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Condition: Used, Excellent

SP Luthier Notes: Instrument was inspected upon arrival and found to be in excellent playing and cosmetic condition—no work required. 

The Gretsch G6228TG-DE Jet in rich Walnut Stain is a sleek, modern classic built for players who crave style, sustain, and serious tonal versatility. Its chambered mahogany body paired with an arched laminated maple top delivers punchy lows, smooth mids, and that unmistakable Gretsch sparkle, all with a lighter, more resonant feel. The Broad’Tron BT-65 pickups bring bold clarity and thick harmonic bite, while the Bigsby B7 string-thru tremolo adds expressive shimmer without sacrificing stability. Finished in elegant gold hardware with an ebony board and block inlays, this is a stage-ready beauty and a rock-solid investment piece!

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The all-new G6228TG Players Edition Jet™ BT with Bigsby® and Gold Hardware gives you powerful overdrive and shimmering cleans at the stomp of a switch.

 

Chambered Mahogany Bodies - Thick and Acoustically Rich

 

Each Jet BT begins with a select 1.85" mahogany body with maple top that produces a strong, balanced mid-range, while the chambered body delivers a smooth attack and extended bandwidth that is remarkably wide and harmonically rich.

 

Broad'Tron™ BT65 Pickups - Power & Fidelity

 

This powerful platform is fueled by all-new Gretsch Broad'Tron™ BT65 pickups. Designed by the famed Tim Shaw, the BT65 meticulously captures the guitar's sonic palette and reproduces powerful mids, extended lows and an exceptionally clear, yet smooth high end. The result is the perfect mixture of wall-shaking power and full-spectrum fidelity that delivers unparalleled overdrive and shimmering cleans - all at the stomp of a switch.

 

Players Edition Comfort, Control & Performance

 

Responding to players' need for increased comfort, the Jet BT features a lowered neck set that greatly improves fret-hand mobility while also giving the picking hand a closer approach, increasing comfort and accuracy. Our new full-access rolled cutaway and tapered heel allows the free access to upper frets without awkward pivoting or palm obstruction. This sleek design remains hidden, preserving a vintage aesthetic - a critical feature that is meant to be felt, not seen.

 

The Jet BT also comes equipped with additional Players Edition features that give you total control of your tone and performance, including no-load master tone pot with Squeezebox™ capacitor, master volume with treble bleed circuit and individual pickup volume controls.

 

The select mahogany body with maple top has modern chambering for a thick sonic profile that is astoundingly rich and acoustically resonant

 

Mahogany neck

 

12"-radius ebony fingerboard with 22 medium jumbo frets and mother of pearl Big Block inlays

 

All-new Broad'Tron™ BT65 pickups amplify the body's tone and meticulously reproduce its sonic power and full-spectrum fidelity

 

No-load master tone pot with Squeezebox capacitor and master volume with treble bleed circuit give you complete tonal flexibility and control

 

Anchored Adjusto-Matic™ bridge

 

String-thru Bigsby® B7 vibrato tailpiece

 

Full-access rolled cutaway, Gotoh® locking tuning keys, Graph Tech® TUSQ® XL nut and strap locks for ultimate tour-worthy comfort and performance

 

Includes hardshell case

 

GENERAL

SERIES: Professional Collection

FAMILY: Jet™ 

COLOR: Walnut Stain 

NUMBER OF STRINGS: 6

ORIENTATION: Right-Hand 

BODY

BUILD: Solid Body 

BODY FINISH: Gloss

BODY SHAPE: Jet™

BODY MATERIAL: Mahogany

BRACING: Chambered 

BODY BINDING: White with B/W/B Purfling

BODY BACK: Mahogany

BODY TOP: Arched Laminated Maple

BODY DEPTH: 1.85" (47 mm)

MISCELLANEOUS

STRINGS: Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)

STRAP BUTTONS: Grover Strap Locks

CASE: Hardshell

NECK

NECK MATERIAL: Mahogany

NECK CONSTRUCTION: Set-Neck

NECK FINISH: Gloss

NECK SHAPE: Standard "U"

NECK BINDING: White

SCALE LENGTH: 24.6" (625 mm)

FINGERBOARD RADIUS: 12" (305 mm)

FINGERBOARD MATERIAL: Ebony

NUMBER OF FRETS: 22

FRET SIZE: Medium Jumbo

NUT MATERIAL: Graph Tech TUSQ XL

NUT WIDTH: 1.6875" (42.86 mm)

POSITION INLAYS: Mother of Pearl Big Block

SIDE DOTS: Red

HEADSTOCK BINDING: White

HARDWARE

BRIDGE: Adjusto-Matic™ 

HARDWARE FINISH: Gold

TAILPIECE: Bigsby® B7GP String-Thru 

TUNING MACHINES: Gotoh® Locking

PICKGUARD: Bound Black Plexi with Gold Gretsch® Logo

CONTROL KNOBS: Arrow

ELECTRONICS

BRIDGE PICKUP: Broad'Tron™ BT-65

NECK PICKUP: Broad'Tron™ BT-65

PICKUP COLOR: Gold

CONTROLS: Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Master Volume, Master Tone

PICKUP SWITCHING: 3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge And Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup

PICKUP CONFIGURATION: Broad'Tron™ / Broad

Warranty

This item is sold without the Sound Pure 3-year warranty (used / B-stock / dealer-exempt). Coverage terms for items in this category live in Terms & Conditions, Section 27.

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