Gretsch Black Sparkle
Description:
While most Sparkle Jet guitars are reissues, the Black Sparkle Jet has an all new finish. Flecks of bronze and gold over a deep black finish bring this guitar to life under lighting.
General Specs:
Model: Black Sparkle Jet G129TB
Introduced: January, 1995
Years Made: Limited Production Early 1960's
Year Modeled After: Hybrid 1950's/1960's Sparkle Jets
The Gretsch Sparkle
Jet Guitars
Silver Sparkle
G6129 Silver Jet
G6129T Silver Sparkle, Bigsby
G6129-1957 1957 Reissue
G6129-1957 1957 With Bigsby
Sparkle Jet
G6129TL Light Blue Pearl
G6129TG Green
G6129TB Black
G6129TR Red
G6129TC Champagne
G6129TAU Gold
Body:
- Wood: Single cutaway five ply maple top with multiple binding, laminated mahogany body
- Finish: Green Sparkle top with mahogany brown sides and back
- Hardware: Chrome-plated solid brass, master and pickup volume controls; master tone; pickup selector switch
- Pickups: FiltertronTM; pole piece adjustable
- Bridge: Gretsch roller bridge, height adjustable and moveable
- Tailpiece: Bigsby Gretsch-V vibrato
- Size: 13 1/2" wide, 1 3/4" deep at edge.
Neck:
- Joins body at 16th fret
- Wood: Laminated mahogany
- Fingerboard: Rosewood with block pearl markers, bone nut, 1 11/16" wide at nut
- Frets: 22 Nickel Silver
- Tuners: High gear ratio enlosed
- Binding: On neck and headstock
- Adjustable truss rod
- Scale: 24 1/2"