BRIAN SETZER SIGNATURE NASHVILLE & STEVE WARINER NASHVILLE GENTLEMAN

The iconic Gretsch 6120 and Nashville models are closely related. Most associate the 6120 with its single-cutaway incarnation. The last of these was made in 1961, and thereafter the 6120 became a slimmer double-cutaway with faux f-holes. This version was rebranded the ‘Chet Atkins Nashville’ and in 1966, acquired a fancy brass headstock plate. By then, the only features it shared with the 6120s of the 1950s were the Bigsby and orange lacquer.

In that context, both of these ‘Nashvilles’ are something of an anomaly, and the Steve Wariner model actually harks back to something a decade earlier. With its Magic Black finish, gold plated hardware, deep 2.75-inch body and painted f-holes, it’s similar to the second 6120 that Gretsch made for Chet. He was first seen