Gretsch Guitars

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Stripped down and hot-rodded, the G6136SLBP Brian Setzer Black Phoenix is designed and built for speed. The single-cutaway hollowbody has an arched top and back, 1959 trestle bracing and oversized f-holes; the maple neck has a 9.5-radius ebony fingerboard with 22 medium frets and mother-of-pearl Neo-Classic Thumbnail inlays.

Other features include dual TV Jones Brian Setzer "Signature" pickups, three-position pickup switch, jeweled single master volume control, silver-sparkle binding (body, fingerboard and headstock), silver plexi pickguard with Phoenix silhouette graphic, pinned Adjusto-Matic bridge and Bigsby B6C vibrato tailpiece Schaller strap locks, Grover Imperial tuners and gloss black nitrocellulose lacquer finish.

"The Black Phoenix is the Big Kahuna. This guitar is just wow! It's got a longer scale and that is really helpful in the upper register when you are playing up high you just have more room up there. Its so clean sounding. It's got the full 17" body and the new pickups. But unlike a Falcon, the Phoenix does not have the tone controls. It's a little clearer, a little louder. It's just a beautiful guitar. We just changed a couple things and added all the modern updates. And the silver sparkle binding on the black ... I mean, yeah, it's just cool. It rocks my world." - Brian Setzer
Gretsch Guitars G6136SLBP Brian Setzer Black Phoenix Semi-Hollow Electric Guitar Black Phoenix - Lacquer
Gretsch Guitars G6136SLBP Brian Setzer Black Phoenix Semi-Hollow Electric Guitar Black Phoenix - Lacquer
Gretsch Guitars G6136SLBP Brian Setzer Black Phoenix Semi-Hollow Electric Guitar Black Phoenix - Lacquer

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Body
  • Body shape: Double cutaway
  • Body type: Semi-hollow
  • Body material: Laminated
  • Top wood: Maple Laminated
  • Body wood: Maple Laminated
  • Body finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose
  • Orientation: Right handed
Neck
  • Neck shape: Thin U
  • Neck wood: Maple
  • Joint: Set-in
  • Scale length: 25.5"
  • Truss rod: Standard
  • Neck finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose
Fretboard
  • Material: Ebony
  • Radius: 9.5"
  • Fret size: Medium jumbo
  • Number of frets: 22
  • Inlays: Thumbnail
  • Nut width: 1.687" (42.8mm)
Pickups
  • Configuration: HH
  • Neck: Brian Setzer "Signature" TV Jones
  • Middle: Not applicable
  • Bridge: Brian Setzer "Signature" TV Jones
  • Brand: TV Jones
  • Active or passive: Passive
  • Series or parallel: Series
  • Piezo: No
  • Active EQ: No
  • Special electronics: None
Controls
  • Control layout: Master volume
  • Pickup switch: 3-way
  • Coil tap or split: No
  • Kill switch: No
Hardware
  • Bridge type: Tremolo/Vibrato
  • Bridge design: Rosewood-based Adjusto-Matic
  • Tailpiece: Bigsby
  • Tuning machines: Grover
  • Color: Nickel
Other
  • Number of strings: 6-string
  • Special features: Signature model
  • Case: Hardshell case
  • Accessories: None
  • Country of origin: Japan
warning

WARNING: This product can expose you to chemicals including Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP), which is known to the State of California to cause cancer, and to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.