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Custom Shop Duo Jet '59 Bigsby Electric Guitar

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Overview

A glittering recreation with a chambered body and TV Jones pickups.

The classic Gretsch Duo Jet dates to the earliest days of rock music. Modeled closely on its late-50s ancestor and hand-built in the USA Gretsch Custom Shop using traditional techniques. Features include dual TV Jones FilterTron pickups, "tone switch" circuitry, mahogany neck, ebony fingerboard with Neo-Classic thumbnail inlays, Bigsby vibrato tailpiece and custom Gold Sparkle finish.

The Gretsch Custom Shop is where the time-honored legacy reaches its creative apex. Modern custom built versions of legendary instruments that epitomize extraordinary expertise and attention to detail. The Gretsch Custom Shop preserves and perfects "That Great Gretsch Sound."

Features

Body
  • Body shape: Single cutaway
  • Body type: Semi-hollow or chambered body
  • Body material: Laminated
  • Top wood: Maple
  • Body wood: Mahogany
  • Body finish: Gloss
  • Orientation: Right handed
Neck
  • Neck shape: C fat
  • Neck wood: Mahogany
  • Joint: Set-in
  • Scale length: Not specified
  • Truss rod: Standard
  • Neck finish: Gloss
Fretboard
  • Material: Ebony
  • Radius: Not specified
  • Fret size: Vintage-style
  • Number of frets: 22
  • Inlays: Thumbnail
  • Nut width: Not specified
Pickups
  • Configuration: HH
  • Neck: TV Jones Classic
  • Middle: Not applicable
  • Bridge: TV Jones Classic
  • Brand: TV Jones
  • Active or passive: Passive
  • Series or parallel: Series
  • Piezo: No
  • Active EQ: No
  • Special electronics: None
Controls
  • Control layout: Master volume, volume 1, volume 2, tone switch
  • Pickup switch: 3-way
  • Coil tap or split: No
  • Kill switch: No
Hardware
  • Bridge type: Tremolo/Vibrato
  • Bridge design: Rocking bar
  • Tailpiece: Bigsby B3C
  • Tuning machines: Gotoh Vintage
  • Color: Gold
Other
  • Number of strings: 6-string
  • Special features: Body finish
  • Case: Hardshell case
  • Accessories: None
  • Country of origin: United States

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