A Gretsch jet with DeArmonds set up properly is a great guitar, truly.

I have had a Pine CV tele and suspected that the neck was under size. I bought a Warmoth thinline tele with a thick 1"v neck. Sweet. The Squire is definitely undersized in their necks and I find the thick V neck to be very comfortable in my hands.Squires are OK but I'd recommend buying a used Fender tele to start. Don't invest in China. Warmoth's (American made Fender licensed custom necks and bodies ) can be had at good prices sometimes too.

Update: the guitar has really aged well! It stays in great tune now. It just seems to have “settled-in”, I guess. I’ve also since replaced the TV Jones Dynasonics with some original Gretsch/Rowe Dynasonics that I had and changed some wiring to match a real 53. Though the TV Jones pickups are great pickups, my whole goal with this guitar was to have an “affordable” period-sounding Gretsch that plays great. It is now ABSOLUTELY that. What was a really good guitar before is an absolute inspiration now. It’s one of my favorite guitars, and I’m thankful to have it.

If you don't like playing it, stop complaining don't play it, let other people

Did you say Joan Jett ?

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Do anyone know how those T-Armonds pickups - how they are related to filtertron pickups? Is it like p90 pickup to humbucker pickup (so something between single and humbucker)?

Crack some balls man.

Really nice review and comparison man, slick playing too 🪄😎👍

Thanks for the video! What was the make and model for the new bridge that was used to replace the old aluminum one?

That 63 Fender sounds amazing and the heavily mod Squire ( to my ear) sounds just about as good. Great playing by you too! I'm not a stickler for brand name or top of the line to me it only matters if the guitar works for you and helps you accomplish what your saying musically. The Squire line of guitar's has improved on the quality alot in the last 5-10 yrs and still affordable for average person.

Nice playing..

グレッチがあまりに美しすぎる！ 世界最高のギターです

Much rounder tone on the 53.... you can't deny old wood...

I have a late 90's duo jet (looks like the harrison one) that is absolutely an heirloom piece to me. Ya, not that old, but it was made while the Gretsch family brought back these old classics. It sounds so unique. My other two guitars are strat and tele. The Gretsch fills that blank where nothing else sounds like it. And it's such a pretty guitar. Definitely a sleeper in the vintage world... you can find late 50's one's for 7 or 8 grand... that's really crazy.

I bought a secondhand Classic Vibe, just put on a 6 saddle set up, love the guitar.

The Vintage Select (VS) are a nitro finish but the prevailing thought on the Gretsch forums is that its over a polyester (not urethane) base coat to prevent checking.

Great upload! I own a 5435 T and I love it! In 38 years of my third rate guitar playing and it is the best guitar iv ever owned!

Have you seen or heard of the custom build name " Collings " version of the Duo Jet? Rhett Shull plays one in one of his videos. He seemed to love it, and it appeared to be some what of a sublime experience.They custom build their duo jet, as well as some other guitars, ( les Paul junior, and others) But they are quite expensive. ($8,000.00) I guess it's a case of you get what you pay for.

F those Classic Vibes didn't have tiny necks I would have like them but the neck is too small.

Yeah I have the same guitar, TV Jones T-Armonds. I also had an original 55 had it for about 5 years and sold it made $1500 bucks. Then bought the 53 reissue and lol,😉 like it more..

maybe it was mentioned, but a Bigsby's mass changes the equation too much, so not a direct comparison.

All my Fenders are made in the USA except one, its a Squier Stratocaster made in Korea I've had for about 20 years, sound and quality wise its far away from the others, but still sounds good, its comfortable and plays well. Really enjoyable video you created here.

Great video. I could do without a Bigsby, but inability to palm mute is a deal breaker. Never thought about that with the old bridge. Dream duo would be brass bridge, TVJC+ lead pickup (when lots of noise-free distortion is wanted) & Dynasonic neck (beautiful cleans). I love teles but honestly I have not found a better sounding guitar than a duo jet, with or without distortion, from the lowest fret to the highest, either pickup, any music style. They just always sound great.

I know I keep commenting on this video, but it's a great video. Regarding the wiring, you nailed it. I actually sourced some dual gang pots and the appropriate caps to reproduce that circuit in my two Dyna Gretsches. There are a couple of other things you'll find in the old ones, namely they used 1meg Reverse Audio Taper pots (had to buy NOS on those) AND they wired the pickups directly to the switch, rather than the pots. The differences are subtle, but I measured the frequencies on mine before and after, and there was a noticeable "mid-hump" on the vintage style circuit. Some of them even had 22k resistors wired at the output of each pickup volume pot which made them sound even "twangier" to my ears anyway. I ended up taking those out and opting for a treble bleed cap on the master volume. Overall, once you get used to the setup, I've found that there's just about nothing you can't do. Hit me up offline if you want a wiring diagram. Thanks again for taking the time, brother.

Great video. Having great chops and a Princeton doesn't hurt either. Really well recorded. While they were a little different, I didn't think they were miles apart. May I ask if the old one was lighter? Possibly more hollow, or chambered?

Great video and comparison! Definitely did a Moore player friendly video the most I’ve watched lately. I just picked up Squier Classic Vibe 60s Thinline and love it. Compliments my Fender Nashville Deluxe. Thanks for the video!

the Bigsby's mass is what gives that one the extra sustain. good demo. the dried '63 sounded semi-hollow and anemic compared to the others to my tastes.

Amazing guitars. Great playing! I have the VS53 for just over three years and I love it. I haven’t had tuning issues with it gratefully. I’d buy it again in a heartbeat.

With all due respect, 3 Tele’s what? Sound? Finish? Feel?

You can replace the screws on top of the bridge with flat machine screws. That's what I did for mine, no issues palm muting at all now.

Great great playing!

Very nice explanation 👍🏻

This is excellent! Thanks you Chris!!!

I've never had a G string go out of tune on a Gretsch since I started using Big Bends Nuts Sauce in 2021.

What a beautiful song

Almost sounds like you have flatwounds on that original 53. . .

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!! We need more videos like that.

Fun comparison, thanks for that! The original sounds absolutely wonderful! The 53VS is no slouch either! New to the Gretsch world - been a Les Paul guy since the 70s - but really enjoying my 2018 Japanese made cherry Duo Jet. It's whole new palette which is pushing me to a lot of arpeggiated chord work in the middle position (grew up with our George during the 60s so there ya go). Thanks for a nice insight into the Gretsch solid body world!

Nice vidéo, i really miss this vintage fat neck on my 6128 duojet ...how is the reissu ? pickups are too light too , seymour duncan are more powerfull like vintaye ones , and ellisonic too . 10k

Nice comparison. Thank-you. I have a 1955 Silver Jet and I can confirm that those old dynasonic pickups are powerful. You have to be careful and keep the pole pieces low or they’ll pull the strings out of tune. They sound really good. Nothing like a Les Paul.

Do you have videos of your duo jet with filtertrons?

Like the way you made a different style

I've never known you to not remember how to play anything! Thank you!

Best one of these videos I've seen yet. Great break down and contrast, and great playing. I have a Chinese 50s Vibe Squire Tele modded with Lollar pick-ups and pots, and I'm quite fond of it.

I love the squiers but that original is something special obviously. It just sings and snaps and does all the things a tele should. The squiers are solid too, I love my CV 50s tele

Lived in Abilene in the early 80’s (Dyess AFB). I enjoyed living there. Nice song about a nice place.

Amazing guitar player! Great sound guitar!

original has an articulation the squiers just can't match