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Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 11:22 am
by ozover50
And I'm overwhelmed!
$999 for a Duo Jet.... sheesh! I reckon my 'PW' special will eat one for breakfast, though!
Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 9:36 pm
by leesh
It'll be a couple more days. I dropped her off to get a good setup
Posted: Sat Nov 11, 2006 5:41 am
by alanz
To give you an idea about what's going on here, I ordered mine last Sunday and it arrived on Thursday.
The QA sign-off card is dated Aug 10, 2005.
15 months ago.
Posted: Sat Nov 11, 2006 9:28 am
by leesh
Yeah, my QA date was July 05.
Posted: Sat Nov 11, 2006 12:37 pm
by leesh
Ok...here are the pics. The frets had oxidized a bit so I wanted to get it set up and polished before I posted the pics. This is the first Gretsch I've ever owned.
Posted: Sat Nov 11, 2006 12:39 pm
by leesh
Posted: Sat Nov 11, 2006 1:38 pm
by ozover50
Very,
very nice, Alisha! I reckon they are one of the sweetest looking guitars around.... I really like the proportions. And unbelievable value for money at that price!
Are they fingerprints I see next to the tailpiece? Tut, tut.......
Posted: Sat Nov 11, 2006 1:48 pm
by wj350
Congrats!! I was so tempted to snag one of these....I just made an unplanned purchase on another guitar...
Looking forward to hearing your impressions...
Bill
Posted: Sat Nov 11, 2006 3:42 pm
by melibreits
Very cool.... Bet it sounds as great as it looks, too! Congrats, Alisha!
Posted: Sat Nov 11, 2006 8:08 pm
by leesh
This was a weird one as I felt almost a bit of betrayal since it wasn't a Rick but the price was too good to resist. Plus seeing all those pictures with George in the Cavern playing his '57 duojet....
Posted: Sat Nov 11, 2006 9:23 pm
by winston
Very nice Alisha. Congrats. Your puppy looks a bit jealous of all the attention that the Gretsch is getting.
Posted: Sat Nov 11, 2006 9:57 pm
by leesh
That's the way Zooey takes pictures...it's either "asleep dog" or "you lookin' at me"?
Thanks for all the nice comments everybody!
Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2006 2:42 am
by lawton
Hey. I nabbed one of these as well, and I am blown away by it. I've owned & played an FMIC Filtertron -loaded Duo Jet (I think it was a 2004 model), and it was nice... But nowhere near as nice as this G6128T-57. The '57 Re-issue is lighter (must be more chambered than the regular G6128T), and I LOVE the Dynasonics. They seem to have a good bit of the bite and body of a P90, but not nearly as much of the 60-cycle hum (noise). I'm thinking of replacing the space-control roller bridge with a bar bridge to get a bit more sustain.
This is an amazing guitar deal, folks. If you're leaning towards getting one, go ahead and fall over.
Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2006 3:55 am
by randyz
I ordered my Duo Jet on Sunday. I checked other retailers besides Musician's Friend and several other are already "out of stock and discontinued" on the Duo Jet. This is the situation on Tennesseans too. If you want one, you had better order one. They appear to be going fast!
Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2006 5:41 am
by admin
Alisha and others, I would love to hear your comments regarding the space control bridge.
