Gretsch Nashville G6120W-1955 Custom Reissue Western Orange Stain 1998

We are happy to offer for sale this beautiful 1990s Custom Gretsch. Details as follows:

 

• Year: 1998
• Country of origin: USA
• Serial number: 981205501W-5
• Body Style: Single-cutaway hollow-body archtop
• Body Finish: Western Orange stain nitrocellulose lacquer
• Body Details: Oversized bound F-holes with a distinctive Western "G" brand on the top
• Neck Material: 3-piece maple neck
• Fingerboard: Bound ebony fingerboard decorated with Western wide-block pearloid inlays (cacti, steer heads, and fences)
• Scale Length: 24.6 inches (625 mm)
• Pickups: DynaSonic pickups
• Controls: Individual pickup volume controls, master volume control, master tone control, and a 3-way pickup selector toggle switch
• Bridge: Metal saddle bridge mounted on a rosewood base
• Tailpiece: Gold-plated Bigsby vibrato tailpiece
• Tuners: Sperzel tuners (non-original)
• Pickguard: Transparent pickguard
• Hardware: All gold-plated hardware paired with iconic jeweled "G-Arrow" control knobs
• Condition: 9/10
• Case: Original Gretsch case

The original 1955 Gretsch 6120 was co-designed alongside legendary guitarist Chet Atkins and served as a foundational instrument for early rockabilly, country, and rock 'n' roll. The "W" in G6120W stands for Western. This Custom version explicitly celebrates the earliest 1955 production aesthetic, heavily embellished with cowboy motifs to appeal to the country music market of the mid-1950s. Pre-2003 "W” models like this 1998 one are highly collectible and distinct for utilizing slightly different build frameworks, such as a bound ebony fingerboard rather than rosewood on some configurations. Notable decorative elements unique to this model include a capital "G" brand burned or etched directly into the top wood of the body, a horseshoe inlay on the headstock, and fretboard markers featuring cacti, fences, and steer heads.

 

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