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Like All Cats!This super rare metallic blue 6117 Cat's-Eye Custom Electric weighs just 6.60 lbs., with a fat nut width of 1 11/16 inches and a scale length of 24 1/2 inches. Thinline maple body, single bound on top and bottom with two single-bound "cat's-eye" soundholes. Two-piece mahogany neck with a maple center-strip and a nice medium profile. Bound rosewood fretboard with 22 original thin frets, plus zero fret, and "neo-classic" inlaid pearl thumbprint (half-moon) position markers. Two Hi-Lo'Tron single-coil pickups with outputs of 2.38k and 2.34k. This possibly unique guitar is in totally original and exceptionally fine condition with just a small amount of playing wear to the original frets. The finish has uniformly and beautifully aged to a wonderful light metallic blue - not dissimilar to Gibson's Pelham Blue. If you have been searching for an original 'blue' Gretsch - this is it - and it could not be any better! Complete with an original poster for the October 1993 issue of Vintage Guitar Magazine (The Big 7th Anniversary Issue!) showing this guitar in full glorious color on the front cover. Original Gretsch silver and gray hardshell case with purple padded lining (8.75).