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Nick Koff


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Lost Angeles, California
Post  Posted 31 Mar 2017 3:03 pm    
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2005 Gretsch 6118 25th Anniversary model w/Bigsby in great condition. Made in Japan in the Fujigen factory, 2005 $1375 /PayPal'd plus shipping. Set up and unplayed with Pyramid .011 strings

There have been a few upgrades, all professionally installed, specifically:

TV Jones Classic Plus pickups for Dual high-sensitivity Filter'Tronâ„¢ adjustable humbucking pickups
Sperzel tuners for original Gretsch deluxe high gear chrome-plated Grover V98C Sta-Tite Die-cast Tuners
Compton compensated copper bridge
Oh, yeah, and it has a Vibromate Spoiler, which makes restringing a 30 second proposition in the heat of the moment.

This is a very unique FMIC-era Gretsch in great shape. For those that are fans of the sound post, this is the holy grail: FMIC supervised, soundpost, with three-ply top. It is in excellent condition.

DETAILS

Neck: 3-piece laminated rock-maple 24-3/5" scale, joined at the 14th fret.
Fingerboard: Ebony-stained rosewood 12" radius, 22 frets Neo-classic pearl inlaid position markers
Headstock: Black headpiece, Metal plate designates Anniversary model
Truss Rod: Adjustable
Body: 16" side, 2-1/2" deep. Laminated maple construction Open-bound, thin-style F-holes Multiple binding Single cutaway Sound post bracing
Top - arched laminated maple
Electronics: TV Jones Classic Plus pickups
3-Position 'mud' (Master Tone) switch
* Position 1. Bridge Pickup
* Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups
* Position 3. Neck Pickup

Other features: Chrome-plated metal parts. Solid brass chrome plated control knobs, Gretsch Bigsby tailpiece, Sperzel tuners, Smoke green color, V-Cut Gretsch Bigsby, original Gretsch hard case.

Scale Length 24.6 (625 mm)
Width at Nut 1.687 (43 mm)

Included with the guitar are the original Gretsch deluxe high gear chrome-plated Grover V98C Sta-Tite Die-cast Tuners and the original Space Control Roller bridge.


















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Zach Keele

 

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Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA
Post  Posted 31 Mar 2017 7:04 pm    
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Sweet guitar. Kinda makes me want to sell something.
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Nick Koff


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Lost Angeles, California
Post  Posted 24 Apr 2017 5:06 pm    
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Sold locally; please close.
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