A painstaking replica of George’s ‘first good guitar’!
It was 1961 when George Harrison finally got his hands on a genuine American guitar worthy of his prodigious musical genius. The Duo Jet was Gretch’s entry into the “solidbody” market (though this instrument actually has a couple of body chambers) in 1953. George’s was probably made in 1957 and it was used on many, many Beatles recordings. This exact replica has a number of differences from the standard G6128T including aged binding and inlays, rocking bar bridge, slightly different knob and switch placement, and large body chambers for ultralight weight. Single-coil DynaSonic pickups, hump block inlay fretboard markers, multiple body bindings, and silver plexi pickguard give it the perfect vintage vibe. An arched maple top with mahogany back and sides, a one-piece mahogany neck, rosewood fretboard, and Bigsby vibrato are all just like the original.
6128-TSP Duo Jet Specs
- Mahogany body
- Arched maple top
- Mahogany neck
- Ebony-stained rosewood fingerboard
- Bound fingerboard and headpiece
- Hump block inlaid position markers
- 24-3/5″ scale, joined at 16th fret
- Adjustable truss rod
- Pearl inlaid headpiece
- Nickel silver frets
- 13-1/4″ wide, 1-3/4″ deep
- Multiple binding
- DynaSonic pickups
- Pickup selector switch
- Tone control
- Volume control for each pickup
- Master volume control
- Chromeplated hardware
- Deluxe high-gear-ratio enclosed machines
- Narrow headpiece
- Gretsch Bigsby tremolo tailpiece
- Original space control roller bridge
- Jet black top with mahogany neck, back, and sides
