G5420T Electromatic Classic Hollow Body Single-Cut with Bigsby, Laurel Fingerboard - Airline Silver

The Gretsch G5420T Electromatic Classic Hollow Body Single-Cut: Vintage Sound and Style

Experience the iconic sound and style of the ‘50s and ‘60s with the all-new G5420T Electromatic Classic Hollow Body Single-Cut with Bigsby. Crafted to embody the essence of Gretsch hollow-body guitars, this instrument offers timeless sound, style, and playability that resonates with classic enthusiasts and modern players alike. It's your next-step Gretsch, delivering the quintessential hollow-body experience with no-nonsense design.

Vintage-Inspired Design and Sonic Performance

The G5420T features a laminated maple body with vintage-inspired perimeters and refined arches, delivering classic aesthetics with modern reliability. Enhanced with all-new trestle block bracing, this hollow build offers reduced feedback and increased sustain. The result is a sound that's bold, punchy, and full-bodied, with enhanced presence, clarity, and note definition, thanks to the FT-5E Filter’Tron™ pickups.

Comfortable Playability and Versatile Controls

A Classic “C”-shaped maple neck with a laurel fingerboard offers a comfortable playing feel and improved performance. The versatile upgraded control layout includes master volume with treble bleed circuit, master tone, individual pickup volume controls, and a three-position pickup toggle switch, providing intuitive control over your tone and pickup settings.

Exquisite Craftsmanship and Finishing

This resplendent instrument is adorned with oversized bound F-holes, multi-ply body binding, a smaller late-'50s G6120 bound headstock, vintage-style open-back tuning machines, and a Bigsby® B60 vibrato tailpiece. Finished in standout Airline Silver with a black pickguard and nickel hardware, the G5420T exudes vintage elegance and modern sophistication, making it a standout addition to any player's collection.

Specifications:

• Neck:

  • Headstock Binding: White
  • Neck Material: Maple
  • Neck Finish: Gloss
  • Neck Shape: Classic "C"
  • Neck Construction: Set-Neck
  • Fingerboard Radius: 12" (305 mm)
  • Fingerboard Material: Laurel
  • Position Inlays: Pearloid Neo-Classic™ Thumbnail
  • Number of Frets: 22
  • String Nut: Graph Tech® NuBone™
  • Nut Width: 1.6875" (42.86 mm)

• Body:

  • Body: Laminated Maple
  • Body Finish: Gloss
  • Body Shape: Electromatic® Hollow Body
  • Body Top: Arched Laminated Maple
  • Body Binding: White with B/W/B Purfling
  • Body Back: Arched Laminated Maple
  • Cutaway: Single Cutaway
  • Bracing: Trestle Block

• Hardware:

  • Bridge: Adjusto-Matic™ with Secured Laurel Base
  • Bridge Cover/Tailpiece: Bigsby® B60
  • Pickguard: Black Plexi w/ Silver Gretsch® & Electromatic® Logos
  • Hardware Finish: Nickel
  • Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style Open-Back
  • Strings: Nickel Plated Steel (.011-.049 Gauges)

• Electronics:

  • Bridge Pickup: FT-5E Filter’Tron™
  • Neck Pickup: FT-5E Filter’Tron™
  • Pickup Configuration: Filter'Tron™ / Filter'Tron™
  • Controls: Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Master Volume with Treble Bleed, Master Tone
  • Switching: 3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge And Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup