Gretsch 6120 Nashville

This is a 2000 model. With 22 frets. The controls are a main volume, volume for each pickup, tone control, and a 3-way pickup selector. It comes with 2 filteron pickups. Finished with that great transparent Gretsch orange. All gold-plated hardware. It's a hollowbody with a floating bridge and a Bigsby tailpiece. Locking tuners. Pearl block inlays, and the Gretsch logo on headstock (also pearl inlay). And a Gretsch hardshell case.

The reason i bought this guitar is for it's amazing sound. And I got what I payed for. It's great, you can get so many styles out of it (not recommended for the metal music). I play rockabilly and surf. You can get that great sound of The Reverend Horton Heat, Brian Setzer, Man...Or Astroman, and even some Dick Dale. Trust me, I've got a Fender Mustang to compare it with. I play through a mid-70's Fender Twin Reverb. And for effects i use an outboard tube Fender reverb (best reverb there is), tremolo, delay, and a distortion pedal. The sound is so thick and full. You've got the neck pickup for jazz stuff, and the bridge pickup for bright solos. Or both pickups together for that full sound. The guitar does tend to feedback since it is a hollowbody, i'm still trying to get used to that. And the neck pickup isn't as loud as the other pickup selections. Though that is handy when i want to quiet down. Just plug it into a Fender amp and your set for life.

The set-up was pretty good. I've heard a lot of horror stories about the factory set-up. But I think I was lucky. Just had to do some minor adjustments to kill some buzzes. Even with the Bigsby the guitar stays in tune (and I play hard). Though sometimes I hit my low E string too hard and push it off the saddle. The finish is perfect! I couldn't find one flaw on it. All the bindings look strong. It has the black pin line down the back of the neck (nice touch).

The guitar feels very sturdy. Very solid even though it's a hollowbody. I use this guitar live and intend to use it in the studio. The finish looks strong enough to handle all the use. Hardware feels sturdy, though some of the gold plating is rubbing off on a few of the saddles. But that was expected to happen. The strap buttons screw on. They stay on tight (good thing!). I have a backup, but don't even bother taking it to shows. I feel I can trust this guitar live.

I've heard they are bad to deal with. But I haven't had to yet.

I've been playing for about 7 years now. I was always looking for the guitar that fit me. And now I have found it. I love the feeling of that big guitar, and big that sound. If it was stolen someone would have to die, no mercy. After that I would go get the same exact model. The Bigsby is great, it adds so much to the guitar. If you want a guitar that is big and full sounding, then this is your guitar. It might be expensive, but it will last you a lifetime.