Re: Jimmy Atkins with Jerry Reed's 6120 guitar
Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 8:33 am
I found another photo of a 1959 6120, that helped bring fame and fortune to Brian Setzer. The first photo in his gallery is an early one soon after he bought his used 1959 guitar while a teenager for $100. It confirms many of the features discussed here with the exception that the guitar does not have a zero fret. This was before Setzer added the black cat stick-on, skull & crossbones on headstock, dice knobs, girlie stick-on, removed one of the switches, and other things.
The link to his photo gallery shows the guitar as original and his mods as they evolved. When the original 6120 became trashed Steve Miller gave him another with slightly different features, and now Gretsch has reissued his signature model with all the modifications. Brian Setzer probably now has a stable of 6120's.
http://www.briansetzer.com/gallery
The link to his photo gallery shows the guitar as original and his mods as they evolved. When the original 6120 became trashed Steve Miller gave him another with slightly different features, and now Gretsch has reissued his signature model with all the modifications. Brian Setzer probably now has a stable of 6120's.
http://www.briansetzer.com/gallery