Jason Falkner Don’t Mind: 1966 Gretsch Duo Jet

Even though he likes to pick and chose his projects carefully, Jason Falkner has had an amazing run of recording dates—both on solo albums and as a sideman with the likes of Beck, Air and Paul McCartney—that would turn most musicians pea green. And Falkner has also been a crucial part of critically lauded releases by ’90s indie-rock heroes Eric Matthews, the Grays and Jellyfish, as well as getting his feet wet with original Paisley Underground cult combo the Three O’Clock. Falkner has a stellar solo set due out this summer called All Quiet On The Noise Floor that threatens to pass his previous solo release, I’m OK, You’re OK (from February), like a slow runner being lapped on the bases by a real speedburner. Falkner is guest editing magnetmagazine.com all week. Read our Q&A with him and our 2008 Jellyfish feature.

Falkner: OK, I know it’s nerdy to list a guitar here, but what the hell. I just got a 1966 Gretsch Duo Jet double cut away, and I have wanted one of these for more than a decade. In my humble opinion, one of the kewlest guitars ever made, and while the single cut away is far more valuable (and also much more common), the double cut just has this menacing elegance—and I love all things that are at once ferocious and welcoming! I rented a red one way back in the day for a Jellyfish video, but my black/gold combo is simply too hot to handle. Ha ha.

Video after the jump.

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