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6129-TR Sparkle Jet

Red Sparkle Finish, pre-FMIC design, introduced circa 1995, Bigsby tailpiece

Two examples are in the Gretsch-GEAR database.

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  • 1996 6129-TR Sparkle Jet 965129-7XX
  • 1997 6129-TR Sparkle Jet 978128-1214

  • 1996 6129-TR Sparkle Jet

    965129-7XX

  • 1997 6129-TR Sparkle Jet

    978128-1214

1996

6129-TR Sparkle Jet

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965129-7XX

No cool story - but it plays great.

1997

6129-TR Sparkle Jet

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978128-1214

My second Proline. Fairly heavy (8.5 lb) which is typical for a preFMIC Jet I think. Playing feel is terrific. I knew it was to be mine five minutes after playing it. The ceramic Filters sound fine now that I have changed the stock roller bearing bridge which was just a disaster.

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