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| Gretsch 6128 | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Gretsch G6128T DSV withBigsby vibrato tailpiece | |
| Manufacturer | Gretsch |
| Period | 1953–present |
| Construction | |
| Body type | Chambered |
| Neck joint | Set neck |
| Woods | |
| Body | Mahogany (often with amaple top) Swamp ash (rare) |
| Neck | Usually mahogany Maple |
| Fretboard | UsuallyRosewood Ebony Maple Richlite |
| Hardware | |
| Bridge | UsuallyTune-O-Matic |
| Pickup | Usually 2humbuckers |
| Colors available | |
| Various, oftensunburst-type finishes Goldtop Ebony Alpine White Wine Red Silver Emerald | |
TheGretsch 6128 (Duo Jet) is achambered solid bodyelectric guitar which has been manufactured byGretsch since 1953.
The Duo Jet was first introduced in 1953,[1] after the success of theGibson Les Paul Goldtop. A difference between the two is that the Duo Jet has 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 atruss rod accessible through theheadstock, 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 theGibson 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'sFilter'Tronhumbucker pickup made popular by country music guitaristChet Atkins.
George Harrison played a 1957 Duo Jet duringThe Beatles' early daysin Hamburg, and on theirfirst album. Harrison also posed with the guitar for the cover of his 1987 solo album,Cloud Nine.
Other notable players of the Duo Jet includePete Townshend ofThe Who, who used one on earlyQuadrophenia era gigs in the UK,[7] andChris Cornell ofSoundgarden.[8]David Gilmour ofPink Floyd owned a 1950s Duo Jet which he used 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 forThe Beatles: Rock Band.
