“You gotta jump, jive, and then you wail away!”

Without a doubt, Brian Setzer is one of the most exciting and impressive musicians of our time. He created a remarkable and lasting legacy — from spearheading the rockabilly revival with the Stray Cats to jump-starting Big Band Swing with the Brian Setzer Orchestra. Throughout his decorated and storied career, he has sold over 13 million records, won three Grammy Awards and received the Orville H. Gibson Lifetime Achievement Award for his work as a guitarist.

Honoring a pivotal rock ‘n’ roll legend, the G6120T-BSSMK Brian Setzer Signature Nashville® Hollow Body '59 “Smoke” with Bigsby® is a recreation of Brian’s main stage guitar since retiring the famed ‘Stray Cat.’ A painstaking homage to one of Brian’s most treasured guitars, Smoke delivers vintage '59 vibe with powerhouse performance.

Period-correct details abound including the '59 headstock shape and logo, pickguard shape, size, and bracket, volume, tone and switch locations and a beautifully rich “Smoke Orange” semi-gloss lacquer finish.

Beneath its vintage cloak however, Smoke is a true workhorse with features accumulated over a prolific span of Brian’s career. Stage-veteran specs include a single-cutaway hollow body with arched laminated maple top, 1959 trestle bracing and oversized F-holes for improved sonic projection. The maple neck has a 9.5"-12” compound radius ebony fingerboard and a vintage ‘V’ neck shape for comfortable chording or lightning leads. The rolled fingerboard and body edges couple with the semi-gloss finish to create an unparalleled broken-in feel found only in the prized G6120s from the 1950s.

Dual TV Jones® Ray Butts Ful-Fidelity pickups provide timeless tone with excellent bass response and shimmering Filter’Tron™ sparkle. For complete roadworthy stability, Smoke is equipped with an Adjusto-Matic™ bridge with pinned rosewood base, Bigsby® B6CGH vibrato tailpiece, Delrin® nut and Gotoh® locking tuning machines.

Build

Hollow Body

Body Finish Semi-Gloss Lacquer

Body Shape Nashville® / G6120

Body Material Laminated Maple

Bracing

1959 Trestle Bracing

Body Binding Aged White with B/W Purfling

Body Back Arched Laminated Maple

Body Top Arched Laminated Maple

Body Depth 2.5" (63.5 mm)

Neck Material Maple

Neck Finish Semi-Gloss Lacquer

Neck Shape Vintage "V"

Neck Binding Aged White

Scale Length 24.6" (625 mm)

Fingerboard Radius 9.5"-12" Compound Radius (241 mm-305 mm)

Fingerboard Material Ebony

Number of Frets 22

Fret Size Medium Jumbo

Nut Material Delrin®

Nut Width 1.685" (42.8 mm)

Position Inlays Pearloid Neo-Classic™ Thumbnail

Neck Plate None

Bridge Pickup TV Jones® Ray Butts Ful-Fidelity

Neck Pickup TV Jones® Ray Butts Ful-Fidelity

Controls Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Master Volume

Pickup Switching 3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge And Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup, 3-Position Tone Switch

Pickup Configuration

Filter'Tron™ / Filter'Tron™

Bridge

Adjusto-Matic™ with Pinned Rosewood Base

Hardware Finish Nickel

Tailpiece

Bigsby® B6CGH

Tuning Machines Gotoh® Locking

Pickguard Gold Plexi Pickguard with Artist Signature and Gretsch® Logo

Control Knobs G-Arrow

Strings Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)

Strap Buttons Strap Locks