Gretsch 6120 Western, bright orange, made in Japan 1990. If you like your guitars subtle and apologetic, this one is not for you. The 6120 launched in 1955 bearing the name of country superstar Chet Atkins. This example was born in the 'revival era' for Gretsch: a couple of years after Fred Gretsch Jr purchased the company back from Baldwin and kickstarted production out of Japan. It's beautifully made: the Terada factory really does beautiful work, and this has been built and finished with exemplary care and skill. The sound on offer is bright and assertive, with a bold and expansive treble, snarly mids with plenty of snap and sizzle and a generous fat bass. It will cover country, rockabilly and blues stuff with gusto, but is surprisingly smooth and agreeable for jazz or singer-songwriter stuff. The neck is slim and quick, and the body feels very lively in the hands; it's a lot of fun to play. The rude orange finish, giant G decal, gold hardware, flamed headstock, snazzy gold guard and cowboy themed inlays make for a wild look, it's unreasonably cool. These Western style variants are a lot trickier to find than the regular models, but dang, worth it. Chetyeah!

Model: Gretsch 6120W Western Nashville 
Made: Japan, 1990, Terada Gakki factory
Serial: 907120W-478
Finish: transparent orange, gloss poly
Body: laminate maple, fully hollow
Neck: maple. ebony fretboard, 24.6" scale, 12" radius, slim C profile
Weight: 3.910kg
Mods: bridge replaced
Pickups: Gretsch FIlter'Tron humbucker x2
Accessories: Gretsch hard case, basic docs

Cosmetic condition notes: minor finish wear. The headstock has scuffs on the end and back. The is clean and smooth in the hands, minor dimples and rub wear only. The back has dimples along the back edge and elbow area and widespread light scuffs around the whole body. The sides have minor scuffs on both horns and the elbow area and some dimples near the jack. The front has scuffs around the knobs and tailpiece, dimples in the elbow area and some play wear on the guard and horns.
Overall: very good condition (8/10)

Playing condition notes: Action is low, neck is straight, intonation is good, truss rod works. All electronics tested and working properly. Wearing fresh 11/49 Moonshiners strings.
Fret life: 8/10, minor wear only