The Limited Edition Gretsch Sidewinder is for the player looking for classic Gretsch twang and "bite" in a unique and exclusive package. Featuring a pair of custom-wound TV Jones pickups and a chambered mahogany body with flame maple top, the Sidewinder delivers a truly venomous tonal experience.
FEATURES:
Chambered mahogany body with arched flame maple top
Mahogany neck
12" radius ebony fingerboard with 22 medium jumbo frets and mother of pearl Neo Classic™ thumbnail inlays
Graph Tech Tusq XL nut
Custom-wound TV Jones pickups
Adjusto-Matic™ bridge with unplated brass saddles and pinned ebony base
String-Thru Bigsby® B3P tailpiece
Gotoh locking tuners
Grover strap locks
Nickel hardware
Nitrocellulose lacquer finish
G6238 Gretsch® deluxe hardshell case included
HIGHLIGHTS:
Flame Maple Top with Chambered Mahogany Body
The Limited Edition Sidewinder guitar features an arched flame maple top, and chambered mahogany body which magnifies harmonic richness by letting air resonate between the top and body for a livelier and more articulate tone.
Custom-Wound TV Jones Pickups
A pair of custom-wound TV Jones pickups provides plenty of twang and "bite." Featuring cylinder style magnets these custom pickups deliver bright, spanky highs, smooth mids, and tight, focused low end making for a versatile and expressive tonal experience.
Versatile Controls
The combination of individual pickup volume controls, master no-load tone and master volume with treble bleed circuit provides intuitive global control over your pickup and tone settings.
Limited Edition Aesthetics
The Limited Edition Sidewinder guitar features a stunning flame maple top finished in a rich Bourbon Stain nitrocellulose lacquer, matching headcap with mother of pearl horseshoe inlay, nickel hardware, plain top metal knobs, and a tortoise plexi pickguard with coiled snake motif.
Hardware
BRIDGE: Adjusto-Matic™ with Unplated Brass Saddles
BRIDGE COVER/TAILPIECE: Bigsby® B3CP String-Thru
BRIDGE MOUNTING: Anchored
PICKGUARD: Tortoise with Gold Gretsch® Logo and Sidewinder Graphic
PICKUP COVERS: Nickel
CONTROL KNOBS: Plain Top Metal
SWITCH TIP: Nickel
HARDWARE FINISH: Nickel
TUNING MACHINES: Gotoh® Locking
STRINGS: Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)
STRAP BUTTONS: Grover Strap Locks
Neck
HEADSTOCK BINDING: Aged White
NECK MATERIAL: Mahogany
NECK FINISH: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
NECK SHAPE: Standard "U"
NECK CONSTRUCTION: Set-Neck
FINGERBOARD RADIUS: 12" (305 mm)
FINGERBOARD MATERIAL: Ebony
POSITION INLAYS: Mother of Pearl Neo-Classic™ Thumbnail
SIDE DOTS: Red
NUMBER OF FRETS: 22
STRING NUT: Graph Tech TUSQ XL
NUT WIDTH: 1.6875" (42.86 mm)
NUT MATERIAL: Graph Tech TUSQ XL
Electronics
BRIDGE PICKUP: Custom-Wound TV Jones Humbucker
NECK PICKUP: Custom-Wound TV Jones Humbucker
PICKUP CONFIGURATION: Filter'Tron™ / Filter'Tron™
CONTROLS: Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Master Volume, Master Tone
SWITCHING: 3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
Body
BODY: Mahogany
BODY FINISH: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
BODY SHAPE: Jet™
BODY TOP: Flame Maple
BODY BINDING: Aged White with B/AW/B Purfling
BODY BACK: Mahogany
BODY STYLE: Gretsch® Solid Body Guitars
BODY MATERIAL: Mahogany
CUTAWAY: Single Cutaway
BRACING: Chambered
WAIST: 8.625" (219.08 mm)
