Without a doubt, Brian Setzer is one of the most exciting and impressive musicians of our time. He created a remarkable and lasting legacy — from spearheading the rockabilly revival with the Stray Cats to jump-starting Big Band Swing with the Brian Setzer Orchestra. Throughout his decorated and storied career, he has sold over 13 million records, won three Grammy Awards and received the Orville H. Gibson Lifetime Achievement Award for his work as a guitarist.

Honoring a pivotal rock ‘n’ roll legend, the G6120T-BSSMK Brian Setzer Signature Nashville Hollow Body '59 “Smoke” with Bigsby is a recreation of Brian’s main stage guitar since retiring the famed ‘Stray Cat.’ A painstaking homage to one of Brian’s most treasured guitars, Smoke delivers vintage '59 vibe with powerhouse performance.

Period-correct details abound including the '59 headstock shape and logo, pickguard shape, size, and bracket, volume, tone and switch locations and a beautifully rich “Smoke Orange” semi-gloss lacquer finish.

Beneath its vintage cloak however, Smoke is a true workhorse with features accumulated over a prolific span of Brian’s career. Stage-veteran specs include a single-cutaway hollow body with arched laminated maple top, 1959 trestle bracing and oversized F-holes for improved sonic projection. The maple neck has a 9.5"-12” compound radius ebony fingerboard and a vintage ‘V’ neck shape for comfortable chording or lightning leads. The rolled fingerboard and body edges couple with the semi-gloss finish to create an unparalleled broken-in feel found only in the prized G6120s from the 1950s.

Dual TV Jones Ray Butts Ful-Fidelity pickups provide timeless tone with excellent bass response and shimmering Filter’Tron sparkle. For complete roadworthy stability, Smoke is equipped with an Adjusto-Matic bridge with pinned rosewood base, Bigsby B6CGH vibrato tailpiece, Delrin nut and Gotoh locking tuning machines.

Features

General

• Series : artist signature edition
• Family : nashville / g6120
• Color : smoke orange
• Orientation : right-hand

Body

• Build : hollow body
• Body finish : semi-gloss lacquer
• Body shape : nashville / g6120
• Body material : laminated maple
• Bracing : 1959 trestle bracing
• Body binding : aged white with b/w purfling
• Body back : arched laminated maple
• Body top : arched laminated maple
• Body depth : 2.5" (63.5 mm)

Miscellaneous

• Strings : nickel plated steel (.010-.046 gauges)
• Strap buttons : strap locks

Neck

• Neck material : maple
• Neck finish : semi-gloss lacquer
• Neck shape : vintage "v"
• Neck binding : aged white
• Scale length : 24.6" (625 mm)
• Fingerboard radius : 9.5"-12" compound radius (241 mm-305 mm)
• Fingerboard material : ebony
• Number of frets : 22
• Fret size : medium jumbo
• Nut material : delrin
• Nut width : 1.685" (42.8 mm)
• Position inlays : pearloid neo-classic thumbnail
• Neck plate : none

Hardware

• Bridge : adjusto-matic with pinned rosewood base
• Hardware finish : nickel
• Tailpiece : bigsby b6cgh
• Tuning machines : gotoh locking
• Pickguard : gold plexi pickguard with artist signature and gretsch logo
• Control knobs : g-arrow

Electronics

• Bridge pickup : tv jones ray butts ful-fidelity
• Neck pickup : tv jones ray butts ful-fidelity
• Controls : volume 1. (neck pickup), volume 2. (bridge pickup), master volume
• Pickup switching : 3-position toggle: position 1. Bridge pickup, position 2. Bridge and neck pickups, position 3. Neck pickup, 3-position tone switch
• Pickup configuration : filter'tron / filter'tron
• Case Included (Yes/No): Yes
• Included G6241 Gretsch 16" Deluxe Hollow Body Hardshell (p/n 099-6411-000); Optional G2162 Gretsch Hollow Body Gig Bag (p/n 099-6458-000)