Description
What makes this guitar special? Clean, great playing, and even better sounding, this Duo Jet is a solid guitar all-around, especially for the price. Its chambered body provides pleasant resonance so although it has the look and feel of a solid body, it has the charm and tonal nuances of a semi-hollow body. This provides a perfect fit for its articulate Filter’Trons, imparting a bit of inherent warmth to their full-character sound. Plus, who can deny the ultimately classic ‘50s-era editions that Gretsch modeled this newer version after? Overall, this guitar is also very clean for being used and also comes complete with a professional in-house setup and its original case so it’s ready to roll when you are.
Condition: This guitar is in very good condition overall, if not better. It shows only minor dings here and there and light surface scratches throughout, but is still in great shape for a used guitar. The frets show only light wear and still have a ton of playing time left in them. The neck is straight and the truss rod functions as it should.
Body: Single cutaway chambered mahogany body with multi-ply top binding and arched laminated maple top in Black finish. Raised silver plexi pickguard with Gretsch logo. Space Control bridge and Bigsby vibrato tailpiece. Gretsch G Arrow control knobs.
Neck: Medium depth soft V shape mahogany neck and 12” radius bound ebony fingerboard with Neo-Classic thumbnail fret markers with black side dots. .85” at the 1st fret, .93” at the 12th. Vintage-style Gretsch open-gear tuning machines. 1 11/16” nut width. 24.6” scale.
Electronics: Filter’Tron pickups in the neck and bridge. 1 x master volume, 2 x volume. 1 x 3-way pickup selector. 1 x tone switch.
Weight: 8 lbs 2.2 oz
Playability/Sound: The soft V neck plays great and perfectly softens further up the neck, providing both a nice in-hand feel in the first few positions, but also providing a slightly flatter profile further up for more intricate playing.
Case: Includes original hardshell case.
