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- single cutaway routed mahogany body, triple-bound maple top, mahogany neck, 22-fret bound rosewood fingerboard with pearloid block inlay, bound black face headstock with logo and three-per-side tuners, Melita bridge, G logo trapeze tailpiece, raised gray pickguard with logo, two exposed DeArmond pickups, three knobs on lower treble bout (v1, v2, tone), one knob on upper treble bout (MV), three-position pickup switch on upper bass bout, chrome hardware, available in Black or Sparkle finish, 13.25 in. body width, 2 in. body depth, 24.5 in. scale, mfg. 1953-1971.
This model was available as a custom order instrument with Green finish and gold hardware. In 1955, a different Grestch logo was introduced (T-roof). In 1956, humptop fingerboard inlays replaced block inlays. In 1958, the body was widen to 13.5 in., Filter-tron pickups replaced DeArmonds, thumbnail fingerboard inlays replaced humptops, a roller bridge replaced the Melita, and a three-position tone switch replaced tone control and was mounted on the upper bass bout. In 1959, a zero fret was introduced. In 1961, a double cutaway body was introduced. In 1962, a gold plastic pickguard, bent flat-arm Burns vibrato, standby switch, and gold hardware were introduced. Between 1963 and 1966, sparkle finishes were offered (prior to 1963, sparkle finish models were called Silver Jets). In 1968, Super'Tron pickups were introduced, a Bigsby vibrato replaced the Burns, and a treble boost switch was added. Between 1959 and 1960, a Duo-Jet Tenor (Model 6127) was available.
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