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The Gretsch G6196T-59GE Vintage Select Country Club hollowbody electric guitar is equally at home strumming tender ballads as it is cranking out raucous rock 'n' roll. Its arched maple body creates a beautiful open-sounding snap, that blends wonderfully with its vintage-voiced TV Jones Classic pickups. This guitar's comfortable standard U-shaped maple neck is topped with a highly playable ebony fingerboard. The top and back of this guitar are connected with trestle bracing for a distinctively balanced, feedback-free tone. Complete with a Bigsby tailpiece and period-correct specs, owning the Gretsch G6196T-59GE Vintage Select Country Club hollowbody electric guitar is your ticket to vintage Gretsch sound!





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Arched maple body provides your tone with excellent definition





Maple has to be one of the most lively, bright, and colorful tonewoods out there, which is exactly why Gretsch decided to make their G6196T-59GE Vintage Select Country Club almost entirely out of this wonderful wood. At Sweetwater, we've found that this hollowbody's arched body yields a wonderfully snappy, open tone that, when combined with the dynamic sound of its TV Jones Classic pickups, cuts through a dense mix and sounds great in any situation.





TV Jones Classic pickups deliver timeless Gretsch tone





When you want that classic '50s-era Gretsch tone, you need real TV Jones humbuckers. That's why Gretsch gave their G6196T-59GE Vintage Select Country Club a pair of TV Classic pickups. Designed to sound just like the humbuckers found in '50s and '60s Gretsch guitars, these pickups give your guitar a bright and open sound that's jangly on your highs with the kind of bite you'd normally associate with single-coil pickups. It's the perfect sound for rock, rockabilly, blues, country, and more.





Three volume controls one tone switch = exceptional sonic flexibility





It's easy to stereotype the Gretsch G6196T-59GE Vintage Select Country Club until you play it, and then you realize you can pull off a lot of tonal tricks with it. With a volume control for each pickup, you can create your perfect balance between warmth, bite, and brilliance when both pickups are engaged. The 3-way tone selector switch lets you fine-tune your sound once you have the pickups dialed in. And thanks to the master volume control, you can take your tube amp from clean to growling without changing the balance between your pickups. Of course, you'll get sweet tone from the neck and bridge pickups individually, but there's a lot of territory to cover when you combine them.





Bigsby tailpiece yields smooth vibrato action





Nothing beats the character and vintage vibe that a real Bigsby-style tailpiece adds to the Gretsch G6196T-59GE Vintage Select Country Club. Based on the original design created by Paul A. Bigsby, this Bigsby Licensed tailpiece requires next to no effort to use, making it particularly easy to pull off slow, subtle, and extended bends.





Gretsch G6196T-59GE Hollowbody Electric Guitar Features:


Arched maple body delivers a deliciously snappy, open tone


TV Jones Classic pickups yield sweet vintage character


Highly playable standard U-shaped maple neck with ebony fingerboard


3 volume controls and a 3-way tone selector switch create exceptional sonic flexibility


Bigsby tailpiece provides smooth vibrato action