We stumbled across this image today in our archives, and thought it was worth sharing.

This is a lefty 1960 Gretsch Chet Atkins Hollowbody Model 6120, with its original white leather 'cowboy' case. We've seen a total of three lefty 6120s, and this is the finest example. It should be noted that the blank pickguard on this instrument is original. All pickguards on left handed Gretsch guitars built prior to the mid-1970s were blank, as these were essentially one-off instruments.

This particular guitar was one of Scott's prized possessions, although he didn't have it for very long. He acquired it in 1984 from Voltage Guitars, where he worked at the time, and kept it until 1987.

He sold this guitar, along with a lefty 1964 Stratocaster (his first vintage instrument,) and a couple of other instruments, in an attempt to raise the funds to purchase a 1960 Les Paul Standard that ended up in the working collection of Paul McCartney. Five years later he did acquire another lefty 1960 Les Paul Standard for a client, but at five times the cost...

We're working on a full article on all four known left handed Les Paul Standards built between 1959 and 1960, including never before published images. (There are no known Sunburst finish 1958s.) Look for that article to appear on our site in the coming month.

Tags: 1960, Gretsch, 6120, Lefty