g6120-cgp vs country gent 1959

[countrygtm]

I have narrowed down to either a cgp or a 1959 country gent, they both look great (but i like the look of the cgp slightly more). I have never player either guitar. *** which one sounds better, I'm looking for the warm ,country, chet sound. ***The cgp is in limited production, how many are built each year, and do they still build them this time of the year? ***And which one is a better guitar

[guitarchuck]

Here's some info that I posted a while back, it might be helpful to you:
(By the way, the G6122-1959HOF Country Gentleman is a limited edition G6122-1969 Country Gentleman with a few cosmetic differences.)

Re: Gretsch CGP vs. Gretch HOF
by guitarchuck » Fri May 04, 2012 5:04 pm

I had a G6120-CGP for 3 years. I had the G6122-1959 Nashville Classic before that. Now I own a G6122-1959HOF Country Gentleman. It depends on what you like in a guitar.

They both have a 1 3/4" neck at the nut.

The CGP has 24.6" scale and the HOF has a 25.5" scale. To me the shorter scale of the CGP makes it slightly easier to play, but I think the longer scale of the HOF stays in tune better.


The CGP has a 16" wide body with a 2.75" depth. The HOF has 17" wide body with a 2.25" depth. I'm 6' 3" tall and I like the HOF body size.

The CGP has Bridge Pickup: Special Design TV Jones® Dual-Coil Humbucking Bridge Pickup and Neck Pickup: Special Design TV Jones® Dual-Coil Humbucking Neck Pickup. These are split to run the Bass 3 strings seperate from the treble three strings. Cool to play around with, but I used it in the normal mono mode almost always.

The HOF has Bridge Pickup: TV Jones® Plus HT Bridge Pickup and Neck Pickup: TV Jones® Super-Tron™ Classic Neck Pickup. To me this is the best sounding pickup combo available!

The HOF has prettier flamed maple wood.

The HOF model is only going to have 75 made total, I'm told. The CGP is currently being made every year in limited numbers.

So overall I like the HOF better than the CGP. Both are great guitars, but it's a personal preference.