Gretsch 6129 Silver Jet - Iconic Guitar Tones Recorded on It
5 iconic guitar tones recorded on a Gretsch 6129 Silver Jet - pickup positions, tuning, amp settings, and pedal chains, all in one place. Adapt any of them to your own rig in under a minute.
- bright
- single-coil pickups
- medium output
- premium tier
Translate any of these tones to your rig
Gretsch's solid-body Jet in silver sparkle, with a Bigsby-style vibrato and two single-coil pickups in its original 1950s form. It is bright, tight and twangy with a percussive attack and far less feedback than the hollow-body Gretsches, which suits fast rockabilly and punk rhythm. Billy Zoom of X has played a 1955 Silver Jet as his main guitar since the late 1970s, and Gretsch built a Billy Zoom tribute model on it.
Songs Recorded With the Gretsch 6129 Silver Jet
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Common Questions About the Gretsch 6129 Silver Jet
What does the Gretsch 6129 Silver Jet sound like?
Gretsch's solid-body Jet in silver sparkle, with a Bigsby-style vibrato and two single-coil pickups in its original 1950s form. It is bright, tight and twangy with a percussive attack and far less feedback than the hollow-body Gretsches, which suits fast rockabilly and punk rhythm. Billy Zoom of X has played a 1955 Silver Jet as his main guitar since the late 1970s, and Gretsch built a Billy Zoom tribute model on it.
Who plays a Gretsch 6129 Silver Jet?
In our catalog, X is the artist who records with a Gretsch 6129 Silver Jet most often (5 songs).
Is the Gretsch 6129 Silver Jet good for punk rock?
Yes - most of the songs in our catalog that run through a Gretsch 6129 Silver Jet are in the punk rock, rockabilly world. Each per-song breakdown lists the pickup position and amp settings that pair with it on those tracks.
What songs were recorded with the Gretsch 6129 Silver Jet?
5 songs in our catalog use the Gretsch 6129 Silver Jet, including "Johnny Hit and Run Paulene" by X, "Beyond and Back" by X, "Adult Books" by X. The full list is above - each one links to the per-song settings page.
Do I need a Gretsch 6129 Silver Jet to play these songs?
No - that's the whole point of ToneMirror. Each per-song page describes the sound on the record, and our match engine translates it to whatever guitar you actually own. Different pickup type, same recorded result.