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Gretsch Duo Jet Electric Guitar The Grestch Duo Jet was originally released in the early 1950’s. It formed part of the Gretsch Jet family of guitars which also featured the Firebird and SilverJet.


Gretsch Duo Jet Guitar Features

The Gretsch Duo Jet has a 24.5 Inch scale length and the body, with it’s single cutaway design, is made from mahogany. Due to the fact that the body is heavily routed it is fairly light weight, making the guitar comfortable to play with a nice sustain.

The original guitar featured two DeArmond humbucker pickups. The instrument came with a three way pickup selector, two volume controls and one tone pot together with a master volume control. Early releases of the Duo Jet also featured an optional Bigsby tremolo.

Gretsch Duo Jet Sounds

The guitar has a rich heritage it’s pickups produce classic warm tones featuring a distinctive Gretsch twang (especially true with heavier guauge strings). The warm tones support a range of music from country and jazz through to rock.