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G6120 Nashville / Chet Atkins

G6120 Nashville / Chet Atkins — video still
Video still: Guitar Village
MakerGretsch
OriginUnited States
Typeelectric · hollow
Introduced1955
PriceUSD 3799.99 (2026-09)
Maker founded1883
Statuscurrent

Gretsch's long-running Nashville hollow body, the Chet Atkins single-cut with a Bigsby, still made in the Vintage Select line.

Watch

YouTube video Guitar Village · 2025-08 — Guitar Village makes the case for the 6120 with plenty of playing.

Why it matters

The G6120 is the hollow single-cut that Gretsch has built for the Atkins and Setzer end of rockabilly, and the current Vintage Select G6120T-59 pairs a laminated maple body and trestle bracing with TV Jones Classic pickups and a Bigsby B6. Sweetwater lists it at $3,799.99. The Brian Setzer signature models share the outline and sit at close prices.

Note

The rockabilly hollow icon (Setzer, Atkins).

Specifications

  • Scale length: unknown
  • Neck shape: Vintage V Neck

Before you buy

  • $3,799.99 at Sweetwater in September 2026
  • hollow bodies feed back at high volume, so try one loud
  • Setzer signature versions share the outline at similar prices

Other opinions

One video is one opinion. These are the other videos for this entry, most-viewed first. The order is the view count, not a ranking of ours.

  • YouTube video Carter Vintage Guitars · 2018-06 · 74,884 views

    “A classic 6120 Chet Atkins in excellent condition!”

    JD Simo plays a 1958 Chet Atkins 6120 at Carter Vintage.

  • YouTube video Andertons Music Co · 2023-04 · 38,700 views

    “Head over to the Andertons website to find the products in the video!”

    Danish Pete builds loops with a Players Edition Nashville.

Sources

Related models

Same era

Same body shape / configuration

See also