• NECK MATERIAL: Mahogany
• NECK FINISH: Semi-Gloss Lacquer
• NECK SHAPE: Standard "U"
• NECK CONSTRUCTION: Set-Neck
• FINGERBOARD RADIUS: 12" (305 mm)
• FINGERBOARD MATERIAL: Ebony
• POSITION INLAYS: Aged Pearloid Neo-Classic™ Thumbnail
• SIDE DOTS: Red
• NUMBER OF FRETS: 22 (Plus Zero Fret)
• STRING NUT: Bone
• NUT MATERIAL: Bone

Body -

• BODY: Mahogany with Arched Maple Top
• BODY FINISH: Semi-Gloss Lacquer
• BODY SHAPE: Jet™
• BODY TOP: Arched Laminated Maple
• BODY BINDING: Aged White with B/W/B Purfling
• BODY BACK: Mahogany
• BODY STYLE: Gretsch® Solid Body Guitars
• BODY MATERIAL: Mahogany with Arched Maple Top
• CUTAWAY: Double Cutaway
• BRACING: Chambered
• WAIST: 8.625" (219.08 mm)

Hardware -

• BRIDGE: Harmonica Style Adjusto-Matic™
• BRIDGE COVER/TAILPIECE: Gretsch® '60s Jet Vibrato
• BRIDGE MOUNTING: Pinned
• PICKGUARD: Black Plexi Pickguard with White Gretsch® Logo
• CONTROL KNOBS: G-Arrow
• HARDWARE FINISH: Gold
• TUNING MACHINES: Schaller® Diecast
• STRINGS: Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)
• STRAP BUTTONS: Standard

Electronics -

• BRIDGE PICKUP: TV Jones® Ray Butts Ful-Fidelity
• MIDDLE PICKUP: TV Jones® Starwood Humbucker
• NECK PICKUP: TV Jones® Ray Butts Ful-Fidelity
• PICKUP CONFIGURATION: HHH
• CONTROLS: Volume
  • 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume
  • 2. (Bridge Pickup), Volume
  • 3. (Middle Pickup), Master Volume SWITCHING: 3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge And Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup, 3-Position Tone Switch, 3-Position Stand-By Switch