Gretsch Custom Shop Masterbuilt Stephen Stern 1959 Penguin Quilt Maple Top NOS 2-Tone Sunburst

Gretsch Custom Shop Masterbuilt Stephen Stern G6134CS 1959 Penguin Quilt Maple Top 2-Tone Sunburst

The Gretsch Custom Shop is where the time-honored legacy reaches its creative apex. No instruments epitomize the extraordinary expertise and attention to detail of Gretsch’s most trusted hands like Custom Shop instruments. From modern versions of legendary Gretsch instruments to artist tribute models and specially requested one-off guitars, the Gretsch Custom Shop takes “That Great Gretsch Sound” to an entirely new plane, but also preserves and perfects it.

Truetone Music is proud to have a long and close relationship with Gretsch, especially with the Custom Shop.  Every year, we make a pilgrimage there to sit down with Masterbuilder Stephen Stern and his team to cook up a batch of Custom Shop guitars.  Sometimes we go for vintage-styled recreations, sometimes we go for modernized tweaks.  Sometimes it's a classic color, sometimes it's a totally new color or even reclaimed wood.  Either way, they always knock it out of the park!

This G6134CS 1959 Penguin is a great example of this partnership.  We went to Stephen Stern to do a run of Penguins in various styles.  The first one we asked for was "a classic with high class".  The result was this Quilt Maple Top Penguin, which defines that perfectly - he absolutely nailed it!  From TV Jones Classic pickups to the Bigsby B3C Vibrato, it will be familiar to any Gretsch fan.  It has a chambered mahogany body, reducing the weight.  We chose the NOS finish package, to give it a "fresh off the line" look - there is no aging on this one.  We couldn't bring ourselves to add any wear to something as beautiful as this!  The neck is rock-solid Quartersawn Maple with a very comfortable C shape, topped off with ebony fretboard and Hump Top engraved inlays.  

While this Penguins feels and sounds amazing, it's the aesthetic that will grab your attention (and anyone that sees it) right away.  We worked with Stern to select a spread of premium Quilt Maple for the top, which looks unreal under the 2-Tone Sunburst finish.  This type of look is rarely seen on a Penguin, which is exactly why we did it.  The gorgeous Gold Sparkle binding (on both the body and the neck) accents this perfectly, along with the Gold hardware.  

This is truly a special guitar, unlike other Penguins we've seen.  Come to Truetone Music to experience it in person, or make it yours right here.

MODEL #: 9252003862
SERIAL # UC21072184
WEIGHT: 8.7 lbs

AGING TYPE: NOS (New Old Stock)