Post #279634 by Mai Tai on Thu, Jan 18, 2007 9:04 PM

Hey gang!
For Christmas, I bought myself a Gretsch 6120 Nashville Brian Setzer Hot Rod guitar in flat black. I'm going to have Nacho pinstripe and tiki-fy it for me. He's the guy that built that giant 18 foot tiki bar that a lot of you might have seen at Viva Las Vegas, or the San Francisco Roadster Show, or at the back yard sale at Forbidden Island, all of which can be found here.

I've been kicking around what color combos I want for the pinstriping. Maybe red or coral/salmon and white, or a vintage seafoam green or mint green and white. Here's a picture of one of Brian Setzer's guitars as inspiration, and more pics of this guitar can be found here.

Here's the before pic of the guitar, taken last night at Forbidden Island, along with a couple of the prototypes of the severed head tribute mug that Nacho's been working on.

And here's a pic of Nacho, standing next to me with his severed head tribute mugs. I'm the one holding the guitar.

I'd like to have a vintage type pin-up girl on the guitar, and a tiki or two as well. I was thinking maybe a pin-up girl in a hammock, and the hammock would be supported by two tikis! Also, maybe a skull and crossbones somewhere, like maybe on the headstock, etc. I'd love to hear any and all suggestions from everyone!