Gretsch Guitars

G5420T Electromatic - Hollow Body Black

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G5420T Electromatic - Hollow Body Black

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G5420T Electromatic - Hollow Body Black
G5420T Electromatic - Hollow Body Black
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When the Gretsch R&D team recently unearthed a Baldwin-era FilterTron pickup with knockout punch and phenomenal twang, they incorporated its DNA into dynamic new Black Top FilterTron pickups, which now endow Electromatic hollow-body instruments such as the G5420T with an electrifying new voice and identity.

The G5420T Electromatic Hollow Body is a sharp new Gretsch guitar with a bound single-cutaway hollow body featuring sound-post bracing and elegant bound f holes. Other features include a maple neck, bound rosewood fingerboard with 22 medium jumbo frets and hump-block pearloid inlays, silver plexi pickguard, three-position pickup switch, classic G arrow control knobs, rosewood-based Adjusto-Matic bridge and Bigsby-licensed B60 vibrato tailpiece, vintage-style open-back tuners and chrome-plated hardware.

Body Specs
Body Material: 5-Ply Maple
Body Shape: Single Cutaway
Body Finish: Gloss Urethane, Gloss Urethane, Gloss Urethane, Gloss Urethane
Bracing: Sound Post
Body Depth: 2.75" (69.85 mm)

Neck
Number of Frets: 22
Fret Size: Medium Jumbo
Fretboard: Rosewood
Neck Material: Maple
Nut Width: 1.6875" (43 mm)
Scale Length: 24.5" (62.2 cm)

Electronics
Bridge Pickup: "Black Top" Filter'Tron Bridge Pickup
Neck Pickup: "Black Top" Filter'Tron Neck Pickup
Pickup Switching: 3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
Controls: Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Master Volume, Master Tone

Hardware
Hardware Finish: Chrome-Plated
Bridge: Rosewood-Based Adjusto-Matic Bridge
Tuning Machines: Vintage Style Open-Back

Miscellaneous
Unique Features: Hump-Block Fingerboard Inlays, Bound Body Top and Back, Bound Sound Holes and Fingerboard, Silver Plexi Pickguard, Knurled Strap Retainer Knobs, Adjustable Truss Rod, Bigsby-Licensed B60 Vibrato

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Awesome guitar!!! 0 of 0 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store   Calgary Royal Vista, Alberta
I gig with this guitar and everybody compliments me about its great and warm sound. This beauty looks very classy as well and suits fingerpicking real well! Go and try one yourself and you'll see what I mean! :)
Posted by Roberto on Sep 27, 2015
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Best value for the money - hands down! 1 of 1 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store   Edmonton South, Alberta
Bought this at Edmonton South without even trying it. Tried the 5120 before they disappeared. I also miss the thumb nail markers (just cosmetic though). Guitar sounds great, looks great and the neck action is perfect. Be sure you understand the Bigby before playing around - could cause headaches if you don't know how to string it properly. Went with traditional orange. Still think Aspen might have been better. Goes great with my 5115 and my Strat. Used to be a Gibson fan - then saw the light! Well worth the money if you cannot afford Pro! BTW. Use D'Addario Flats - sound the best! Chromes are OK.
Posted by Jeff J on Jan 30, 2013
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best gift choice 0 of 0 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store   Grande Prairie, Alberta
Was given this in a beatuiful Red for christmas, amazing guitar for anyone begining or even more avanced, cleanest sound you'll get under a grand for sure.
Posted by anonymous on Dec 27, 2012
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So Glad I Waited! 0 of 0 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store   Edmonton Mayfield, Alberta
I was on the hunt for a 5120 for months, and was always torn between Black or Orange. But while I was trying to make up my mind, ...nest thing I knew they were all gone (locally). Then I heard of the new replacement model 5420's and finally saw the new Aspen Green, Wow I knew right away That would be mine. The finish is gorgeous and the binding on the f holes looks so much better than the 5120's. The only thing I miss from the 5120 is the thumb nail fret markers...I'm not a huge fan of the hump block inlays. The action/setup was perfect right from the factory, the new pickups are awesome and sound fantastic on my little Fender Excelsior. No hard shell case was a minor negative, but at least it fits in an acoustic dreadnaught case I already had.
Posted by Mike B on Nov 28, 2012
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This is a hidden gem!!! 0 of 0 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store   Burlington, Ontario
Played this gutar at L&M and fell in love with the sound not to mention the price. Very versatile sounding guitar not just for country, rockabilly or jazz. Try it through a Marshall tube amp and you'll be blown away. The new Filtertron pickups have amazing presence clean or dirty. If you love blues, hard rock and good old AC/DC get off your ass and go try out this guitar
Posted by Pinto on Nov 24, 2012
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