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The Limited Edition 1958 Custom Penguin offers an alluring take on a classic Gretsch design. Featuring the dark and mysterious Emerald Night metallic finish, this Penguin combines period-accurate features with some modern twists thrown in. A mahogany body with vintage chambering and TV Jones Ray Butts Ful-Fidelity Filter’Tron pickups provide all the twang, growl, and power you need to cut through the mix, making this rare bird a formidable companion as you embark on your own sonic adventures.
Features:
General
• Series: Professional Collection• Orientation: Right-Hand• Color: Nightbird Emerald• Platform: Penguin• Model #:: 2400589875• Case/Gig Bag: Included G6238XL Gretsch Solid Body Hardshell (p/n 099-6504-000)
Neck
• Headstock Binding: Gold Sparkle with W/B/W Purfling• Neck Material: Mahogany• Neck Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer• Neck Shape: Standard "U"• Neck Construction: Set-Neck• Fingerboard Radius: 12" (305 mm)• Fingerboard Material: Ebony• Position Inlays: Mother of Pearl Neo-Classic Thumbnail• Side Dots: Luminlay• Number of Frets: 22• String Nut: Bone• Nut Width: 1.6875" (42.86 mm)• Nut Material: Bone• Fret Size: Medium Jumbo• Scale Length: 24.6" (625 mm)
Body
• Body: Mahogany• Body Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer• Body Shape: Penguin• Body Top: Maple• Body Binding: Gold Sparkle with W/B/W/B Purfling• Body Back: Mahogany• Body Style: Gretsch Solid Body Guitars• Body Material: Mahogany• Cutaway: Single Cutaway• Bracing: Chambered
Hardware
• Bridge: Space Control• Bridge Cover/Tailpiece: Bigsby B3GP String-Thru Vibrato Tailpiece• Bridge Mounting: Pinned• Pickguard: Gold Plexi with Gold Gretsch Logo and Penguin Graphic• Pickup Covers: Gold• Control Knobs: Jeweled G-Arrow• Switch Tip: Gold• Hardware Finish: Gold• Tuning Machines: Grover Imperial• Strings: Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)• Strap Buttons: Gretsch Knurled Strap Retainer Knobs
Electronics
• Bridge Pickup: TV Jones Ray Butts Ful-Fidelity• Neck Pickup: TV Jones Ray Butts Ful-Fidelity• Pickup Configuration: Filter'Tron / Filter'Tron• Controls: Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge 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