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The Gretsch 6128 (Duo Jet) is a chambered solid body electric guitar manufactured by Gretsch since 1953.
| Gretsch 6128 | |
|---|---|
Gretsch G6128T DSV with Bigsby vibrato tailpiece
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| Manufacturer | Gretsch |
| Period | 1953–present |
| Construction | |
| Body type | Chambered |
| Neck joint | Set neck |
| Woods | |
| Body | Mahogany (often with a maple top) Swamp ash (rare) |
| Neck | Usually mahogany Maple |
| Fretboard | Usually Rosewood Ebony Maple Richlite |
| Hardware | |
| Bridge | Usually Tune-O-Matic |
| Pickup(s) | Usually 2 humbuckers |
| Colors available | |
| Various, often sunburst-type finishes Goldtop Ebony Alpine White Wine Red Silver Emerald | |
The Duo Jet was first introduced in 1953,[1] after the success of the Gibson Les Paul Goldtop. A key difference between the two was that the Duo Jet was a semi-solid body with routed channels and internal pockets instead of a solid body.[1][2]
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 body, and a master volume on the cutaway.[1]
As is common with electric guitars, the body of the 6128 Duo Jet is made of wood,[3][4] in this case chambered mahogany. The guitar shares its dual pickup, single cutaway design with the Gibson Les Paul, but the Duo Jet takes differing approaches to shaping the instrument’s tonality and has been made available in various configurations.[5][6]
The tone switch versions of the Duo Jet come equipped with Gretsch's own Filtertron humbucker pickup made popular by country music guitarist Chet Atkins, and are still in demand to this day.
Notable players of this version include Pete Townsend who used it on early Quadrophenia era gigs in the UK,[7] and Chris Cornell of Soundgarden.[8] Dave Gilmour of Pink Floyd owned a 1950s Duo Jet which he described as quite hard to play but he did use it on some of his early work and then again later in his career.[9]
"Silver Jet"
"Round Up"
"Jet Firebird"
A replica of George Harrison's Duo Jet is the basis for a guitar controller for The Beatles: Rock Band.