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Description
Step back in time with the Gretsch G6128T-1962 Duo Jet, a masterpiece that marries classic 1960s design with a modern twist. This solid body electric guitar combines the unmistakable warmth of a mahogany body with an arched maple top, delivering a rich, resonant sound that is both powerful and nuanced. Whether you're diving into rockabilly riffs or exploring all-out rock, the Duo Jet's Filter'Tron pickups ensure a tone that's vibrant and full of life, offering both sparkle and twang with minimal noise.
The vintage-style Bigsby tailpiece is not just a nod to the past but a functional delight, allowing for smooth, subtle bends that elevate your playing experience. The guitar's elegant thumbnail inlays and Grover Sta-tite tuners add both visual appeal and reliable functionality. With its chambered body design, this guitar manages to remain lightweight without compromising on sustain, making it perfect for extended jam sessions or live performances.
Whether you're a seasoned musician or an aspiring guitarist, the Gretsch G6128T-1962 Duo Jet provides an inspiring blend of historical charm and modern playability, inviting you to explore a wide range of tones and expressions.
Key Features:
- Mahogany body with arched maple top for rich, resonant tones
- Chambered design for reduced weight and enhanced sustain
- Filter'Tron pickups for vibrant, noise-free sound
- Vintage-style Bigsby tailpiece for smooth bends
- Grover Sta-tite tuners for reliable tuning stability
- Space Control bridge for customizable string spacing
- Three-way master tone control
- Easy-playing mahogany neck with ebony fretboard
- Includes a hardshell case
Product specs
| Brand | Gretsch |
| Model | G6128T-1962 Duo Jet with Bigsby |
| Finish | Black |
| Year | 2003 - 2016 |
| Made In | Japan |
| Categories | Solid Body Electric Guitars |
| Body Material | Mahogany |
| Body Shape | Double Cutaway |
| Body Type | Solid Body |
| Bridge/Tailpiece Type | Tremolo Tailpiece |
| Color Family | Black |
| Finish Style | Gloss |
| Fretboard Material | Ebony |
| Model Family | Gretsch Jet |
| Model Sub-Family | Gretsch Duo Jet |
| Neck Construction | Set-Neck |
| Neck Material | Mahogany |
| Number of Frets | 22 |
| Number of Strings | 6-String |
| Pickup Configuration | HH |
| Right / Left Handed | Right Handed |
| Top Material | Maple |
| Wood Top Style | Plain |
FAQs
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What type of pickups does the Gretsch G6128T-1962 Duo Jet have?
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The Gretsch G6128T-1962 Duo Jet features a pair of High Sensitive Filter'Tron humbucking pickups, known for their warm, clear tone and dynamic response, making them suitable for a variety of music genres.
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Is the Gretsch G6128T-1962 Duo Jet suitable for rockabilly music?
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Yes, the Gretsch G6128T-1962 Duo Jet is well-suited for rockabilly music, thanks to its Filter'Tron pickups and Bigsby tremolo, which provide the twang and vibrato often associated with the genre.
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What is the neck profile like on the Gretsch G6128T-1962 Duo Jet?
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The Gretsch G6128T-1962 Duo Jet features a comfortable "U" shaped neck profile, which offers a smooth playing experience suitable for both rhythm and lead guitarists.
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Does the Gretsch G6128T-1962 Duo Jet have a solid or semi-hollow body?
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The Gretsch G6128T-1962 Duo Jet has a solid body design, crafted from mahogany with a maple top, providing a balanced tone with good sustain.
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How does the Bigsby tremolo on the Gretsch G6128T-1962 Duo Jet affect its playability?
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The Bigsby tremolo on the Gretsch G6128T-1962 Duo Jet allows for smooth pitch modulation and vibrato effects, enhancing the guitar's expressive capabilities without significantly impacting tuning stability.
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Reviews
PROS
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Exceptional for gritty songs and big solos
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Bigsby tremolo enhances George Harrison-esque sound
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Versatile sound range, great for various music styles
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Unique Champagne Sparkle finish is visually striking
CONS
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Dearmond pickups can be noisy in urban settings
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Lacks double cutaways preferred by some players
Owner Insights
We analyzed real musician discussions from forums and Reddit to find what players love, question, and tweak about Gretsch G6128T-62 Duo Jet.
Features and functionality
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The Gretsch G6128T-1962 Duo Jet is frequently used for live performances of "R U Mine," known for its distinctive rock'n'roll sound.
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Use cases and applications
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This guitar is favored for its aesthetic appeal and its ability to deliver a classic rock tone, making it ideal for genre-specific performances.
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User experience
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The Gretsch Duo Jet is praised alongside the Vox Starstream for its unique sound, suggesting a preference for its use in recordings.
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4.5 out of 5
Based on 3 Reviews and 21 Ratings
41029
I miss my RI
I had a single cut Cadillac green 50s RI with dearmonds and that guitar was fab. I ahd 2 caveats...
1) I prefer guitars with 2 cutaways.
2) the dearmond pickups, even when the guitar was well-shielded, were unusabley noisey on any stage near a major metropolitan area.
I've got my eyes peeled for a 62 with filtertrons and 2 cutaways or even a later 60s Baldwin-era with the inferior burns UK trem. One day soon....
41029
I think George's Duo Jet had Dearmond pickups (AKA dynasonics) like the Duo Jet I used to own and the Chet atkins model he played most often was one like my uncle's single cut form the 60s that has singlecoils in filtertron-sized covers that are called hi-lo-trons... the Gretsch Country Gent George played on Ed Sullivan had Filtertron mini-humbuckers, but George did not use that guitar for much apart from some touring and the Ed Sullivan appearances because it fell off the back of Mal Evans' car in the early 60s and got run over by a truck before it could be retrieved by Mal and Neil. I also don't recall George playing with a lot of trem from his AC30, and when the Beatles switched to AC50 models early in their career he could not have used any trem because AC50s don't have any features other than Volume, Treble and Bass...
I don't mean to give you a hard time, I would much rather have a double cut Duo Jet with Filtertron mini-hums than the the single-cut with Dearmond single coils that I owned for years, but if you want to talk Beatles then George's sound was very much single-coil Gretches with no effects unti after the Help album (though Goeorge did use a Gibson es345 for some live dates prior to Rubber Soul if my memory serves me)... its the Rubber Soul era where some fender and Selmer amps sneak in as well as the Gibson SG George used for Paperback Writer... the bulk of the Harrison's record tone before that time was the early Duo Jet with Dearmond pickups or the Tennessean with Hi-lo-trons through either an AC30 top boost channel (vib/trem is its own channel with no tone controls that is very midrangey and distinctive even with the effects disengaged) or more frequently through a vox AC50, at first a small box, tube rectified version through a modified ac30 extension cabinet featuring 2x12 celestion anicos and a midax treble horn and then for most of Beatlemania a large box, solid-state rectified AC50 mkII with an oversized, purpose-built 2x12 w/horn cabinet would have been used in the studio (there is photographic evidence from various album sessions at abbey road up until Paul bought a blonde Bassman and a Selmer and fender sent the Beatles some Dual Showman rigs for free)... While at the peak of Beatlemania the fab 4 went over to Vox AC100 amps with even larger 4x12 w/horn cabinets I have never seen any evidence that these were used anywhere but on the road. It looks as if the Beatles left their AC50 mkIIs in the storage locker at Abbey Road for recording once Vox provided their new AC100 backline. The AC100 is a simple volume, treble, bass arrangement too, pretty much a double-size AC50 mkII. A lot of George's most distinctive tones came from Paul's Fender Bassman or his Dual Showman. By this time the SG, a brand new sonic blue strat (painted later into the 'rocky' strat) and an Epiphone Casino were George's principle guitars when he could be talked out of playing sitar (all 3 Beatles owned Casinos, not just Lennon... Paul bought his 1st and as a result it has the small late-50s headstock instead of the oversized epi-archtop headstock most of us are familiar with... when John and George got tired of borrowing Paul's and bought their own because Paul's was kept strung lefty and the guitar needed to be restrung any time John or George wanted to record with it, they wound up with 60s models with the big headstock)
back to George's 50s Duo Jet, he lent it to Klaus Voorman of the band Manfred Mann (who George had met in Hamburgh years prior through Astrid Kirshner... or was it that Astrid met the fab 4 thru Klaus, I forget) and it wasn't returned until George was planning the "Cloud Nine" album. After a serious tune-up George's "first serious guitar" was used extensively on "Cloud Nine and is even featured in the cover photo.
Incidentally, George bought his Duo Jet from a member of the UK merchant marine after answering an ad in the local Liverpool newspaper for the Duo Jet (which was originally purchased during shore leave from Manny's music in NYC). Georgie-boy paid the sailor half the money but never returned to pay the rest after taking off on a short tour with the duo jet. Beatlemania was raging in no-time and the original owner wasn't paid until George's death, if I recall..... So there ya go. More info then you ever wanted about a George Harrisonesque sound.
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G6129t 1962 Champagne Sparkle
Ltd Ed Cream City Music Champagne Sparkle Jet. Most versatile sounding Electric that I own! Wish to gift daughter one day.
Artist usage
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Alex Turner plays a 1962 Gretsch G6128T Duo Jet for live and recording sessions with Arctic Monkeys. Alex primarily uses the guitar live for the song “R U Mine?” as he recorded the song with the Gretsch to get a more gritty tone. The guitar was a gift from former girlfriend Arielle Vandenberg in 2011-2012, around the time he recorded the song, often dedicating the song to her at live shows. He has also used the guitar live for songs such as “Arabella” and “Mad Sounds” on a rare occasion. It is unknown what other songs he has recorded with the Duo Jet, it can be safe to say it was used during the “AM” recording sessions and the recording of the “R U Mine?” single in 2012.
Pictured is Alex Turner during the First show of Arctic Monkey’s “AM” tour at the Ventura Theater in May 2013 playing the vintage Gretsch.
You can see Joe Perry holding a Gretsch while doing his photoshoot with Ross Halfin
Kane can be seen in this photo playing a Gretsch G6128T-1962 Duo Jet Electric Guitar.
Brian Molko of Placebo is shown using the Gretsch G6128T-1962 Duo Jet during a concert in Bretagne, as captured in a user-uploaded photo.
Isaac is playing this guitar in this photo. Jim Fairchild also mentions the time Isaac used it at this concert, in his Rig Rundown on Premier Guitar.
The item can be seen throughout the entire video, as Jordan plays and records for an EP.
In this picture Luke can be seen playing his Gretsch during The Kooks' gig on 21 July 2015 in Milan. This guitar and the Les Paul Doublecutaway Gold are his new guitars for the Listen tour.
This photo shows Eoin Loveless playing his Gretsch G6128T Duo Jet Electric Guitar at the NME Awards gig in Tufnell Park.
Album Usage
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