A SOLID-BODY ELECTRIC GUITAR, DUO JET, 6128

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GRETSCH GUITARS, 2005
A SOLID-BODY ELECTRIC GUITAR, DUO JET, 6128
Inlaid at the headstock with the logo Gretsch and applied at the pickguard, stamped to the reverse JD05092543 / made in Japan, black finish, with original hardshell case bearing a label inscribed BLACK DUO JET REISSUE T.V. JONES P.U.'S & NEW WRING LOOM. and s/n JD05002543; accompanied by the original Gretsch Guitar Guarantee and corresponding envelope, the Gretsch Quality Control Department O.K. Card dated 21st November 2005, a Gretsch Guitar Guide, a promotional flyer for the Gretsch Neo-Classic Fingerboard, and a handwritten note on a sheet of Astoria headed notepaper regarding minor modifications to the guitar
Length of back 17 7/8 in. (45.3 cm.)

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Lot Essay

Supplied directly by Gretsch Guitars, Scottsdale, Arizona, in late 2005, this guitar was used as a spare for David Gilmour’s 1950s Gretsch Duo Jet on his 2006 On An Island Tour, in support of his third solo album On An Island.

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