Gretsch refresh their Electromatic range with new features in 2016. The Gretsch G5420T Electromatic new features include 4-ply aged binding, a late ’50s 6120-style headstock, silver plexi pickguard with Electromatic logo, pearloid neo-classic fingerboard inlays, master volume control with treble bleed circuit and a stunning Fairlane Blue gloss finish…

Gretsch G5420T Electromatic premium features include: Dual “Black Top” Filter’tron humbucking pickups, versatile upgraded controls including master volume treble-bleed circuit, oversized bound F holes and aged multi-ply body binding, smaller late-’50s G6120 bound headstock, Graph Tech® NuBone™ nut, Pearloid Neo-Classic “thumbnail” fingerboard inlays and a Bigsby® B60 vibrato tailpiece.

No nonsense, Electromatic hollow-body guitars are the perfect real, pure and powerful Gretsch instruments. They’re your next-step Gretsch — bold, dynamic and articulate, and crafted with essential Gretsch sound, style and playability. Alive and resonant, the G5420T has fully hollow build with a true Filter’Tron™ voice that explodes with huge punch and clear, strong presence. Like all Electromatic guitars, it delivers the fearless and electrifying authenticity that has set Gretsch apart as the quintessential rock ‘n’ roll guitars from the very beginning. It’s the sound of honor itself—play proud.

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  • Series: Gretsch® Electromatic Collection
  • Build: Hollow Body
  • Cutaway: Single Cutaway
  • Body: 5-Ply Maple
  • Body Shape: Electromatic® Hollow Body
  • Bracing: Sound Post
  • Neck Material: Maple
  • Neck Finish: Gloss
  • Scale Length: 25.5″ (64.8 cm)
  • Fingerboard: Rosewood
  • Fingerboard Radius: 12″ (305 mm)
  • Number of Frets: 22
  • Fret Size: Medium Jumbo
  • Nut: Graph Tech® TUSQ XL
  • Position Inlays: Pearloid Neo-Classic™ Thumbnail
  • Headstock: Late ’50s Gretsch
  • Neck Plate: NA
  • Bridge Pickup: Blacktop™ Filter’Tron™
  • Neck Pickup: Blacktop™ Filter’Tron™
  • Controls: Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Master Volume, Master Tone
  • Pickup Switching: 3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2.
  • Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
  • Pickup Configuration: FT/FT
  • Bridge: Adjusto-Matic™ with Secured Rosewood Base
  • Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style Open-Back
  • Pickguard: Silver Plexi with Black Gretsch® Logo
  • Control Knobs: G-Arrow
  • Orientation: Right-Hand
  • Colors: Aspen Green, Orange Stain, Fairlane Blue
  • Strings: Nickel Plated Steel .011-.049
  • Country manufactured: South Korea
 

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