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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
Here at Sound Pure we hand-select used and vintage pieces of gear for our inventory. Our used selection always reflects the high standards of quality and craftsmanship that we expect from all of our manufacturers. We are a small team of dedicated experts, located in Durham, NC. We buy, trade, and consign instruments that we truly believe in. Because of this, we have developed a reputation of quality and trust with our customers, located all over the world. Our best customers are the ones that truly understand our personal touch and commitment to everything we sell, and range from hobbyists and enthusiasts to some of the biggest names in the business. Our passion bridges the products we love with the real relationships we develop with our customer - whether they are a lifelong musician, or they are just getting started on their musical journey but care about value, quality, and being treated right.
We vigorously test everything we take in to ensure authenticity, functionality, and reliability. We are supported by one of the most well-respected luthiers in the Southeast, guaranteeing products that come in are thoroughly vetted, and that products that go out our in premium, performance- ready shape. We are so confident in our ability to provide the highest quality music equipment in the industry, we even invented our “Try Before You Buy” program where we can ship out a product before collecting actual payment.
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SERIES: Artist Signature Edition
FAMILY: Jet™
COLOR: Vintage Firebird Red
NUMBER OF STRINGS: 6
ORIENTATION: Right-Hand
BUILD: Solid Body
CUTAWAY: Double Cutaway
BODY FINISH: Semi-Gloss Lacquer
BODY SHAPE: Jet™
BODY MATERIAL: Mahogany with Arched Maple Top
BRACING: Chambered
BODY BINDING: Aged White with B/W/B Purfling
BODY BACK: Mahogany
BODY TOP: Arched Laminated Maple
BODY DEPTH: 2" (51 mm)
NECK MATERIAL: Mahogany
NECK CONSTRUCTION: Set-Neck
NECK FINISH: Semi-Gloss Lacquer
NECK SHAPE: Standard "U"
NECK BINDING: Aged White
SCALE LENGTH: 24.6" (625 mm)
FINGERBOARD RADIUS: 12" (305 mm)
FINGERBOARD MATERIAL: Ebony
NUMBER OF FRETS: 22 (Plus Zero Fret)
FRET SIZE: Jumbo
NUT MATERIAL: Bone
NUT WIDTH: 1.6875" (42.86 mm)
POSITION INLAYS: Aged Pearloid Neo-Classic™ Thumbnail
SIDE DOTS: Red
HEADSTOCK BINDING: Aged White
BRIDGE: Harmonica Style Adjusto-Matic™
HARDWARE FINISH: Gold
TAILPIECE: Gretsch® '60s Jet Vibrato
TUNING MACHINES: Schaller® Diecast
PICKGUARD: Black Plexi Pickguard with White Gretsch® Logo
CONTROL KNOBS: G-Arrow
BRIDGE PICKUP: TV Jones® Ray Butts Ful-Fidelity
MIDDLE PICKUP: TV Jones® Starwood Humbucker
NECK PICKUP: TV Jones® Ray Butts Ful-Fidelity
CONTROLS: Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Volume 3. (Middle Pickup), Master Volume
PICKUP 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
PICKUP CONFIGURATION: HHH