Gretsch G6120DE Duane Eddy Signature Model
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GRETSCH produced the G6120DE between 1997 and 2002, and from 2011 onwards. The G6120DE is the Duane Eddy Signature model with single-cutaway classic styling based on Duane Eddy's original 1957 G6120 model. The G6120DE’s bound single-cutaway hollow body has three-ply maple back, sides and arched top, with trestle bracing and bound oversized f holes. The three-piece bound maple neck has a brass nut, lacquer finish and slim profile based on Eddy’s original 1957 G6120, and is topped with a bound headstock.
Other features include a 12”-radius rosewood fingerboard with 22 medium frets and hump-block pearloid inlays; dual DynaSonic™ single-coil pickups with three-position switching; gold plexi pickguard bearing Gretsch logo and Eddy’s signature; modern Tru-Arc™ bridge and Bigsby® B6CBDE vibrato tailpiece with Duane Eddy-style “DE” handle and extra-long string-retainer pins; gold G-arrow control knobs and gold-plated, chrome and polished aluminum hardware; gold-plated Grover® V98G Sta-Tite™ tuners; Dunlop Straplok® system; Desert Sunrise lacquer finish.
Specifications (27)
Body
| Body back material | laminated maple body back |
| Body shape features | archtop, single cutaway |
| Body sides material | laminated maple body sides |
| Body style | archtop |
| Body top material | laminated maple body top |
| Pickguard shape | raised pickguard |
| Soundhole | 2 f-holes |
Hardware
| Tailpiece | Bigsby vibrato |
| Bridge | adjustable bridge |
| Hardware color | gold hardware |
| Tuners | Gotoh tuners |
Fretboard
| Fingerboard inlay material | pearl fingerboard inlay material |
| Fingerboard material | ebony fingerboard |
| Fingerboard position markers | hump block fingerboard position markers |
General
| Finish colors | ebony finish, orange finish |
| Finish effects | sunburst finish |
| Number of strings | 6 strings |
| Scale length | 24.5 inches scale-length |
Neck
| Neck material | maple neck |
| Number of frets | 22 fret |
| Peghead (headstock) | bound headstock |
| Tuner layout | three-each-side |
Controls
| Pickup selector controls | 3-way selector switch |
| Tone controls | 1 tone control |
| Volume controls | 1 volume control, 2 volume controls |
Electronics
| Pickups brand and model | Gretsch Dynasonic pickup(s) |
| Pickups configuration | 2 single coil pickups |
