Description

OVERVIEW

Malcolm Young’s fiery rock ‘n’ roll spirit lives on through AC/DC’s enduringly timeless music, and it is Gretsch’s great privilege to pay tribute to the groundbreaking rhythm guitarist with the all-new G6131G-MY-RB Limited Malcolm Young Signature Jet™ in Vintage Firebird Red.

Nicknamed “The Beast,” Young used this Firebird Red iteration of the guitar in early AC/DC performances and music videos including “It’s a Long Way to The Top,” before eventually making his own mods and stripping the paint job.

To recreate Young’s earliest days with the instrument, the G6131G-MY-RB signature model comes equipped with TV Jones® Ray Butts Ful-Fidelity Filter’Tron bridge and neck pickups that replicate the unmistakable vintage Gretsch voicing, along with an added TV Jones Starwood humbucker in the middle for clear and punchy tone.

Built to rattle foundations in true Malcolm fashion, the G6131G-MY-RB Limited Malcolm Young Signature Jet also features a lightly aged finish, 12”-radius bound ebony fingerboard with 22 jumbo frets (plus zero fret), aged pearloid Neo-Classic™ thumbnail inlays, bone nut, harmonica-style Adjusto-Matic™ bridge with pinned ebony base, ‘60s Jet vibrato tailpiece, Schaller® die-cast tuners, black pickguard, G-arrow control knobs and aged gold hardware.

• 2”-deep double-cutaway chambered mahogany body with maple top
• TV Jones® Ray Butts Ful-Fidelity bridge, TV Jones® Starwood humbucker middle and TV Jones® Ray Butts Ful-Fidelity neck pickups
• Individual pickup volume controls, master volume, three-position pickup toggle switch, three-position tone switch and three-position standby switch
• Harmonica-style Adjusto-Matic™ bridge with pinned ebony base
• Available in an aged Vintage Firebird Red finish with black pickguard and aged gold hardware

General

SERIES

Artist Signature Edition

ORIENTATION

Right-Hand

COLOR

Vintage Firebird Red

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN

JP

Neck

HEADSTOCK BINDING

Aged White

NECK MATERIAL

Mahogany

NECK FINISH

Semi-Gloss Lacquer

NECK SHAPE

Standard “U”

NECK CONSTRUCTION

Set-Neck

FINGERBOARD RADIUS

12″ (305 mm)

FINGERBOARD MATERIAL

Ebony

POSITION INLAYS

Aged Pearloid Neo-Classic™ Thumbnail

SIDE DOTS

Red

NUMBER OF FRETS

22 (Plus Zero Fret)

STRING NUT

Bone

NUT WIDTH

1.6875″ (42.86 mm)

NUT MATERIAL

Bone

Body

BODY

Mahogany with Arched Maple Top

BODY FINISH

Semi-Gloss Lacquer

BODY SHAPE

Jet™

BODY TOP

Arched Laminated Maple

BODY BINDING

Aged White with B/W/B Purfling

BODY BACK

Mahogany

BODY STYLE

Gretsch® Solid Body Guitars

BODY MATERIAL

Mahogany with Arched Maple Top

CUTAWAY

Double Cutaway

BRACING

Chambered

WAIST

8.625″ (219.08 mm)

Hardware

BRIDGE

Harmonica Style Adjusto-Matic™

BRIDGE COVER/TAILPIECE

Gretsch® ’60s Jet Vibrato

BRIDGE MOUNTING

Pinned

PICKGUARD

Black Plexi Pickguard with White Gretsch® Logo

CONTROL KNOBS

G-Arrow

HARDWARE FINISH

Gold

TUNING MACHINES

Schaller® Diecast

STRINGS

Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)

STRAP BUTTONS

Standard

Electronics

BRIDGE PICKUP

TV Jones® Ray Butts Ful-Fidelity

MIDDLE PICKUP

TV Jones® Starwood Humbucker

NECK PICKUP

TV Jones® Ray Butts Ful-Fidelity

PICKUP CONFIGURATION

HHH

CONTROLS

Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Volume 3. (Middle Pickup), Master Volume

SWITCHING

3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge And Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup, 3-Position Tone Switch, 3-Position Stand-By Switch