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6119-1959 Tennessee Rose

The 6119-1959 took over where the 6119-STV left off, recreating the late-50s Tennessean style, only with TV Jones PowerTron pickups.

Three examples are in the Gretsch-GEAR database.

Specs

Body width
16"
Wood
Maple
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  • 2007 6119-1959 Tennessee Rose JT070319XX
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  • 2011 6119-1959 Tennessee Rose JT111039XX

  • 2007 6119-1959 Tennessee Rose

    JT070319XX

  • 2007 6119-1959 Tennessee Rose

    JT07xxxxXX

  • 2011 6119-1959 Tennessee Rose

    JT111039XX

2007

6119-1959 Tennessee Rose

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JT07XXXXXX

2011

6119-1959 Tennessee Rose

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JT111039XX

After owning a 5120 for 5 years, I decided it was time to bite the bullet and add a proline to the collection. This one pickup beauty caught my eye and I was able to snare one from Rocky @ Streetsounds NYC. Had it shipped to me on the other side of the world in 5 days!! Since then the smile is hard to wipe off my face.

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Tennesseans

The Tennessean debuted in 1958 as, essentially, a one-pickup, stripped-down 6120. While it lacked much of the ornamentation of the 6120, it did have real f-holes, a Bigsby B-6 whammy bar, one FilterTron (in the bridge position) and a vaguely 6120-ish look. A black pickguard with white signpost and red finish set the 6119 apart. Switchgear consisted of one volume ...

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