Members TomcatMF Posted June 29, 2005 Members Share Posted June 29, 2005 I guess I must be stupid then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members boy#152 Posted June 29, 2005 Author Members Share Posted June 29, 2005 Originally posted by TomcatMF I guess I must be stupid then. others have said as much:( btw, Georgia Harrison used a Duo Jet also;) ..not just the Tennessee. said it was his fave axe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TomcatMF Posted June 29, 2005 Members Share Posted June 29, 2005 Originally posted by boy#152 others have said as much:( btw, Georgia Harrison used a Duo Jet also;) ..not just the Tennessee. said it was his fave axe. FWIW I've played a few gretsch guitars and I really liked them, but for the style of music I like to play they aren't really a priority for me to aquire. I may get one when I'm rich and famous one day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GretschGuy Posted June 29, 2005 Members Share Posted June 29, 2005 Originally posted by boy#152 others have said as much:( btw, Georgia Harrison used a Duo Jet also;) ..not just the Tennessee. said it was his fave axe. Harrison's first Gretsch was a DuoJet.Just like most Gretsch owners, that one led to many more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members eeka-chu Posted June 29, 2005 Members Share Posted June 29, 2005 Originally posted by Sparky6string The nice thing about being "{censored}in' stupid" is that there are more of us out there than the smart ones. That's a pretty deep, philosophical point you just made right there, knowingly or otherwise... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members maccashash Posted June 29, 2005 Members Share Posted June 29, 2005 Originally posted by boy#152 others have said as much:( btw, Georgia Harrison used a Duo Jet also;) ..not just the Tennessee. said it was his fave axe. Harrison also said that his Gretsch-into-Vox tone was "awful", and he couldn't wait to switch to Ricks, Strats, and Les Pauls in the mid-60s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rick 381 Posted June 29, 2005 Members Share Posted June 29, 2005 Yet he did go back to the Jet for "Cloud Nine". I think that right about that time Cream and Hendrix and others were changing the whole tone thing and George was bored with that clean ringing tone. Certainly if you go back and listen to the earlier Beatles stuff the tone is anything but awful. Beautiful clear leads. OTOH, the stuff with the SG and the LP were far from tonal masterpieces(IMHO) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members boy#152 Posted June 29, 2005 Author Members Share Posted June 29, 2005 Originally posted by maccashash Harrison also said that his Gretsch-into-Vox tone was "awful", and he couldn't wait to switch to Ricks, Strats, and Les Pauls in the mid-60s. Voxs sound like ass, this is well known:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members maccashash Posted June 29, 2005 Members Share Posted June 29, 2005 Originally posted by Rick 381 Yet he did go back to the Jet for "Cloud Nine".I think that right about that time Cream and Hendrix and others were changing the whole tone thing and George was bored with that clean ringing tone.Certainly if you go back and listen to the earlier Beatles stuff the tone is anything but awful. Beautiful clear leads. OTOH, the stuff with the SG and the LP were far from tonal masterpieces(IMHO) Oh, definitely. I loved his tone in the early days, but there was a quote in the Beatles gear book on how he was getting tired of that sound during the Rubber Soul period. I also beg to differ on the last sentence. "Something" was done with the LP, right? As well as most of the White Album and Abbey Road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rick 381 Posted June 29, 2005 Members Share Posted June 29, 2005 What's well known is the VOX AC-30 is the finest amp ever built. OTOH, at the end The Beatles were using some of the first SS amps built and while SS maybe finally coming into it's own today in 1964 they were not really good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rick 381 Posted June 29, 2005 Members Share Posted June 29, 2005 Something was a very quiet song and you could get some tone(especially if you're Eric Clapton). OTOH take a loud song like "Hey Bulldog" and there is nothing exciting about the tone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bbreaker Posted June 29, 2005 Members Share Posted June 29, 2005 Originally posted by Lula Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members No Soul Posted June 29, 2005 Members Share Posted June 29, 2005 Originally posted by blackmonday I have both, an LP standard and a Gretsch Silverjet. Both are very cool guitars. Some people like Mustangs, some like Camaros. and both are wrong, because sport bikes are cooler (and faster) than both Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BootRoots Posted June 29, 2005 Members Share Posted June 29, 2005 Originally posted by LPbluesboy what's a duo jet?seriously no souuuuuup for you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Teleken Posted June 29, 2005 Members Share Posted June 29, 2005 Originally posted by Bbreaker I got mine for much less. Me too - paid $1100 for mine and it was mint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SupernovaN2310 Posted June 30, 2005 Members Share Posted June 30, 2005 so what if George Harrison played a Duo Jet? Clapton used a Les Paul. Both of them used several guitars. If you think a Duo Jet is superior to a Les Paul, you're a {censored}ing idiot. If you think the Les Paul is superior to the Duo Jet, you're a {censored}ing idiot. its one thing to like something more, but its another to present your opinions as facts. take this {censored} to guitar.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarcapo Posted June 30, 2005 Members Share Posted June 30, 2005 If I could have my pick of any Gretsch it would probably be THIS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Panopticon Posted June 30, 2005 Members Share Posted June 30, 2005 Originally posted by SupernovaN2310 so what if George Harrison played a Duo Jet? Clapton used a Les Paul. Both of them used several guitars. If you think a Duo Jet is superior to a Les Paul, you're a {censored}ing idiot. If you think the Les Paul is superior to the Duo Jet, you're a {censored}ing idiot.its one thing to like something more, but its another to present your opinions as facts.take this {censored} to guitar.com I wholeheartedly agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sparky6string Posted June 30, 2005 Members Share Posted June 30, 2005 Originally posted by SupernovaN2310 its one thing to like something more, but its another to present your opinions as facts. +1 Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bbreaker Posted June 30, 2005 Members Share Posted June 30, 2005 Originally posted by Teleken Me too - paid $1100 for mine and it was mint. I actually bought my 6129 for under $800.00 with case and it was new at of all places Guitar Center. Here's the story that I was told...some guitarist who was signed overspent his budget....he special ordered this green sparkle top 6129 and couldn't pay for it. I walk in, see my buddy who was an assistant mgr and he turns me on to the Gretsch. I buy it. I'm happy. He's happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Larry10 Posted June 30, 2005 Members Share Posted June 30, 2005 I played an old Duo-Jet and it had a top made of drum head, which gave it a little bit of a banjo-ish tone. That said, it had a remarkable, unique tone. I haven't tried a new one. I had a new R7 goldtop which sounded like *nothing*. I just bought a 1980 Yamaha Studio Lord (lawsuit era) which sounds a million times more like a vintage Les Paul, at about 1/4 the price. It's a real looker, too. It's a weird time to buy guitars. You really have to try a lot out. Most of my great sounding new guitars are budget models. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ncook Posted June 30, 2005 Members Share Posted June 30, 2005 Originally posted by tlbonehead I can't stand Bigsbys. Me either, I'd take the Les Paul any day. Not even close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hondro Posted August 24, 2005 Members Share Posted August 24, 2005 Originally posted by guitarcapo If I could have my pick of any Gretsch it would probably be THIS the eric johnson strat of gretsch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members StatesboroBlues Posted August 24, 2005 Members Share Posted August 24, 2005 Want a Duo Jet, but don't want to spend an arm & a leg? I picked up this Dillion for $220.00 new. Plays, sounds & looks great. http://www.dillionguitars.com/guitar/electric/DD/DDJ53/DDJ58-full.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarcapo Posted August 24, 2005 Members Share Posted August 24, 2005 I don't like the floating bridge. Elliot Easton model for me.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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