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GUITARIST APRIL 2020

Mods & Rockers

Words Ed Mitchell Photography Neil Godwin

The Stray Cat struts in once again with a litter of killer new

signature guitars to sink your claws into. Just don’t expect

them to bat like 50s throwbacks...

review

GRETSCH G6120T-BSSMK & G6120T-HR

104

GUITARIST APRIL 2020

GIT457.rev_gretsch.indd 104 20/02/2020 10:49

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review GRETSCH G6120T-BSSMK & G6120T-HR Mods & Rockers The Stray Cat struts in once again with a litter of killer new signature guitars to sink your claws into. Just don’t expect them to bat like 50s throwbacks... Words Ed Mitchell Photography Neil Godwin 104 GUITARIST APRIL 2020 GIT457.rev_gretsch.
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GRETSCH G6120T-BSSMK & G6120T-HR review APRIL 2020 GUITARIST GIT457.rev_gretsch.
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review GRETSCH G6120T-BSSMK & G6120T-HR GRETSCH G6120T-BSSMK BRIAN SETZER SIGNATURE NASHVILLE ’59 ‘SMOKE’ & G6120T-HR BRIAN SETZER SIGNATURE HOT ROD £3,199 & £2,549 CONTACT Fender Musical Instruments EMEA PHONE 01342 331700 WEB www.gretschguitars.com What You Need To Know 1 Mods and rockers? The Gretsch G6120 is the ultimate 50s rocker guitar. The latest Brian Setzer signature versions come heavily modded. Hence, mods and rockers.
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VIDEO DEMO GRETSCH G6120T-BSSMK & G6120T-HR http://bit.ly/guitaristextra 1. Hardware is the same on these new Setzer models. You get a nickel Adjusto-Matic bridge with pinned rosewood base, Bigsby B6C True Vibrato unit, and a set of Gotoh locking tuners. The pinned bridge prevents movement when you use the Bigsby or remove the strings 2.
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review GRETSCH G6120T-BSSMK & G6120T-HR 3 4 3. The new Hot Rod comes loaded with a set of the Stray Cat icons signature TV Jones Filter’Tron humbuckers. These are routed through a wiring loom that consists of a threeway pickup selector toggle switch and a master volume knob 4. Like all modern G6120s these new Setzer guitars feature a 2.5-inch deep laminate maple hollow body. Other old-school appointments include the big f-holes and set maple neck.
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VIDEO DEMO http://bit.ly/guitaristextra GRETSCH G6120T-BSSMK & G6120T-HR review Setzer’s signature seals the deal on the new Gretsch models selected Mr Jones’s instant cult-classic, the Ray Butts Ful-Fidelity. While the Setzer Signature pups take you back to the Cats’ classic records, the Ful-Fidelity is the ultimate 88mph DeLorean leap to the 1950s. Tonally, we’re not that far away from the sound of the much-loved TV Classic. There’s just a bit more of everything.
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review GRETSCH G6120T-BSSMK & G6120T-HR VIDEO DEMO GRETSCH G6120TBSSMK BRIAN SETZER SIGNATURE NASHVILLE ’59 ‘SMOKE’ 5 You get the vibe that Brian Setzer wouldn’t put his signature on these guitars if he wasn’t convinced they were the best new Nashville ’59s and the Hot Rods. The build quality, playability and tone on offer here are exceptional. Figure in the obvious Gretsch curb appeal and they’re pretty much unbeatable. Yes, even at these prices.