Description: Two words: George Harrison. The Duo Jet is one of the most historical and heard guitars of all time! Introduced in 1953 as Gretsch's first solid body guitar, the Duo Jet went through very minor changes until 1958. Here's a beautiful 1956 Gretsch Duo Jet with original DeArmond™ pickups. The guitar is all original and has a top that's gorgeous and clean!! Will this guitar love you? She loves you yeah, yeah, yeah...
Summary
Body: Mahogany
Neck: Rosewood fretboard
Pickups/Hardware: DeArmond™ pickups
Modifications: There is some evidence of clamp marks on the back near the heel from possible separation regluing, but the neck does not seem to have been off of the guitar. The binding at the end of the neck, parallel to the frets might not be original. A small 3/8" by 3/8" square of roeswood has been added between the G® and D strings between the last fret and binding at the end of the neck; it's possible this was done at the factory, but it's impossible to tell. The third fretboard marker was reglued at one point.
Weight: 7lbs 1oz
Case: Original hardshell case which has been worn. Most of the tweed is missing, but the interior is alright.