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Posted: Tue May 31, 2005 3:52 pm
by qmoder
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.
Posted: Tue May 31, 2005 4:07 pm
by karl_teten
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.
Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2005 6:50 am
by nic37
Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 2:45 am
by 360dave660
didn't one of them fall off the "boot" aka trunk of the car while they were going to a concert and get destroyed ?
Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 5:19 am
by nic37
Yes. But that was in December ยด65 I think.
Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 7:07 pm
by kog
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".
Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2005 6:01 pm
by qmoder
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?
Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2005 6:53 pm
by soundmasterg
Email TVJones and ask him. He's a great guy and very friendly.
www.tvjones.com
Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2005 4:23 am
by jingle_jangle
Powertron.
Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2005 3:42 pm
by qmoder
The powertron is a Filtertron then.
Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2005 3:51 pm
by jingle_jangle
An extremely hot one.
Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2005 3:53 pm
by jingle_jangle
There are two different ones, for neck and bridge, and they are quite different in construction, too.
Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2005 5:13 pm
by qmoder
The powertron may be what I'm looking for when I get a Duo Jet then.
Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2005 5:43 pm
by jingle_jangle
Why wait? Put one or two on something else you might have laying around.
Except a Rickenbacker, of course...
Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2005 5:48 pm
by qmoder
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.
