Gretsch Announces Two Brian Setzer Signature Guitars



Gretsch announced the all-new G6120TFM Brian Setzer Signature Nashville Hollow Body with Bigsby and a stunning new color for the G6120T-HR Brian Setzer Signature Hot Rod Hollow Body with Bigsby.

By spearheading the rockability revival with the Stray Cats and jump-starting Big Band Swing with the Brian Setzer Orchestra, Brian Setzer has created a remarkable and lasting legacy. His decorated career includes over 13 million records sold, three Grammy Awards and the Orville H. Gibson Lifetime Achievement Award in honor of his work as a guitarist. Without a doubt, the longtime signature Gretsch artist is one of the most exciting musicians of our time.

Gretsch is thrilled to be a part of Seltzer’s pivotal rock and roll legacy with the G6120TFM Brian Setzer Signature Nashville Hollow Body with Bigbsy, a truly rocking instrument that boasts as much swagger as the showman who inspired it.

The single-cutaway hollow body features tiger flame maple arched top, back and sides with 1959 trestle bracing and oversized F-holes for improved sonic projection. The set maple neck has 9.5”-12” compound radius ebony fingerboard with rolled edges for comfortable chording or speedy riffing across 22 medium frets and pearloid Neo-Classic thumbnail inlays. Dual TV Jones Brian Setzer Signature FilterTron pickups deliver tight and punchy lows with a slightly hotter output that captures Brian’s iconic lively tone.

Other performance-enhancing features include period-correct control locations with a three-position pickup toggle switch, three-position tone switch with master volume control with treble bleed circuit and individual bridge and neck pickup and volume controls. Adjusto-Matic bridges with pinned rosewood base, Bigsby’s B6C vibrato tailpiece, Delrin nut and Gotoh locking tuning machines.

The G6120TFM in Orange Stain duly impresses with a period-correct gold pickguard shape, size and bracket, white body and neck binding, nickel hardware and G-arrow knobs.

Now available in a brilliant all-new Magenta Sparkle finish with nickel hardware, the G6120T-HR Brian Setzer Signature Hot Rod Hollow Body with Bigsby features a single-cutaway hollow body with an arched maple top, ’59 trestle bracing and oversized F-holes for improved sonic snap and projection. The maple neck features a 9.5″-12” compound radius rosewood fingerboard with rolled edges for comfortable chording or speedy riffing across 22 medium frets and pearloid Neo-Classic™ thumbnail inlays.

Dual TV Jones Brian Setzer Signature Filter’Tron™ humbucking pickups are also featured here, but with bare-bones Hot Rod controls including only a three-position pickup toggle switch and master volume control with treble bleed circuit. The pinned Adjusto-Matic™ bridge with rosewood base, Bigsby® B6C vibrato tailpiece, Delrin® nut and Gotoh® locking tuners ensure bullet-proof performance night after night.