Wow you described my own relationship with my Gretsch better than I could’ve. I have a Brian Setzer 6120. Every once in a while I rediscover it and fall in love with it. But then I don’t use it because my more boring guitars offer better fret access, better tuning stability, and sound more appropriate for the songs we’re doing. But I keep *wanting* to use it because it’s so damn cool.
That is a 5420, not a 5120. The pickups and inlays are different on those guitars. Also, Chet Atkins did not have a guitar in the electromatic line. That guitar has nothing to do with Mr Atkins
@@scottwilliams6120 Apart from him being the player creative force & face for Gretsch and being the r&d player for the Filtertron from day one and Gretsch using his input as the basis for every hollow body electric guitar they've made since. Also why doesn't Gretsch just make a Chet Atkins Electromatic? It'd sell.
@@GitShiddy that I do not have the answer for. You would have to ask the powers that be at the company. The original 6120, released in 1954, was based on the 6190/6191 Streamliner model from that period. So Chet, in essence, did not come up with that body style. It was already in the Gretsch line. The 6120 used the Streamliner as a springboard, adding a bridge pickup, Bigsby, Gold hardware and Western ornamentation
@scottwilliams6120 Not entirely sure how I worded it in the video, clearly not well... I'm not good at this. But to clarify, and this is mostly my perspective, Chet was so important to Gretsch especially for the hollowbodies that everything Gretsch hollowbody has at least gone through Chet's opinion. 6120 is Chet's guitar in the same way the DGT is Dave Grissom's but I know in both cases other guitars from the respective brands only exist because of those respective guitarists opinions & recommendations. So even though my 5427TG is not a Chet, it exists because of Chet. Gretsch guitars exist because of Chet arguably. I'm learning on the fly & should probably use a script.
Wow you described my own relationship with my Gretsch better than I could’ve.
I have a Brian Setzer 6120. Every once in a while I rediscover it and fall in love with it. But then I don’t use it because my more boring guitars offer better fret access, better tuning stability, and sound more appropriate for the songs we’re doing. But I keep *wanting* to use it because it’s so damn cool.
They are great, I don't not love them, can't get on with Gibson electrics though.
That is a 5420, not a 5120. The pickups and inlays are different on those guitars. Also, Chet Atkins did not have a guitar in the electromatic line. That guitar has nothing to do with Mr Atkins
Also, it's not a Duo Sonic solid body. It's a Duo Jet. Premiered in 1953, not 1957. Please do your research.
@@scottwilliams6120 Apart from him being the player creative force & face for Gretsch and being the r&d player for the Filtertron from day one and Gretsch using his input as the basis for every hollow body electric guitar they've made since. Also why doesn't Gretsch just make a Chet Atkins Electromatic? It'd sell.
@@GitShiddy that I do not have the answer for. You would have to ask the powers that be at the company.
The original 6120, released in 1954, was based on the 6190/6191 Streamliner model from that period. So Chet, in essence, did not come up with that body style. It was already in the Gretsch line. The 6120 used the Streamliner as a springboard, adding a bridge pickup, Bigsby, Gold hardware and Western ornamentation
@scottwilliams6120 Not entirely sure how I worded it in the video, clearly not well... I'm not good at this. But to clarify, and this is mostly my perspective, Chet was so important to Gretsch especially for the hollowbodies that everything Gretsch hollowbody has at least gone through Chet's opinion. 6120 is Chet's guitar in the same way the DGT is Dave Grissom's but I know in both cases other guitars from the respective brands only exist because of those respective guitarists opinions & recommendations. So even though my 5427TG is not a Chet, it exists because of Chet. Gretsch guitars exist because of Chet arguably.
I'm learning on the fly & should probably use a script.