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The Gretsch G6118T-60GE Vintage Select 1960 Anniversary hollowbody electric guitar is a joy to play, thanks to its smooth U-shaped maple neck and premium rosewood fingerboard. It delivers a stunning open-sounding snap that matches with its TV Jones Hilo'Tron single-coil pickups to crank out brilliant highs, warm lows, and rocking mids. A Bigsby tailpiece provides plenty of twang and gentle vibrato effects. The Gretsch G6118T-60GE Vintage Select 1960 Anniversary hollowbody electric guitar delivers an experience that's pure vintage Gretsch.





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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 G6118T-60GE Vintage Select 1960 Anniversary 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 broad sound and lively response of its TV Jones Hilo'Tron pickups, cuts through a dense mix and sounds great in any situation.





Sweet vintage tone from TV Jones Hilo'Tron pickups





The Gretsch G6118T-60GE Vintage Select 1960 Anniversary packs a wide-ranging vintage-style voice, thanks to a pair of TV Jones Hilo'Tron single-coil pickups. Essentially a single-coil version of Filter'Tron humbuckers, these pickups deliver a broad range of tones with brilliant highs, mellow lows, and lively response, reflecting the natural voice of the guitar.





Two volume controls one tone control = exceptional sonic flexibility





It's easy to stereotype the Gretsch G6118T-60GE Vintage Select 1960 Anniversary 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 master tone control 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 tail piece adds to the Gretsch G6118T-60GE Vintage Select 1960 Anniversary. 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 G6118T-60GE Hollowbody Electric Guitar Features:


Hollowbody electric guitar with period-correct specs


Arched maple body delivers a deliciously snappy, open tone


TV Jones Hilo'Tron pickups yield sweet vintage character


Highly playable standard U-shaped maple neck with rosewood fingerboard


2 volume controls and 1 tone control create exceptional sonic flexibility


Bigsby tailpiece provides smooth vibrato action