Gretsch honors the late Malcolm Young, whose rock-solid rhythm guitar swagger and songwriting provided the unshakable foundation for monumental rock titans AC/DC.

The G6131-MY pays homage to Young’s famously battle-hardened Gretsch Jet. Nicknamed “The Beast,” Malcolm certainly made the instrument his own, not least by removing two of the three pickups, stripping away the finish, and pounding out some of the hardest and most memorable rhythms the world has heard.

This models features the essential hallmarks of one of rock’s most iconic instruments including “DIY” pickup routes with simulated screw holes, chrome switch plugs, Space-Control™ bridge and ‘60s-style tailpiece. Open-cavity thunder roars from the thin-skin satin finished chambered mahogany body and is magnified by a high-output TV Jones® Power’Tron™ pickup.

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 fitting tribute to him with a finely crafted instrument bearing his name.

“DIY” pickup routes with simulated screw holes

Chrome switch plugs

TV Jones® Power’Tron™ bridge pickup

Double-cutaway chambered mahogany body with maple top

Aged-white binding

Bound ebony fingerboard with 22 jumbo frets and Neo-Classic™ thumbnails

Gretsch '60s Jet™ tailpiece

Space-Control™ bridge, bone nut and Schaller® die-cast tuners

Available in Aged Natural stain with black back and sides

Thin-skin semi-gloss finish for a true “tour-worn” feel

BODY

Build  Solid Body

Body Finish Semi-Gloss

Body Shape Jet™

Body Material Chambered Mahogany

Bracing  Chambered

Body Binding Aged White

Body Back Mahogany

Body Top Maple Body Depth 2" (51 mm)

NECK

Neck Material  Mahogany

Neck Finish  Semi-Gloss

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

Fret Size   Jumbo 

Nut Width  1.6875" (42.86 mm)

ELECTRONICS

Bridge Pickup TV Jones® Power'Tron™

Controls Volume 1. (Bridge Pickup), Master Volume, Master Tone

Pickup Switching None

HARDWARE

Bridge  Space Control™

Hardware  Finish Nickel

Tailpiece  Gretsch® '60s Jet™ Vibrato

Tuning Machines Schaller® Diecast

Pickguard None

Control Knobs G-Arrow