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    Default Gretsch Firejet tenor on ebay

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/1963-Gretsch...item519f04ab03

    A strong contender for coolest tenor ever?

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    Default Re: Gretsch Firejet tenor on ebay

    A very strong contender, it looks like a rockabilly machine.
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    A bunch of stuff with four strings

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    lust ...

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    it IS the coolest tenor ever, save for maybe that black duo jet that was kicking around a couple of years ago...

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    Definitely the coolest electric tenor I've seen...so far....
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    Well, there's always the Framus "Peter Kraus" signature model:

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    (Well, OK, it's electro-acoustic and Peter Kraus couldn't actually play it, but it does look cool -- Peter Kraus was the German Elvis, which is maybe not an accurate description in terms of charisma or singing ability, but fair enough in terms of guitar-playing ability).

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    Default Re: Gretsch Firejet tenor on ebay

    Quote Originally Posted by Charlieshafer View Post
    it IS the coolest tenor ever, save for maybe that black duo jet that was kicking around a couple of years ago...
    You mean this one?

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    Wasn't the Duo Jet a production model, at least briefly? I seem to remember Neko Case talking about them in that interview about her guitar collection. If so the Fire Jet pips it by virtue of exclusivity in my book... but I'd be happy with either if I happened to have a spare $4K kicking about.

    Love the Framus - my first electric tenor was a small body framus archtop that I renecked and put a pickup in, although it wasn't as cool as Martin's example.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jayyj View Post
    Wasn't the Duo Jet a production model, at least briefly? ...snip...
    Looks like it. See item #6 in this awesome article.
    c.1965 Harmony Monterey H410 Mandolin
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    sweet article!

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    Isn't there some Anniversary coming up I can celebrate???


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    Somewhere around here I have a jar of Pomade..

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