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G5120 Electromatic Hollow Body - Black

SKU: # 272572   |   Model: # 250-5811-506   |    Product Reviews4 Reviews  Write a Review

G5120 Electromatic Hollow Body - Black
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Get ready for some serious Twangin up ahead, because this stylish guitar has the vibe and tone that will make you dancing the Twist until 2 a.m. Don't let the price fool you, because these are serious professional guitars with such features as newly designed Gretsch dual-coil pickups, adjustable bridge, chrome-plated die cast tuners, and wicked cool colors!

ODEL NAME G5120 Electromatic Hollow Body
MODEL NUMBER 250-5811-(Color#)
SERIES Electromatic Collection
COLORS (506) Black,
(512) Orange,
(537) Sunburst
CATEGORY Hollow Body Guitars
BODY STYLE Single Cutaway
SCALE LENGTH 24.56" (624mm)
TOP Laminated Maple
BRACING Parallel Tone-Bars with Sound Post
BACK AND SIDES Laminated Maple Body, 16" Wide, 2.75" Deep
Laminated Maple Body, 16" Wide, 2.75" Deep
NECK Laminated Maple
PICKUPS 2 Chrome Covered Dual Coil Humbucking Pickups
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 Tone,
Master Volume
WIDTH AT NUT 1-11/16" (43mm)
FRETBOARD Rosewood
BRIDGE Rosewood Based Adjusto-MaticTM Bridge
TAILPIECE Bigsby Licensed B60 Vibrato Tailpiece
HARDWARE Chrome-Plated
FINISH Gloss Urethane
CASE Optional G2162 Gig Bag, US MSRP $100.00, P/N 0996458000
NO. OF FRETS 22
MACHINE HEADS Chrome-Plated Die-cast Tuners

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A fantastic guitar 0 of 0 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store   Saint John, New Brunswick
I went looking for a guitar under $1000 and was amazed by this one. It sounds amazing when played acoustic whether strum or plucked. When plugged in it sounds great for anything from mellow blues to distorted rock. Metalheads won't be satisfied with it but for anyone else in the market this is a fantastic guitar at a more than reasonable price.
Posted by R.L. on Dec 13, 2012
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Gretsch G5120 1 of 1 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store   Cambridge, Ontario
Want a Gretsch but cant justify the price of the high end models? The G5120 is for you. All the Gretsch quality without the high price. Fantastic guitar. Out of the 'box' it needs a little TLC to bring out its true potential. Setup the intonation properly and adjust the pickups (they are too far away from the strings... not close to spec) and pole pieces. I actually added some spacers under the pickups so I could get them within spec. Major improvement in sound just by doing that.
Posted by Russ B on Oct 30, 2012
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OMG - Best thing I ever did for myself 0 of 0 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store   Edmonton North, Alberta
I had never owned an electric before, but wanted to get into some blues and country so decided on the hollow-body. I did my research and played side by side with others. This guitar blew me away - I compared against ibanez and gibson - no comparison. The sound of this instrument is second to none and the quality is highend. I love the Bigsby, though I haven't learned the technique yet - only issue I am finding is that if I don't play it every day, which I hate not to do cause I love this guitar - the tuning drifts a long way off - you can't just pick this beauty up and play. Plug this guitar into a Mustang with the 65 Twin Reverb model and you will feel like Chuck Berry. Not a starter guitar by price or need for attention - but I am no pro and don't regret one nickel I spent on this guitar.
Posted by Ivan on Aug 16, 2012
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I'm getting this. 0 of 0 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store   Winnipeg (Pembina), Manitoba
I love this guitar. I would love to add a hollow-body to my arsenal, and this is the one. It handles well, it looks awesome, and it's got a sweet tone. This is an ideal blues guitar, and I plan on taking one off of L&M's hands in the near future.
Posted by Quinn F. on Jun 11, 2012
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