Gretsch reveals model lineup for 2021, including a 1989 Sparkle Jet reissue
Gretsch has announced a host of new models for 2021 – including new entries into its Vintage Select Edition, Players Edition, Limited Edition, Electromatic and Streamliner ranges of guitars.
Vintage Select
The Vintage Select range sees the revival of two guitars from 1989: the G6129T-89VS ’89 Sparkle Jet and the G6128T-89VS ’89 Duo Jet. Both feature period-correct chambered mahogany construction, as well as maple set necks topped with 12-inch radius rosewood fingerboards, and Bigsby vibratos.
Image: GretschElectronics-wise, both have TV Jones TV Classic Plus in the bridge and TV Jones TV Classic in the neck, for classic, open Filter’Tron sounds. These are controlled by a master volume with treble bleed circuit, master tone, individual pickup volume controls and three-way pickup toggle switch.
Gretsch says this classic late-80s design “rocked the forefront of the Pacific Northwest grunge movement that overtook the music world in the early 1990s” – a nod to the model’s close association with Soundgarden legend Chris Cornell, whose Gold Sparkle Jet featured heavily in the Black Hole Sun video.
The G6129T-89VS Vintage Select ’89 Sparkle Jet comes in Gold Sparkle or Silver Sparkle, and lists for $2,599.99 / £2,759 / €3,069. The G6128T-89VS Vintage Select ’89 Duo Jet comes in Black, and lists for $2,599.99 / £2,759 / €3,069. Both will be available in March 2021.
Players Edition Jet
The 2021 Gretsch lineup also includes G6228TG-PE Players Edition Jet, which comes with gold hardware and a Bigsby tailpiece. Its construction consists of a chambered mahogany body with a maple top, and it’s loaded with Gretsch Broad’Tron BT65 pickups.
The 6228TG-PE Players Edition Jet comes in either Cadillac Green, Midnight Sapphire or Walnut Stain, all with a with black pickguard. It lists for $2,599 / £2,429 / €2,699 and is available starting March 2021.
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