Birth and a sparkly evolution
The Gretsch factory was
known to have produced gui-
tars in batches, typically 50
or 100 units of a particular
model at a time. However, the
debut 6128 batch consisted
of 150 units with serial num-
bers from 11900 to 12049.
These are considered the sole
examples of 1953-model-year
Duo Jets. The identifying fea-
ture of these debut-batch Duo
Jets is the “script”-style logo
inlaid on their headstocks—a
carryover from the company’s
Synchromatic guitar line,
which had a similar type style
in its headstock logos. The
limited production of these
1953 script-logo Duo Jets
makes them quite popular
with collectors.
. . . this Silver Jet, plausibly the first of its 6129 kind, might simultaneously be the last of its kind . . .
A rare example of an early 1954 Gretsch Silver Jet from the first production batch to include the
sparkly variation on the Duo Jet design. Guitar Courtesy of Matt Riz/Photo by Rachel Thoele
