1958 Gretsch 6128 Duo-Jet LEFTY

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1958 Gretsch 6128 Duo-Jet LEFTY

Serial # 35203. With an estimated 40 to 50 left-handed instruments built up to the late 1970's, south-paw Gretschs are about as rare as - well - vintage lefty Gretschs! We're lucky to have found this one, locally no less, in the hands of a right-handed gentleman who has owned and played it upside down since 1971! Not only is it a lefty, but making this guitar all the more uncommon is its factory custom color paintjob. Duo-Jets come in black. Period. A few Cadillac green examples are known to exist and the 6129 Silver-jet was offered in various drum-skin sparkly colors - but orange, well they just don't seem to exist. Except for this one, that also happens to be left-handed. On top of it all, this particular Duo-Jet also has matching orange headstock paint and white-turned-cream logo. Very strange indeed, but completely 100% factory original. Obviously a custom-ordered one off instrument, this guitar has luckily not been modified over the years, and its pedigree checks out.
Original orange top finish and brown back and neck finish. Original tuners, bone nut (which has never been off), ebony fingerboard and original frets, lefty thumbprint inlays. Original Pat. Applied For Filter'Trons and original wire harness including switches and capacitors. All solder joints are original. Original bar bridge, and possibly original lefty Bigsby tailpiece (we're uncertain about the tailpiece as there are screw-holes from another tail-piece on the instrument. The most recent owner acquired the guitar with its current tailpiece in 1971, the only change he made to the part was in removing the black paint). Sadly, he removed and discarded the original lefty pickguard many years ago. Areas of the top's lacquer finish have been peeled away from the long-ago removal of a few stickers and black electrical tape (he admitted to decorating the guitar with the black stripes in a tiger-theme). The guitar plays well, with a good neck angle, decent original frets, and a fresh set up. Pickups read 4.12 (neck) and 4.20 (bridge), and pots and switches work well. Chances are that you've never played a vintage Duo-jet, and unfortunately we only have the one to offer!
With original hard shell case
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1958 Gretsch 6128 Duo-Jet LEFTY
  • 1958 Gretsch 6128 Duo-Jet LEFTY
  • 1958 Gretsch 6128 Duo-Jet LEFTY
  • 1958 Gretsch 6128 Duo-Jet LEFTY
  • 1958 Gretsch 6128 Duo-Jet LEFTY
  • 1958 Gretsch 6128 Duo-Jet LEFTY
  • 1958 Gretsch 6128 Duo-Jet LEFTY
  • 1958 Gretsch 6128 Duo-Jet LEFTY
  • 1958 Gretsch 6128 Duo-Jet LEFTY
  • 1958 Gretsch 6128 Duo-Jet LEFTY
  • 1958 Gretsch 6128 Duo-Jet LEFTY
  • 1958 Gretsch 6128 Duo-Jet LEFTY
  • 1958 Gretsch 6128 Duo-Jet LEFTY
  • 1958 Gretsch 6128 Duo-Jet LEFTY
  • 1958 Gretsch 6128 Duo-Jet LEFTY

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