Inspired by the pivotal and prolific years of Gretsch’s 1950s and early ’60s golden age, Vintage Select Edition guitars are designed for the player who appreciates the finest in musical instrument heritage. The G6128T-53 Vintage Select ’53 Duo Jet™ with Bigsby® rocks that legacy with a finely crafted new take on one of Gretsch’s first and dearest models. The Duo Jet debuted in 1953 as Gretsch’s flagship “solid body” guitar, although its signature power and punch came from its chambered mahogany design, which magnifies harmonic richness by letting air resonate between the top and body for livelier and more articulate tone. That’s all here on this original-era beauty, along with special touches including the rare Gretsch “script” headstock logo and dual TV Jones® T-Armond™ pickups that keenly replicate the vintage DynaSonic™ sound.
Specifications
Build Solid Body
Cutaway Single Cutaway
Body Mahogany
Body Shape Jet™
Bracing Chambered
Body Binding Aged White
Body Back Mahogany
Body Top Arched Laminated Maple
Body Depth 2" (50.8 mm)
Neck Material Mahogany
Neck Finish Gloss
Neck Shape Standard "U"
Neck Binding Aged White
Scale Length 24.6" (625mm)
Fingerboard Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius 12" (305mm)
Number of Frets 22
Fret Size Medium Jumbo
Nut Bone
Nut Width 1.6875" (43mm)
Position Inlays Aged Pearloid Blocks
Neck Plate NA
Bridge Pickup TV Jones® T-Armond
Neck Pickup TV Jones® T-Armond
Controls Volume 1. Neck Pickup, Volume 2. Bridge Pickup, Master Volume, Master Tone
Pickup Switching 3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge And Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
Pickup Configuration TV Jones® T-Armond / TV Jones® T-Armond
SPL Electronics N/A
Bridge Aluminum Compensated
Tuning Machines Grover Sta-Tite
Pickguard 1-Ply Vintage White
Control Knobs Plain
Orientation Right-Hand
Strings Nickel Plated Steel .010-.046
Brands | Gretsch |
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Item Condition | NEW |