| Chet Atkins Hollow Body Model 6120 Introduced: 1954 to Present Dimension: 15 ½” wide 2 2/3” wide 1960 2 1/2” 1961 2 ¼” Body: Maple with binding around top and back – 2 bound F holes - G branded on Top until 1956 Hardware: Gold plated Bigsby vibrato - 1960 Gretsch vibrato Rosewood floating bridge - Gold Chet Atkins sign post pickguard Tuners: 6 individual gold plated Pickups: 2 single coil DeArmond – 1958 FilterTrons Neck: Maple - block inlay with cowboy etchings – 1957 plain blocks - 1959 half moons Finish: Amber Red and Western Orange Notes: One of Gretsch's most popular models that enjoyed much success. |  |
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| Chet Atkins Tennessean Model 6119 Introduced: 1958 to Present Dimension: 16” wide 2 3/4” wide 1960 2 1/2” 1961 2 ¼” 24 ½ “ Scale Body: All Maple with binding around top – No back binding - 2 unbound F holes - painted F holes 1961 Hardware: Bigsby vibrato - 1960 Gretsch vibrato - Rosewood floating bridge - Chet Atkins sign post pickguard Tuners: 6 individual chrome open back with oval buttons Pickups: 1 FilterTron 2 FilterTons 1961 chrome plated Neck: Maple - Half moon unbound Finish: Cherry Red Notes: Plain headstock with Gretsch Logo unbound |  |
| Duo Jet, Jet Firebird and Silver Jet Introduced: 1954 to Present Dimension: 13 ½ inches Wide Body: Single Cutaway chambered top nitro plastic drum material or laminated maple or mahogany white binding no back binding Hardware: Bigsby vibrato or Gretsch G tailpiece - Rosewood floating bridge bass white or silver pickguard Tuners: 6 individual chrome open back Pickups: 2 DeArmond single coil then 2 FilterTons Neck: Maple - Block then 1957 Cloud then 1961 half moon bound rosewood fingerboard Finish: Black, Red and Silver Notes: Gretsch’s competition for the Les Paul single cut Goldtop. |  |
| White Falcon Introduced: 1955 to Present Dimension: 17 inches Wide 2 7/8 inches Thick Stero and Mono versions Finish: White Body: Single Cutaway laminated maple Introduced with Simulated leaf painting gold binding , Gold sparkle plastic binding introduced during 1955 All Hardware Gold plated with Milita Bridge , Bigsby vibrato optional or Cadilac tailpiece - Rosewood floating bridge white pickguard with Falcon on Pickguard Tuners: 6 individual gold plated Grover Imperial Pickups: 2 DeArmond single coil then 2 FilterTons by 1958 Neck: Maple - Block engraved inlays then Cloud then 1958 half moon bound rosewood fingerboard Gretsch Vertical Logo then in Horizontal 1960 2 inch body 1962 Vibrato standard and double cutaway body Notes: Gretsch’s top of the line Electric Archtop |  |
