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 Youngs 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 rocks 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 PowerTron pickup.

Malcolm Youngs fiery rock n roll spirit lives on through AC/DCs enduringly timeless music, and it is Gretschs 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 PowerTron 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