Want to channel Brian Setzer, Chet Atkins, Duane Eddy, and the legends of rockabilly and country for less than $1,000? You'd be rocka-SILLY to miss this Cyber Monday deal

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$150 off this Cyber Monday, the Gretsch G5420TG-59 Electromatic Hollowbody in Orange exudes pure rockabilly attitude, riffage, and twang – and it looks a lot like Brian Setzer's signature model (but is thousands of dollars cheaper)

A Gretsch G5420TG-59 Electromatic Hollowbody guitar, set against an orange fade background
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Gretsch's G6120T Brian Setzer Signature in Smoke Orange is about as rockabilly an electric guitar as you'll ever find. Problem is, if you want one, you're looking at a $3,779 price tag. Now, if you're like me, and have always wanted a big, brightly-finished Gretsch to channel your inner Setzer, but don't have over three grand in your wallet, do I have some good news for you.

Over at Sweetwater this Cyber Monday, the price tag of the very Setzer-esque Gretsch G5420TG-59 Electromatic Hollowbody has been dropped a whole $150, down to a very tempting $749.

Gretsch G5420TG-59 Electromatic Hollowbody
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Gretsch G5420TG-59 Electromatic Hollowbody: was $899 now $749 at Sweetwater Sound

If you've always wanted a big, brightly-finished Gretsch to channel your inner Brian Setzer, but don't have over three grand in your wallet, your prayers have been answered. With versatile Black Top Filter'Tron humbuckers, classic visual touches, and, of course, a Bigsby, this deal will get a vintage-inspired stunner into your hands for just $749. A steal if ever we've seen one.

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Obviously a Superstrat this is not, but one can still fly on the bound, 12-inch-radius compressed-rosewood fingerboard, and can look cool while they do so with the pearloid neo-classic thumbnail inlays that populate said 'board.

And, of course, what would a Gretsch be without a Bigsby? The G5420TG-59's Bigsby Licensed B60 tailpiece is there to add all the twang, atmosphere, attitude, or mystery to your licks that your heart desires. If I get one (a more tempting proposition with each word I type) I know the first thing I'm playing, and using the Bigsby for...

Now, if you're on the hunt for a Gretsch bargain, but the bright orange finish isn't quite your speed, you may very well be interested in the similar Gretsch G5427TG Electromatic, which has had $180 lopped off its price for Cyber Monday.

And for even more wallet-friendly deals – on basses, amps, effects pedals, straps, strings, and every other strain of gear you can imagine – keep your eyes on our full list of Cyber Monday guitar deals.

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Jackson Maxwell
Jackson Maxwell

Jackson is an Associate Editor at GuitarWorld.com. He’s been writing and editing stories about new gear, technique and guitar-driven music both old and new since 2014, and has also written extensively on the same topics for Guitar Player. Elsewhere, his album reviews and essays have appeared in Louder and Unrecorded. Though open to music of all kinds, his greatest love has always been indie, and everything that falls under its massive umbrella. To that end, you can find him on Twitter crowing about whatever great new guitar band you need to drop everything to hear right now.

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