Description
The Gretsch G5422TG Electromatic Classic Hollowbody Double-Cut electric guitar brings classic Gretsch style and sound within reach. Its laminated maple body and maple neck provide snappy, focused tone and comfortable playability. With an iconic vintage design, this hollowbody electric guitar gives you authentic Gretsch vibe at a price that fits your budget.
Laminated Maple Body for Focused, Snappy Tone
The G5422TG has a laminated maple body with a gloss finish, designed to produce bright, lively tone with reduced feedback. Its trestle block bracing improves resonance and sustain. The result is a focused, punchy sound with lots of presence and chime. The vintage-inspired double-cutaway design looks fantastic and provides easy access to upper frets.
Maple Neck In a Comfortable C Profile
The G5422TG’s maple neck has a smooth C-shaped profile that feels natural and comfortable in your hands. Its medium-jumbo frets are ideal for expressive bending and vibrato techniques. The 12″ radius laurel fingerboard promotes smooth, fast playing across the entire width of the neck.
Vintage-Style Bigsby Tailpiece for Expressive Effects
This Gretsch hollowbody has a Bigsby B60 vibrato tailpiece for adding warbling pitch effects. Combined with the Adjusto-Matic bridge, you get rock-solid tuning stability and intonation. The open-back vintage-style tuners maintain accurate tension.
Iconic Gretsch Style on a Budget
With its elegant gold hardware, pearloid block inlays and oversized f-holes, the G5422TG Electromatic Classic looks fantastic. The smaller late-’50s style headstock completes the vintage vibe. Best of all, you get iconic Gretsch style without breaking the bank. Plug in and experience classic hollowbody tone and playability.
Specs
- Body Type: Double-cutaway hollow body
- Top wood: Laminated maple
- Body wood: Laminated maple
- Body finish: Gloss
- Neck shape: C
- Neck wood: Maple
- Scale length: 24.6″
- Neck joint: Set-in
- Truss rod: Standard
- Neck finish: Gloss
- Fingerboard material: Laurel
- Fingerboard radius: 12″
- Fret size: Medium-jumbo
- Number of frets: 22
- Fingerboard inlays: Pearloid block
- Nut width/material: 1.687″/GraphTech
- Pickup configuration: HH
- Pickups: Dual FT-5E Filter’Tron humbuckers
- Control layout: Master volume, Master tone, Individual volume, Individual volume
- Pickup switch: 3-way
- Special electronics: Treble-bleed circuit
- Bridge type: Fixed bridge
- Tailpiece: Bigsby
- Tuning machines: Vintage-style
- Hardware color: Gold
- Number of strings: 6-string
- Orientation: Right-handed
- Actual weight: 7.3 lbs.
- Case/gig bag: Sold separately
