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G5230T Electromatic Jet FT Single-Cut with Bigsby, Laurel Fingerboard - Cadillac Green

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G5230T Electromatic Jet FT Single-Cut with Bigsby, Laurel Fingerboard - Cadillac Green

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G5230T Electromatic Jet FT Single-Cut with Bigsby, Laurel Fingerboard - Cadillac Green
G5230T Electromatic Jet FT Single-Cut with Bigsby, Laurel Fingerboard - Cadillac Green
G5230T Electromatic Jet FT Single-Cut with Bigsby, Laurel Fingerboard - Cadillac Green
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No nonsense, Electromatic® Jet™ FT models 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.

Classic Jet tone begins with a chambered mahogany body with maple top that produces full lows and mids with an exceptionally smooth and present high end. The result is a deep acoustic foundation that is robust, yet balanced.

Black Top Filter'Tron pickups amplify and accentuate the Electromatic Jet FT's chambered body to produce a wide, balanced and transparent tone. Loud and punchy, this Jet sounds out with remarkable definition at any level of gain. Together, the body and pickups thunder with full, responsive lows and mids with a high end that sparkles without spikes.

Features
• Upgraded chambered mahogany body with maple top for a strong sonic profile and exceptional acoustic balance
• Lower set mahogany neck for effortless access and performance
• Black Top Filter'Tron™ pickups
• Master volume with treble bleed circuit, master tone and individual pickup volume controls
• Bigsby® B50 vibrato tailpiece
• Anchored Adjusto-Matic™ bridge
• Upgraded appointments include bound headstock, plain-face head cap, vintage-inspired purfling, Neo-Classic™ thumbnail inlays and closed back tuning keys

Specs
Series: Electromatic® Collection
Body: Chambered Mahogany
Body Finish: Gloss
Neck: Mahogany
Neck Finish: Gloss
Neck Shape: Thin "U"
Scale Length: 24.6" (625 mm)
Fingerboard: Laurel
Fingerboard Radius: 12" (305 mm)
Frets: 22, Medium Jumbo
String Nut: Synthetic Bone, 1.6875" (42.86 mm) nut width
Bridge Pickup: Black Top Filter'Tron™
Neck Pickups: Black Top Filter'Tron™
Controls: Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Master Volume, Master Tone
Bridge: Anchored Adjusto-Matic™
Hardware Finish: Chrome
Tuning Machines: Die-Cast
Control Knobs: G-Arrow
Strings: Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)

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Excellent sound and versatility 1 of 1 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store   Kanata, Ontario
I've owned this guitar for ~7 months now, and I really do love it. Firstly, the filtertron pickups are incredibly versatile, providing excellent clarity even when under screaming gain and distortion. The bridge pickup has great bite, and the neck pickup is smooth and precise. The guitar is quite resonant, and the body and neck are well constructed and comfortable to play. Factory setup was good as well. Fit and finish are great, and the cadillac green finish is really classy. The electronics and tuners leave something to be desired however. I've ran into problems with the pickup switch failing on me in the bridge position, and the master volume control doesn't do enough between levels 1-10, with a harsh cutoff of sound at 0. The tuners feel cheap compared to the rest of the guitar, and though tuning stability has been solid (after proper lubrication), they're the first thing I'm looking to upgrade on this guitar. The Bigsby can be finnicky, but... it's a Bigsby and that's more or less to be expected. I'm glad to have it on the guitar vs not. Realistically, all my complaints about this guitar are addressable with upgrades, but just know that I'd consider them a requirement to have a truly reliable and complete instrument. It also seems the guitar's dropped in price since I purchased it, so I'd consider it still solid value to buy the guitar and install relevant upgrades.
Posted by Parker S on Feb 29, 2024
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G5230T Duo Jet Caddilac Green Electromatic 1 of 1 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store   Burlington, Ontario
Ive owned a few vintage ones and this is great!I set it up,oiled the nut and bridge and set up the Bigsby.The original factory strings need to be changed they are awful..Gretsch guitars love 10 1/2 or 11s.The pickups where designed that way.9s are too light and sound tinny.The pickups are only 4.5 Ohms very weak..I like clean anyway.I always rewind the bridge pickup to around 8 ohms.Lower the neck pickup and raise up the bridge one for a balanced volume.Other than that it plays fantastic.I gigged with it out of the box before I set it up.I didn't have time that day..My only complaint is they dont give you a case.Its getting bad the guitar companys don't do that anymore.For 1000.00 you should get one.My 68 never played this good.My uncle had a 59 that was awful.Take a chance and play a few.I bought the best one I played .Cheers
Posted by James on Nov 19, 2022
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G5230T Electromatic Jet FT Single-Cut with Bigsby, Laurel Fingerboard - Cadillac Green 0 of 0 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store   Toronto (Bloor St.), Ontario
Posted by anonymous on Nov 19, 2022
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Bedazzled and amazed 16 of 16 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store   Winnipeg (Pembina), Manitoba
This guitar is a dream. Right out of the box it was all setup and ready to be played. The assortment of tones you get from this beautiful guitar is what every guitarist wants (shimmering, crunchy, twangy, velvety..) a well rounded guitar. Easy to play, neck feels great and did I mention the gorgeous colour. I can't stop admiring my guitar (however mine came with gold hardware) which in my personal opinion makes it look even more dazzling and regal. The bigsby is awesome, but yes if you play with it a lot in your songs you are going to have to re tune it but that's to be expected! Just like you would if your bending a ton in your solos. There is an easy fix to it though. I play jazz, blues, rockabilly, soul, R&B, classic rock, alternative, country.. Yup you get this guitar does it all! Thank you L&M and thank you Gretsch 💖 This guitar was worth every penny, she was the guitar I was looking for
Posted by Rachel on Dec 20, 2020
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Do Not Buy 8 of 25 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store   Winnipeg (Pembina), Manitoba
This guitar has been awful, I purchased it in September and it has given me nothing but trouble since. The stock nut binds like crazy and makes the bigsby unusable, the tuning stability issues are so bad I can't make it through a song before it is completely unplayable. Something in the bridge rattles like crazy, it makes a horrible hiss everytime I play the third string. Don't waste your time on this piece of garbage.
Posted by anonymous on Nov 15, 2020
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