A rose by any other name ... The classic Chet Atkins Tennessee Rose guitar model features a 16" laminated maple body, rock maple neck, Neo-Classic™ fingerboard inlays, dual High Sensitive Filter'Tron™ pickups, "tone-pot" circuitry, Gretsch by Bigsby® B6C vibrato tailpiece, and stunning finish.

Gretsch Guitars G6119 Chet Atkins Tennessee Rose Electric Guitar Features:

• Body Style: Single Cutaway
• Scale Length: 25.5" (648mm)
• Top: Arched Laminated Maple
• Back And Sides: Laminated Maple Body, 16" Wide, 2.5" Deep
• Neck: 3-Piece Maple
• Pickups: 2 High Sensitive Filter'tron™ Pickups
• Pickup Switching: 3-Position Toggle:
• Position 1. Bridge Pickup
• Position 2. Bridge And Neck Pickups
• Position 3. Neck Pickup
• Controls: Volume 1. (Neck Pickup),
• Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup),
• Master Volume, Master Tone
• Width At Nut: 1-11/16" (43mm)
• Fretboard: Ebony, 12" Radius (305mm)
• Bridge: Ebony-Based Adjusto-Matic™ Bridge
• Tailpiece: Gretsch Bigsby B6C Vibrato Tailpiece
• Hardware: Chrome-Plated
• Finish: Gloss Urethane
• No. Of Frets: 22
• Machine Heads: Chrome-Plated Grover 102-18c Rotomatic™ Die-Cast Tuners
• Unique Features: Neo Classic "Thumbnail" Inlay Position Markers, Black Headstock Overlay, Bound Fingerboard, Multiple Body Bindings With Bound F-Holes, Silver Plexi Pickguard With Embossed Chet Atkins Signature, Knurled Strap Retainer Knobs, Adjustable Truss Rod

Gretsch Guitars G6119 Chet Atkins Tennessee Rose Electric Guitar Includes:

• hardshell case

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Gretsch Guitars G6119 Chet Atkins Tennessee Rose Electric Guitar

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wonderful instrument, misunderstood

Posted by whatever from San Francisco on Jun 11, 2009

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: serious hobbyist

Reviewer's Play Style: rock, surf, alt country, loud raucus whatever

I have a couple Gretsch guitars, this and a 6118. Both are fantastic, have the same pickups, same wood, more or less the same circuitry, but sound different. The Tennessee Rose has a rounder, bouncier sound, a bit more surfy maybe. The only difference, really, between the two is that the Rose has a 25.5 scale neck, the 6118, like most Gretcsches, is 24.6 and it matters. I wanted to post this mainly to counter what others have said about it being overpriced and that you could mod an Electromatic and get the same thing, just not as pretty. First, it'll be more that a couple hundred bucks to change out the pickups, tuners and other cheaper hardware. Second, the Electromatics have a 5 ply top, Gretsches 3 ply. The 3 ply is more resonant and fuller I find. Not a huge difference, but if it matters, you'll need to cough up more to get it. Lastly, all electromatics have the 24.6 scale neck. You can't mod that. The longer scale length gives a punchier, rounder, bouncier sound. Again, not a huge difference, but if it matters to you, you can't get it for less. You can mod an Electromatic for a few hundred bucks with TV Jones pickups and a few other things and get close to a 6120 or 6118, the classic Chet Atkins style Gretsch, but if you want the Tennessee Rose, you'll have to buy a Tennessee Rose, sorry. You won't be dissapointed though, they're pretty special, though it would be nice to pay less.

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Excellent Guitar

Posted by Marz from St Paul on Apr 25, 2009

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Active Musician

Reviewer's Play Style: Rock/Pop/Folk

I purchased a 2005 Tennessee Rose in this configuration. The setup and tone are outstanding - AWESOME tone. Great clean sound and headroom, nice smooth breakup into distortion. Master volume is nice. The guitar is being played through a Fender Concert, Traynor Guitarmate YB3, and a Fender Cyber Twin.

The pickups have high enough output for blues and classic rock. The tone is amazingly fresh and open. Great for country, jazz, electric folk, jangle pop, blues...pretty much anything but metal.

The guitar plays great - it plays really easy. It came strung with .11s, and the intonation has been stable even with moderate use of the Bigsby.

There is a slight buzz coming off the bridge (NOT fret buzz, but a buzz)that does not come through the pickups, but it's a little annoying. I haven't been able to figure it out; but I can't notice it when turn up, so who cares? Access to upper frets is limited, especially above 17. Volume knobs are not placed close enough for easy access for volume tricks.

Workmanship and finish appear to be outstanding.

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suitable for jazz, blues, everything

Posted by RG from Vermont on Nov 5, 2008

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Active musician

Reviewer's Play Style: Jazz, Blues

My dad's played Gretsch since 1959 (he has a '58 Duojet and a new Country Gent). I was recently jamming with him--he played his Country Gent and I played my Gibson ES175. Suddenly I noticed that he had the sound I've been wanting all these years. So I got a Tennessee Rose G6119, and it's fabulous. I've used it on straight-ahead jazz combo gigs, big band gigs, blues gigs, and with a group that played Tom Waits songs most of the night. It was perfect for everything. Plus it's beautiful. 4.0 in quality because the nut is chipping, and the notch in the bridge for the high E is too wide, so the string buzzes (I use D'Addario Chromes with a 0.011 E).

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Nice, but honestly, overpriced.

Posted by Sam from NJ on Nov 2, 2008

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Active guitar, producer, and arranger.

Reviewer's Play Style: R&B, Blues, Country

I bought this guitar several years ago as my first really nice guitar. If set up properly, you can achieve very low action on it, and it has a beautiful bell-like tone. I've found that it's especially a good match with Vox amplifiers, and not as good with my Mesa LoneStar amp. The criticism I have of this guitar, is that you are essentially paying for a nicely detailed piece of laminated wood. You could purchase one of the Gretsch Electromatic guitar for over a thousand dollar less, and pay a few hunder to upgrade the pickups and tuners. This would afford you more options anyway.

But if you've got to have it, it is a nice guitar and I prefer this model specially because it has a tone knob instead of the tone switch. (Personal preference).

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love it!!

Posted by calvinjim from Albany, GA on Jan 11, 2008

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Active Musician - lead guitar

Reviewer's Play Style: blues, classic rock, soul

Bought mine in 2005. Great neck - very smooth! Very versatile. I play blues, classic rock, but also good for country, "Chet" finger style, jazz. You won't be disappointed!! I play through an "Evil" Twin amp.

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