the inner chambering of a Gretsch Duo Jet
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Help!I'maRock!
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they've been making them this way for a while now.
I'd actually dig having something chambered like that though. I think it would be a neat sound.
Help!I'maRock!
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go play just about any recent production LP not named "traditional".
pretty much. I've played a few that sounded good but they really don't sound like what I expect to hear from a Les Paul.
Help!I'maRock!
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another reason not to buy a Gibson.
I though the Duo Jet was always chambered, even back in ye olden times.
Did they change the chambering or something?
Help!I'maRock!
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I though the Duo Jet was always chambered, even back in ye olden times.
Did they change the chambering or something?
i have no idea.
Knox in Box
Rustbelt refugee.
Funny, I had major GAS just the other day after seeing Brian Milko playing one. Not because of him, just because that guitar would be perfect for my tastes.
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telecaster911
Kick Henry Jackassowski
I thought they were always chambered as well.
BlackCat
American Greaser
I though the Duo Jet was always chambered, even back in ye olden times.
Did they change the chambering or something?
That's what I thought too. I thought they were chambered even when they were manufactured in Brooklyn.
Help!I'maRock!
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no guys, they aren't chambered, they are semi-solid.
"The Gretsch 6128 (Duo Jet) is a semi-solid body electric guitar manufactured by Gretsch since the mid 1950s."
rotflmao
ellengtrgrl
Guitar Old Timer
I though the Duo Jet was always chambered, even back in ye olden times.
Did they change the chambering or something?
Nope, they've been chambered since Day 1 (the first Duo Jets were made in late 1953). Fred Gretsch hated solidbody guitars (I read an interview of Ted McCarty in the 90s, where he related how Fred Gretsch told him that there was nothing really special about a solidbody guitar, since in his opinion, any kid with access to a router, could make a solidbody guitar). So, he purposely had the Duo Jets made chambered/semi-hollow, to differentiate them for you solid plank-o-wood Fender or Gibson
Help!I'maRock!
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awesome. i never knew that.
it also makes me think that i can take a new Les Paul and put Filtertrons in it to get a Gretsch sound. the chambering is practically the identical now.
:hmm:
ellengtrgrl
Guitar Old Timer
Kinda sorta. Remember Les Pauls have a maple cap on them. With the possible exception of the G6114 New Jet (from 2001-2003, it was meant to directly compete against the Les Paul), Duo Jets do not have a maple cap on the body. Still, it might be interesting to try as an expiriment.
F.Y.I - Here's what the New Jet looked like. It flopped in the market, but lately, it's becoming a bit of a cult classic.
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Help!I'maRock!
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Kinda sorta. Remember Les Pauls have a maple cap on them. With the possible exception of the G6114 New Jet (from 2001-2003, it was meant to directly compete against the Les Paul), Duo Jets do not have a maple cap on the body. Still, it might be interesting to try as an expiriment.
F.Y.I - Here's what the New Jet looked like. It flopped in the market, but lately, it's becoming a bit of a cult classic.
what's the top made from then? i know the Power Jet has (or had) a laminated maple top.