Gretsch G6128T-53 Vintage Select Duo Jet Black

Retailing in the region of £2,699.00

Gretsch will not fail to impress. The Gretsch G6128T-53 Vintage Select Duo Jet Black in Guitar Dept is New, in stock, and ready to ship with fast, reliable delivery across the UK, Ireland, and Europe. For more details within Guitar Dept, additional Electric Guitars options, full specifications, demos, images, videos, and secure online ordering, read on below. Here’s what Gretsch say 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™…

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Gretsch will not fail to impress. The Gretsch G6128T-53 Vintage Select Duo Jet Black in Guitar Dept is New, in stock, and ready to ship with fast, reliable delivery across the UK, Ireland, and Europe. For more details within Guitar Dept, additional Electric Guitars options, full specifications, demos, images, videos, and secure online ordering, read on below.

Here’s what Gretsch say

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 originalera 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.

  • 1953 specs and appointments
  • Dual TV Jones® T-Armond™ pickups
  • Aged body and neck binding, aged fingerboard inlays
  • Aged white angled pickguard
  • Compensated aluminum bridge with Bigsby® B3CCB vibrato tailpiece
  • Treble bleed circuit, “Squeezebox” PIO capacitors

Specifications

  • Series:Gretsch® Professional Collection
  • Body Material:Mahogany
  • Body Finish:Gloss
  • Upper Bout:10.5” (267mm)
  • Lower Bout:13.5” (343mm)
  • Waist:8.625” (219mm)
  • Neck:Maple, Standard “U”
  • Neck Finish:Gloss
  • Fingerboard: Rosewood, 12” (305mm) Radius
  • Frets:22, Medium Jumbo
  • Position Inlays:Aged Pearloid Blocks
  • Nut (Material/Width):Bone, 1.6875” (43mm)
  • Tuning Machines: Grover® Sta-Tite™
  • Scale Length:24.6” (625mm)
  • Bridge: Pinned Aluminum Compensated, Rosewood Base Tailpiece: Bigsby® B3CCB Pickguard: 1-Ply Vintage White
  • Pickup Switching:3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge AndNeck Pickups, Position 3. Neck PickupControls:Volume 1. Neck Pickup, Volume 2. Bridge Pickup, Master Volume,Master Tone
  • Control Knobs:PlainHardware: Nickel
  • Strings:Nickel Plated Steel .010-.046Case/Gig Bag:Includes G6238 Deluxe Hardshell Case
  • Pickups: TV Jones® T-Armond™ (Bridge and Neck)

Additional information

Weight 23 kg

About the manufacturer

Gretsch

Gretsch guitars are renowned for their distinctive tone, vintage style, and craftsmanship that has defined rockabilly, country, and classic rock for decades. Founded in Brooklyn in 1883, Gretsch became iconic through artists like Chet Atkins, George Harrison, and Brian Setzer, whose twangy, resonant sound came from the brand’s signature hollow and semi-hollow body designs. With features such as Filter’Tron pickups, Bigsby tremolos, and ornate finishes, Gretsch guitars blend elegance with attitude. Whether it’s the warm chime of a White Falcon or the punch of a Duo Jet, Gretsch instruments continue to offer timeless character and individuality for players who want something truly unique.

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