Owned by

Charlie Vegas

Body style

Single Cutaway Hollowbody

Color(s)

Cherry Red

Fretboard

Ebony with Neo-Classic (thumbnail) inlays

Nut

Unknown

Pickups

PowerTron (bridge)

Tuners

Sperzel

Controls

• Tone Switch
• Master Volume
• G-Arrow knobs

Bridge

Tune-O-Matic

Tailpiece

Bigsby B-6C (V-cutout)

Modifications

Was mod'ed to add a Ducan Antiquity P-90 in the neck position, three knob tone pot controls, and replace the Powertron with a TVJ Classic in the bridge position, rosewood with ebony bridge base, and stock Bigsby handle with a Duane Eddy handle (not pictured).

Unusual factory features

'59 trestle bracing

Added to Gretsch-GEAR

6 years ago Last modified 2019-11-13 10:55:39

This was a limited 2005 NAMM show special, only 24(?) made. At first glance the STV looks like a G6119-SP Tennessee Special with only a single pickup. In actuality it has more in common with the G6116-PTV Power Tenny and the 6119-1959 with '59 trestle bracing and a PowerTron pickup. Unlike these guitars, it has no zero fret. Although some advertisements claimed otherwise, this guitar does NOT have a pinned bridge.