Sound Pure's Take
Condition: Used, Very Good
This fun, no-nonsense rock-about is ready to roll on out of here! Didn't need a thing from the luthier. Jangle, jump, and jam to your heart's content--pomade sold separately!
SP Luthier Notes: Setup Confirmed
From Other (Miscellanous Used/Vintage/Consign)
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.
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.
Model: G5420T
Serial: KS20043421
Series: Electromatic
Color: Orange Stain
Build: Hollow Body
Cutaway: Single Cutaway
Body Finish: Gloss
Body Shape: Electromatic Hollow Body
Body Material: 5-Ply Maple
Bracing: Sound Post
Body Binding: Aged White with B/W/B Purfling
Body Back: Laminated Maple
Body Top: Laminated Maple
Body Depth: 2.75"
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Finish: Gloss Urethane
Neck Shape: Standard "U"
Neck Binding: Aged White
Scale Length: 24.6"
Fingerboard Radius: 12"
Fingerboard Material: Rosewood
Number of Frets: 22
Fret Size: Medium Jumbo
Nut Width: 1.6875"
Position Inlays: Pearloid Neo-Classic Thumbnail
Headstock: Late 50's Gretsch
Neck Plate: NA
Bridge Pickup: Black Top FilterTron
Neck Pickup: Black Top FilterTron
Controls: Volume (Neck), Volume (Bridge), Master Volume, Master Tone
Pickup Switching: 3-Position Toggle
Bridge: Adjusto-Matic
Hardware Finish: Chrome
Tailpiece: Bigsby B60
Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style Open Back
Pickguard: Silver Plexi w/ Black Gretsch & Electromatic Logos
Control Knobs: G-Arrow
Case: Gig Bag
Warranty
This item is sold without the Sound Pure 3-year warranty (used / B-stock / dealer-exempt). Coverage terms for items in this category live in Terms & Conditions, Section 27.
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