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A UK dealer is listing a '62 double cut-away Duojet for 2799 GBP



Isn't this rather cheap? Or is there hardly any demand for double cut-away Gretschs?

Werner: I have seen similar pricing advertised in the UK. How about this one for 1799 BPS.

admin wrote:Werner: I have seen similar pricing advertised in the UK. How about this one for 1799 BPS.

tennessee rose.jpg

Ooh, love the colour of that one - but it has the single cut-away. Until I saw the guitar I posted in Guitar Buyer magazine (I think it was) I did not even know Gretsch had double cut away version of said guitar!

You had me wonder what BPS means, btw; I doubted you meant Beats per Second

The window for my next acquisition starts in October - must check often to see what Gretsch prices are doing!
1799 GBP is tempting, though, no matter how many cut-aways!

I love them DuoJets, (the originals).

notice the Zero Fret in the picture above?? makes for comfortable playing and low action. The reissues do not have the zero fret, very dissapointing, considering they are advertised as "faithful reproductions".

Zurdo

Zurdo wrote:I love them DuoJets, (the originals).

notice the Zero Fret in the picture above?? makes for comfortable playing and low action. The reissues do not have the zero fret, very dissapointing, considering they are advertised as "faithful reproductions".

Zurdo

http://www.gretschguitars.com/gear/inde ... 6128T-1962

FROM THE SPEC SHEET: "NO. OF FRETS 22 (Plus Zero Fret)"

Additionally, if you care to click on the picture, it enlarges it enough to see it. I've tried to be helpful, but being called out is enough.

Wildberry wrote:A UK dealer is listing a '62 double cut-away Duojet for 2799 GBP



Isn't this rather cheap? Or is there hardly any demand for double cut-away Gretschs?

Seeing that makes me want to go listen to that great Gretsch group The Pretty Things.

It is easy to make a mistake when referring to specifications and photos online.

To err is human and to own a Gretsch is divine.

admin wrote:It is easy to make a mistake when referring to specifications and photos online.

To err is human and to own a Gretsch is divine.

Agreed...my bad, Peter.

admin wrote:It is easy to make a mistake when referring to specifications and photos online. To err is human and to own a Gretsch is divine.

could there be TWO different "Series" DuoJet models? The link to the specs above calls it a "Professional Collection"; The 2008 DuoJet model I saw recently does not have a zero fret.
Zurdo

Jos: From what I have observed of Gretsch guitars over the years there are features of models, whether classic or not, that are dropped and then readopted over the course of time.

So to your question I say yes there have been different Duojet series. I have seen the Duojets with different headstocks, tailpieces, fretboard material, zero frets and so forth.

Some might even argue that many Gretsch models if not all have been instruments in transition since the beginning. I see this as a healthy situation as different artists influence what works best on these great guitars.

Just keeping up with changes in pickups over the years is a study in itself. But a worthy study nonetheless.

admin wrote:Jos: From what I have observed of Gretsch guitars over the years there are features of models, whether classic or not, that are dropped and then readopted over the course of time. So to your question I say yes there have been different Duojet series. I have seen the Duojets with different headstocks, tailpieces, fretboard material, zero frets and so forth.
Some might even argue that many Gretsch models if not all have been instruments in transition since the beginning. I see this as a healthy situation as different artists influence what works best on these great guitars. Just keeping up with changes in pickups over the years is a study in itself. But a worthy study nonetheless.

then that's where the confusion is Peter, different Series that look identical for all practical purposes, except for a detail here or there. But regardless of this confusion at Gretsch, I am glad to know they are incorporating the zero fret again;

Jos: Today's confusion is sometimes tomorrow's organization and yesterday's excuse.

There is no accounting for market changes and what seemed like a good idea at the time.

From what I see Gretsch is building better guitars as they move forward. I would tend to see that as growth rather than confusion but I am only on the outside with limited experience looking in.

yes Peter, I see your point, but for people like me who don't work in a guitar store, or who don't work for Gretsch, confusion is the word

Zurdo wrote:yes Peter, I see your point, but for people like me who don't work in a guitar store, or who don't work for Gretsch, confusion is the word

Ha-ha, that's not just with Gretsch models!

It IS however highly confusing when specs change a lot all the time. What might be your perfect guitar might not be for sale the next year!

hey, I got a picture of the Duo Jet without the zero fret, and here it is: (a bit fuzzy):