Description
Here we have a brand new Gretsch G6120T-55 Vintage Select Edition '55 Chet Atkins Hollow Body with Bigsby in Western Orange Stain Lacquer! This is a factory-fresh instrument handcrafted in Japan as part of the Gretsch Professional Collection — and it's one of the most sonically versatile guitars Gretsch has ever put into production.
The 6120 Nashville is one of the most widely heard Gretsch instruments in history, and the 1955 version co-designed with Chet Atkins himself is the benchmark against which all others are measured. This Vintage Select Edition stays true to that original design with remarkable fidelity — from the laminated flame maple body with gloss nitrocellulose lacquer finish to the early '50s Gretsch headstock and the aged pearloid block inlays with classic Western motif. The Western Orange Stain Lacquer finish is a rich, warm look that suits the instrument's country-roots personality perfectly, and the gold hardware, gold G-arrow knobs, and gold plexi pickguard with artist signature sign post graphic complete a beautifully appointed guitar.
It's loaded with a pair of TV Jones T-Armond single-coil pickups that create multi-dimensional tone with plenty of articulate detail — the kind of pickup that rewards a light touch and responds beautifully to pick attack. Traditional Gretsch controls let you blend and shape the pickups' sounds into countless tonal variations, and the Gretsch "Squeezebox" capacitor adds an incredibly smooth taper and silky vintage high end that's hard to find on modern instruments. The pinned aluminum compensated bridge pairs with the Bigsby B6GBVF vibrato tailpiece for stable tuning and smooth, expressive vibrato, while the vintage-style polished aluminum nut delivers that signature snappy twang that's essential to the Chet Atkins sound.
The standard "U"-shaped maple neck has a 12"-radius rosewood fingerboard with 22 medium jumbo frets — a comfortable, easy-playing feel that works with any fret-hand style, from Atkins-style fingerpicking to flatpicking runs. The aged white binding with black purfling and the laminated flame maple top give the instrument a visual depth and warmth that's immediately striking.
It ships brand new in its original Gretsch packaging with a hardshell case and all factory documentation. A resurrected blast from the past with elegantly refined style and sound — and a guitar that will satisfy any devotee of Gretsch's golden era.
Period-Correct 1955 Hollowbody Build & Western Styling
True to its legendary 1955 debut parameters, this Vintage Select Edition features a 16-inch wide, 2.75-inch deep laminated maple body built with parallel tone bars. The top is fully voiced to project a remarkably warm, open acoustic resonance with crisp definition. The instrument fully embraces its mid-century roots with iconic Western appointments, including an eye-catching Western Orange Stain finish, aged pearloid block fingerboard inlays etched with classic cactus and steerhead motifs, and a distinctive "G"-brand burned into the top wood.
Dual TV Jones DynaSonic Single-Coil Pickups
The distinct sonic muscle of this historic reissue relies on a calibrated pair of TV Jones DynaSonic single-coil pickups, engineered to replicate the earliest DeArmond designs with absolute fidelity. These pickups produce an exceptionally bright, percussive top-end bite paired with a deep, robust low-end response and immense touch sensitivity. Running through a traditional control layout with premium "Squeezebox" paper-in-oil capacitors, they deliver the definitive twang and clarity that defined early country and rockabilly history.
Period-Correct Bigsby B6CBVF Vibrato and Aluminum Bridge
Engineered for fluid pitch modulation and authentic vintage performance, the gold-plated hardware package centers on a Bigsby B6CBVF vibrato tailpiece. This works in absolute mechanical harmony with a traditional aluminum compensated bridge resting on a pinned rosewood base. The pinned bridge foundation prevents any lateral shifting during aggressive fingerstyle execution, preserving precise intonation and uniform string-break angles while optimizing the physical transfer of string vibration directly into the maple top.
Vintage-Spec Neck Architecture and Zero-Fret Blueprint
Built for rapid, comfortable left-hand execution, the maple set-neck features a highly comfortable, era-accurate Standard "U" profile finished in a thin, resonant vintage gloss urethane. The neck is paired with a premium 12”-radius rosewood fingerboard housing 22 vintage small frets. A traditional zero-fret design rests directly over a bone nut, ensuring that open strings share the exact same height, tonal ring, and low physical action as fretted notes for uniform string tension and superior tuning stability.
