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Gretsch G6128T-1962 aka Duo Jet DC
So my GAS and quest for a Gretsch sounding guitar, (even seriously considering modding my Fano to add filtertrons and a bigsby, now I can even keep it) finally ended with this
:mental: time to start learning those Malcolm Young riffs :rofl:

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Oh man, that's awesome!

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Great choice!

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Oh yeah, that's the good shit.

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Looks great

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cheers guys!
the bridge is a brass upgrade, I thought it was a compton as well but the seller told me he thinks its a Tru-Arc :think:

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Better than a false arc.
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Hot AF.
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KNNZ wrote:cheers guys!
the bridge is a brass upgrade, I thought it was a compton as well but the seller told me he thinks its a Tru-Arc :think:
That’s a Compton for sure.

Great Bridges, as are Tru-Arcs. I’ve had both on my Gretsch and settled on a stainless steel Tru-Arc because they have better tuning stability under heavy bigsby abuse. They have a curved base meaning they rock with the bigsby movement, where Compton bridges have a flat base, meaning that the strings have to move over the bridge saddle. I’m a chronic bigsby abuser so that made a big difference for me.

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I wonder if that's ex-darmajester.

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kdawg2a wrote:Hot AF.
Plus one on the Hot AF front :thumbup:

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Gorgeous!
Now you can forget about molesting that poor Fano. :D
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Haha I was so very close!

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bender wrote:
KNNZ wrote:cheers guys!
the bridge is a brass upgrade, I thought it was a compton as well but the seller told me he thinks its a Tru-Arc :think:
That’s a Compton for sure.

Great Bridges, as are Tru-Arcs. I’ve had both on my Gretsch and settled on a stainless steel Tru-Arc because they have better tuning stability under heavy bigsby abuse. They have a curved base meaning they rock with the bigsby movement, where Compton bridges have a flat base, meaning that the strings have to move over the bridge saddle. I’m a chronic bigsby abuser so that made a big difference for me.
Interesting about the curved based! Cheers for the clarification Bender! I shall learn more about these Tru-Arc thingies

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KNNZ wrote:
bender wrote:
KNNZ wrote:cheers guys!
the bridge is a brass upgrade, I thought it was a compton as well but the seller told me he thinks its a Tru-Arc :think:
That’s a Compton for sure.

Great Bridges, as are Tru-Arcs. I’ve had both on my Gretsch and settled on a stainless steel Tru-Arc because they have better tuning stability under heavy bigsby abuse. They have a curved base meaning they rock with the bigsby movement, where Compton bridges have a flat base, meaning that the strings have to move over the bridge saddle. I’m a chronic bigsby abuser so that made a big difference for me.
Interesting about the curved based! Cheers for the clarification Bender! I shall learn more about these Tru-Arc thingies
The Compton bridges are really great too. And way cheaper. I wouldn’t bother with changing it unless you have trouble with tuning stability or want to try a different material.

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