Back Alley Music

From the depths of the Cavern, the Duo Jet is back... again! Brilliant DynaSonic™ single-coil pickups, “rocking” Bar bridge, Bigsby® vibrato and aged biding and inlays make this a hard-rocking retro rocket with voluminous vintage vibe.

Rock luminaries Billy F Gibbons and Bo Diddley have joined forces to bring you a 21st century version of the elusive Gretsch Jupiter Thunderbird™, now dubbed the "Billy-Bo". Designed in '59 from Bo Diddley's talented hand...!

"Some time ago, Bo gave me the guitar as a gift. It was during the recent ZZ Top recordings when the engineering crew and I snaked through the guitar vault searching for that 'certain-something' guitar and there it was! We didn't risk subjecting such a rare instrument to the rigors of the road so this new, reproduction model was recreated with some BFG Mojo thrown in for good measure. It's now the main stage guitar with a groove." -Billy F Gibbons

The new Gretsch "Billy-Bo" Jupiter Thunderbird will highlight Bo's original futuristic design with Billy's added ingredients for a steaming hot helping of dirty rotten Rock 'N' Roll.

The result of this "science project gone wrong" features a heavily chambered mahogany body, one-piece mahogany neck, ultra-thin laminate maple top, TV Jones® Power'Tron (neck) and Power'Tron "Plus" (bridge) pickups, pinned Adjusto-matic™ bridge, Schaller® Straplocks, and enough "vibe" to make space aliens dance the alligator.

Stripped-down and tricked-out! The new G6136SLBP Brian Setzer Black Phoenix was designed and built to Brian's demanding specifications. "All the right stuff with a little glitz thrown-in for good measure!" Features include 1959 Trestle bracing, TV Jones Classic pickups, pinned Adjusto-matic bridge, Bigsby B6C vibrato tailpiece, and a silver sparkle binding. Schaller straplocks and Grover Imperial machine heads are standard equipment. Finished in Gloss Black nitrocellulose lacquer.

The Gretsch G5120 Electromatic features laminated maple top, back and sides, Gretsch humbucking pickups, Bigsby licensed B700 vibrato, bound rosewood fingerboard w/ neo-classic thumbnail inlays and more!

With its chambered mahogany body with set-in mahogany neck, dual TV Jones® Designed Gretsch mini-humbuckers, and Bigsby® B50 Vibrato tailpiece, the Double Jet definitely breaks the sound barrier! Other features include a rosewood fingerboard, anchored Adjusto-matic™ bridge, volume and tone controls, and die cast tuners. Finished in gloss walnut stain with your choice of solid black, gold or silver sparkle top.

The G6128T-1957 features a semi-hollow Mahogany body with a 1-piece Mahogany neck, Rosewood fingerboard with hump block "Alamo" inlays, dual Gretsch DynaSonic single-coil pickups, original space control bridge, and Bigsby B3C vibrato tailpiece. Finished in Walnut Stain with Black top.

With its chambered mahogany body with set-in mahogany neck, dual TV Jones® Designed Gretsch mini-humbuckers, and Bigsby® B50 Vibrato tailpiece, the Double Jet definitely breaks the sound barrier! Other features include a rosewood fingerboard, anchored Adjusto-matic™ bridge, volume and tone controls, and die cast tuners. Finished in gloss walnut stain with your choice of solid black, gold or silver sparkle top.

With its chambered mahogany body with set-in mahogany neck, dual TV Jones® Designed Gretsch mini-humbuckers, and Bigsby® B50 Vibrato tailpiece, the Pro Jet definitely breaks the sound barrier! Other features include a rosewood fingerboard, anchored Adjusto-matic™ bridge, volume and tone controls, and die cast tuners. Finished in gloss walnut stain with solid black top.

Rock 'N' Roll dream... the classic Gretsch Duo Jet traces its lineage to the earliest days of Rock music. Similar to models of the late '50s, today's Duo Jet features dual High Sensitive Filtertron™ pickups, "tone switch" circuitry, ebony fingerboard with Neo-Classic "thumbnail" inlays, Space Control bridge and G-cutout tailpiece.

• Arched laminate maple top

• Semi-hollow mahogany back & sides

• 1pc mahogany neck, ebony fingerboard

• 2 high sensitive FiltertronTM pickups

• Chrome plated hardware

Groovy baby! The all new Gretsch Electromatic® Hollow Body is just plain cool! Features include dual U.S. DeArmond® 2000 single-coil pickups, rosewood fingerboard with Neo-Classical "thumbnail" markers, anchored Adjusto-matic bridge and Bigsby® licensed Vibrato tailpiece. With firebird red top.

With its chambered mahogany body with set-in mahogany neck, dual TV Jones® Designed Gretsch mini-humbuckers, and Gretsch G-cutout tailpiece, the Pro Jet definitely breaks the sound barrier! Other features include a rosewood fingerboard, anchored Adjusto-matic™ bridge, volume and tone controls, and die cast tuners. Finished in gloss walnut stain with gold sparkle top.

Rock 'N' Roll dream... the classic Gretsch Duo Jet traces its lineage to the earliest days of Rock music. Similar to models of the late '50s, today's Duo Jet features dual High Sensitive Filtertron™ pickups, "tone switch" circuitry, ebony fingerboard with Neo-Classic "thumbnail" inlays, Space Control bridge and G-cutout tailpiece. 

"The utmost in striking beauty, luxurious styling, and peak tonal performance" ...so boasted the original ad copy for this stunning beauty. But don't get blinded by the glitter and gold! From Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young to AC/DC, the Gretsch White Falcon has made its permanent mark in rock history. Rich, complex tones come from dual High Sensitive Filtertron™ pickups and a 17" wide, 2 3/4" deep laminated maple body. Gold hardware, multiple binding and Bigsby® vibrato add the "flair that is so there". 

The updated Gretsch Brian Setzer Nashville® models have been redesigned and built to Brian’s rockin’ and exacting specifications. Upon reviewing his killer vintage guitar collection, we rebuilt the trestle bracing to match his favorite ’59, giving it a more solid feel with tons of sustain. Available in either Orange or Green Tiger Flame, the G6120SSU comes factory equipped with TV Jones® Classic pickups, Sperzel® locking tuners, pinned Adjusto-matic™ bridge, and Bigsby® B6CB Vibrato tailpiece.

Back to the future. This modern version of the classic double cutaway 6122 features a rock maple "action-flow" neck joined at the 18th fret for easy access to upper registers. Other features include a 17" body with open "F" holes, twin High Sensitive Filtertron™ pickups, Adjusto-matic™ bridge, and Gretsch by Bigsby® B6G vibrato tailpiece. 

At the core of AC/DC's sound shines the heart and soul of Malcolm Young, whose sledgehammer riffs and freight-train rhythms have put songs like "Highway To Hell", "T-N-T" and "You Shook Me All Night Long" at the top of hard-rock lovers' lists of favorites.

The Malcolm Young G6131SMY is a customized 1962 Reissue Jet with a single Filtertron pickup, master volume and tone control. This thing screams pure AC/DC.

For those about to rock, we salute you!