Origins
The Duo Jet was first introduced in 1953, after the success of the Gibson Les Paul Goldtop. A key difference between the two was that the Duo Jet was not a solid-body, instead being semi-solid with routed channels and pockets inside. It is believed that the name Duo Jet was inspired by the fact that the guitar has two pickups (Duo) and by the advanced aircraft of the time (Jet). This was the first Gretsch guitar to feature a truss rod accessible through the headstock, a pickup selection switch on the cutaway, and a master volume on the body.Construction
Made of a chambered mahogany body, one of the most notable differences between the Duo Jet and comparable guitars is in its configuration variations. While it shares their dual pickup, single cutaway style with the more popular Gibson Les Paul, the 6128 Duo Jet models take various unique approaches for shaping the tonality of the instrument. While a master volume is standard on this model, some variations will either have independent neck/bridge pickup volume knobs with a master tone knob, or will have the same independent neck/bridge pickup volume knobs, but with a tone switch next to the pickup selector switch instead of the master tone knob. The versions with a master tone knob are equipped with DeArmond Dynasonic pickups, which have a full-bodied, low frequency tone. Most associated with the sound of guitarist Duane Eddy, Dynasonics areVariations
* G6128 – Filtertron pickups, no Bigsby tailpiece * G6128T – Bigsby and Filtertron pickups * G6128T-DS – Bigsby and Dynasonic pickups, Rosewood fingerboard, originally based on 1957 version, currently based on 1955 version * G6128-DS – Dynasonic pickups, no bigsby, Rosewood fingerboard * G6128T-DCM – Bigsby and Filtertron pickups, Double Cut-away, Dark Cherry Metallic, Ebony Fretboard * G6128-1962 – Double cutaway version of the Duo Jet, equipped with Bigsby and Filtertron pickups * G6128T59 – Bigsby and TV Jones classic pickups (Vintage Select '59 Duo Jet edition) * G6128TCG – Bigsby and Dynasonic pickups, in a Cadillac Green finish with Gold hardware * G6128TVP – aka the "Power Jet" Pickups are upgraded to TV Jones Power'Trons * G6128T-TVP – Bigsby equipped version of the Power Jet * G6128T 6 12 – Double-necked six- and twelve-string guitar with 4 Filtertron pickups. * G6128T-GH – Custom shop and standard versions of George Harrison's Duo Jet. The custom shop version is designed and built to appear like George Harrison's original appears today. Standard version has the color scheme of Harrison's guitar and features his signature on truss-rod cover. Both versions include all black body and moved bottom strap pin. * G6128T-CLFG - Cliff Gallup Signature Duo Jet. Cliff Gallup kept his guitar stock, so this version is essentially a custom shop replica of a '54 Duo Jet. * G6128B - "Thunder Jet" bass version with TV Jones Thunder'Tron pickupsOther versions
"Silver Jet" * G6129 – topped with silver sparkle drum material. Same features as the standard G6128 Duo Jet * G6129T – equipped with Bigsby * G6129-1957 – Rosewood finger board, Dynasonic pickups, and no Bigsby * G6219T-1957 – Rosewood finger board, Dyansonic pickups, with Bigsby * G6219T-1962 – Double cutaway version, with Bigsby and Filtertrons "Round Up" * G6130 – Orange stain, leather bound with western motif carved into the leather, G Branded body, Dynasonic pickups, gold hardware, Rosewood fretboard, no Bigsby "Jet Firebird" * G6131 – Duo Jet in Fire Red finish, with Filtertrons, no Bigsby * G6131T – Fire Red, with Bigsby and Filtertron pickups * G6131TVP – "Power Jet" version with TV Jones Power'Tron pickups, pinned bridge, Schaller strap locks * G6131T-TVP – "Power Jet" version with TV Jones Power'Tron pickups, pinned bridge, Sperzel locking tuners, Schaller strap locks, and a Bigsby tailpieceRock Band controller
A replica of George Harrison's Duo Jet is the basis for a guitar controller for '' The Beatles: Rock Band''.References
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