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
- Bigsby® B60 vibrato tailpiece
Specs
General
| Model Name: |
G5420T Electromatic® Hollow Body Single-Cut with Bigsby® |
| Model Number: |
2506011512 |
| Series: |
Gretsch® Electromatic Collection |
| MSRP: |
$1199.99 |
| Color: |
Black |
Body
| Body Shape: |
Electromatic® Hollow Body |
| Bracing: |
Parallel Tone Bars, Sound Post |
| Body Material: |
5-Ply Maple |
| Body Finish: |
Gloss |
Neck
| Neck Material: |
Maple |
| Neck Shape: |
"U" Shape |
| Scale Length: |
24.6" (625 mm) |
| Fingerboard Radius: |
12" (305 mm) |
| Number of Frets: |
22 |
| Fret Size: |
Medium Jumbo |
| String Nut: |
Graph Tech® NuBone™ |
| Nut Width: |
1.6875" (43mm) |
| Neck Plate: |
NA |
| Neck Finish: |
Gloss |
| Fingerboard: |
Rosewood |
| Position Inlays: |
Pearloid Neo-Classic™ Thumbnail |
Electronics
| Bridge Pickup: |
Filter'Tron™ |
| Neck Pickup: |
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: |
Filter'Tron™ / Filter'Tron™ |
Hardware
| Bridge: |
Adjusto-Matic™, Secured Rosewood Base |
| Tuning Machines: |
Vintage-Style Open-Back |
| Orientation: |
Right-Hand |
| Pickguard: |
Tortoise with Black Gretsch® Logo |
| Control Knobs: |
G-Arrow |
Miscellaneous
| Strings: |
Nickel Plated Steel .010-.046 |
