Inspired by the pivotal and prolific years of Gretsch’s 1950s and early ’60s golden age, Vintage Select Edition guitars are designed for the player who appreciates the finest in musical instrument heritage. The G6128T-53 Vintage Select ’53 Duo Jet™ with Bigsby® rocks that legacy with a finely crafted new take on one of Gretsch’s first and dearest models.

The Duo Jet debuted in 1953 as Gretsch’s flagship “solid body” guitar, although its signature power and punch came from its chambered mahogany design, which magnifies harmonic richness by letting air resonate between the top and body for livelier and more articulate tone. That’s all here on this original-era beauty, along with special touches including the rare Gretsch “script” headstock logo and dual TV Jones® T-Armond™ pickups that keenly replicate the vintage DynaSonic™ sound.

Build Solid Body
Cutaway Single Cutaway
Body Mahogany  
Body Shape Jet™
Bracing Chambered
Body Binding Aged White  
Body Back Mahogany  
Body Top Arched Laminated Maple  
Body Depth 2" (50.8 mm)

Neck Material Mahogany  
Neck Finish Gloss  
Neck Shape Standard "U"  
Neck Binding Aged White  
Scale Length 24.6" (625mm)  
Fingerboard Rosewood  
Fingerboard Radius 12" (305mm)  
Number of Frets 22  
Fret Size Medium Jumbo  
Nut Bone  
Nut Width 1.6875" (43mm)  
Position Inlays Aged Pearloid Blocks  
Neck Plate NA

Bridge Pickup TV Jones® T-Armond  
Neck Pickup TV Jones® T-Armond  
Controls Volume 1. Neck Pickup, Volume 2. Bridge Pickup, Master Volume, Master Tone  
Pickup Switching 3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge And Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup  
Pickup Configuration TV Jones® T-Armond / TV Jones® T-Armond  
SPL Electronics N/A

Bridge Aluminum Compensated
Tuning Machines Grover Sta-Tite  
Pickguard 1-Ply Vintage White  
Control Knobs Plain  
Orientation Right-Hand


Strings Nickel Plated Steel .010-.046  
Included Accessories G6238 Deluxe Hardshell

**Please note this guitar is a floor/Demo model and has been played in store but still retains manufacturer warranty**