Gretsch Duojet and Filtertrons

qmoder · Post by **qmoder** » Tue May 31, 2005 3:52 pm

Probably the reason George had two Gents was that in those days it was common for bands to have two identical guitars. The second one a back up for the first. So here was a young George with two identical guitars of the most expensive type in the world. He had indeed arrived. There is even a pic of him holding both beaming with pride.
Yes its funny that his later most favored guitars was simple sunburst Strats. He seemed to have come full circle.

karl_teten · Post by **karl_teten** » Tue May 31, 2005 4:07 pm

George received the second Gent while the first was being repaired.

One of the screw type mutes fell off and the mechanism was flopping around inside.

The guitar was stolen by a fan and later retrieved while in repair.

nic37 · Post by **nic37** » Wed Jun 01, 2005 6:50 am

Here are the two gents[http://www.imagehosting.us/imagehosting/showimg.jpg/?id=501862]

360dave660 · Post by **360dave660** » Thu Jun 02, 2005 2:45 am

didn't one of them fall off the "boot" aka trunk of the car while they were going to a concert and get destroyed ?

nic37 · Post by **nic37** » Thu Jun 02, 2005 5:19 am

Yes. But that was in December ´65 I think.

kog · Post by **kog** » Thu Jun 02, 2005 7:07 pm

His first Gent (with the "screw down" mutes) fell off the back of their van on the road for a show in Blackpool. A trucker flagged them down and said they had "just lost a banjo". When they went to find it, it was in pieces, presumably smashed by the truck. It was during late July - early August 1965. By then, that Gretsch was only used as a spare, as George liked the later-model Gent better, and anyway he was heavily into his Tennessean by then.

Full story in the "1965" chapter in Andy Babiuk's "Beatles Gear".

qmoder · Post by **qmoder** » Sun Jun 05, 2005 6:01 pm

I have asked this before but its been a long time ago and no knew back then. Its not on the sites that sell them either.
The question is which Filtertron is the hottest that TV Jones makes?

soundmasterg · Post by **soundmasterg** » Sun Jun 05, 2005 6:53 pm

Email TVJones and ask him. He's a great guy and very friendly.

www.tvjones.com

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 4:23 am

Powertron.

qmoder · Post by **qmoder** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 3:42 pm

The powertron is a Filtertron then.

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 3:51 pm

An extremely hot one.

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 3:53 pm

There are two different ones, for neck and bridge, and they are quite different in construction, too.

qmoder · Post by **qmoder** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 5:13 pm

The powertron may be what I'm looking for when I get a Duo Jet then.

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 5:43 pm

Why wait? Put one or two on something else you might have laying around.

Except a Rickenbacker, of course...

qmoder · Post by **qmoder** » Thu Jun 09, 2005 5:48 pm

Are'nt Filtertrons a bit off size from other companies pickups. I may soon have enought saved for and EE Duo Jet. So thats what the hot pickups would go in. Rock N Roll all night.