Gretsch G5420T Electromatic Hollowbody – Aspen Green
Get classic ‘50s & ‘60s -inspired Gretsch sound and style with the all-new Electromatic® Classic Hollow Body guitars. Crafted with essential Gretsch hollow-body sound, style and playability, these no-nonsense guitars are your next-step Gretsch.
The G5420T Electromatic® Classic Hollow Body Single-Cut with Bigsby® features a laminated maple body with vintage-inspired perimeters and refined arches, as well as all-new trestle block bracing to help reduce unwanted feedback. By increasing rigidity and contact between the top and back of the body, the new trestle block design also results in the sound having a faster attack with more focus, snap, and increased sustain. Coupled with all-new FT-5E Filter’Tron™ pickups, this hollow build’s voice explodes with huge full-bodied punch, classic chime and enhanced presence, clarity and note definition.
An all-new Classic “C”-shaped maple neck offers a more comfortable playing feel for improved playability and performance, and is topped with a 12”-radius laurel fingerboard.
Alive and resonant, the G5420T also features a versatile upgraded control layout including master volume with treble bleed circuit, master tone, individual pickup volume controls and three-position pickup toggle switch, oversized bound F-holes, multi-ply body binding, smaller late-’50s G6120 bound headstock, vintage-style open-back tuning machines, Graph Tech® NuBone® nut, pearloid Neo-Classic™ thumbnail inlays, secured Adjusto-Matic™ bridge and a Bigsby® B60 vibrato tailpiece.
This resplendent instrument comes in standout Airline Silver with black pickguard or in Azure Metallic, Orange Stain and Walnut Stain with silver pickguard. All models feature nickel hardware.
It’s the sound of honor itself—play proud.
Why Buy A Guitar From Palen Music Center?
Palen Music Center has a wide range of unique guitars to enhance the sound of your music! We have been trusted by musicians across the country since 1963 and are constantly working to provide the best value for our customers. With the addition of our new PLEK machine and our longtime veteran luthiers, we are pleased to provide top-quality guitar repair.
Highlights
- Electric guitar with a single cutaway
- Top, back, and sides made of laminated maple lend snap and definition to your sound
- Filter’Tron “Black Top” humbucking pickups give a lot of punch and twang
- The licensed vibrato by Bigsby provides slight pitch modulation
- Sound-post bracing improves sustain
- Binding around the fingerboard and soundholes provides a touch of elegance and distinctiveness
Specifications
- General
MODEL NUMBER 2506115547 SERIES Electromatic® COLOR Aspen Green NUMBER OF STRINGS 6 ORIENTATION Right-Handed
- Body
BUILD Hollowbody CUTAWAY Single Cut BODY FINISH Gloss BODY SHAPE Electromatic® Hollow Body BODY MATERIAL Laminated Maple BRACING Trestle Block BODY BINDING White with B/W/B Purfling BODY BACK Arched Laminated Maple BODY TOP Arched Laminated Maple BODY DEPTH 2.75″ (70 mm)
- Misc
STRINGS Nickel Plated Steel (.011-.049 Gauges) STRAP BUTTONS Gretsch® Knurled Strap Retainer Knobs
- Neck
NECK MATERIAL Maple NECK CONSTRUCTION Set-Neck NECK FINISH Gloss NECK SHAPE Classic “C” NECK BINDING White SCALE LENGTH 24.6″ (625 mm) FINGERBOARD RADIUS 12″ (305 mm) FINGERBOARD MATERIAL Laurel NUMBER OF FRETS 22 FRET SIZE Medium Jumbo NUT MATERIAL Graph Tech® NuBone™ NUT WIDTH 1.6875″ (42.86 mm) POSITION INLAYS Pearloid Neo-Classic™ Thumbnail SIDE DOTS Black HEADSTOCK BINDING White
- Hardware
BRIDGE Adjusto-Matic with Secured Laurel Base HARDWARE FINISH Nickel TAILPIECE Bigsby B60 TUNING MACHINES Vintage-Style Open-Back PICKGUARD Black Plexi w/ Silver Gretsch® & Electromatic® Logos CONTROL KNOBS G-Arrow
- Electronics
BRIDGE PICKUP FT-5E Filter’Tron™ NECK PICKUP FT-5E Filter’Tron™ PICKUP COLOR Nickel CONTROLS Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Master Volume with Treble Bleed, Master Tone PICKUP SWITCHING 3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge And Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup PICKUP CONFIGURATION Filter’Tron/Filter’Tron Condition:Excellent. Light wear typical of a gently used instrument. Light surface scratches, scuffs, etc.
The instrument pictured is the exact instrument you’ll receive. All fretted instruments receive a free complimentary professional setup.
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