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G5427TFM Electromatic Hollow Body Single-Cut with Bigsby, Tiger Flame Maple, Laurel Fingerboard - Orange Stain
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No nonsense, Electromatic® Classic 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.
The G5427TFM Electromatic® Classic Hollow Body Single-Cut with Bigsby® features a laminated flame maple body with all-new trestle block bracing, which helps to reduce unwanted feedback. By increasing rigidity and contact between the top and back of the body, the new trestle block design also results in the sound having a faster attack with more focus, snap, and increased sustain. Coupled with all-new FT-5E Filter'Tron™ pickups, this hollow builds voice explodes with huge full-bodied punch, classic chime and enhanced presence, clarity and note definition. An all-new Classic "C"-shaped maple neck offers a more comfortable playing feel for improved playability and performance.
Alive and resonant, this G5427TFM also features a versatile upgraded control layout including master volume with treble bleed circuit, master tone, individual pickup volume controls and threeposition tone switch, oversized bound F-holes, aged multi-ply body binding, smaller late-'50s G6120 bound headstock, Graph Tech® NuBone® nut, pearloid Neo-Classic™ thumbnail inlays, secured Adjusto-Matic™ bridge and Bigsby® B60 vibrato tailpiece. It's the sound of honor itself - play proud.
Features
• Dual FT-5E Filter'Tron™ pickups
• Laminated flame maple body with all-new trestle block bracing
• All-new Classic "C"-shaped maple neck
• 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
• Adjusto-Matic™ secured bridge
Specifications
• Collection: Electromatic®
• Body Material: Laminated flame maple
• Body Finish: Gloss
• Neck: Maple, classic "C"
• Neck Finish: Gloss
• Fingerboard: Laurel, 12" (305 mm)
• Frets: 22, medium jumbo
• Position Inlays: Pearloid Neo-Classic™ thumbnail
• Side Dots: Black
• Nut (Material/Width): Graph Tech® NuBone™, 1.6875" (42.86 mm)
• Tuning Machines: Vintage-style open-back
• Scale Length: 24.6" (625 mm)
• Bridge: Adjusto-Matic™
• Tailpiece: Bigsby® B60
• Pickguard: Silver plexi
• Pickups: FT-5E Filter'Tron™ (bridge), FT-5E Filter'Tron™ (neck)
• Pickup Switching: 3-position toggle
• Controls: Volume 1 (neck pickup), Volume 2 (bridge pickup), master volume, master tone
• Hardware Color: Chrome
• Strings: Nickel plated steel (.011-.049 Gauges)
• Case/Gig Bag: Not included
The G5427TFM Electromatic® Classic Hollow Body Single-Cut with Bigsby® features a laminated flame maple body with all-new trestle block bracing, which helps to reduce unwanted feedback. By increasing rigidity and contact between the top and back of the body, the new trestle block design also results in the sound having a faster attack with more focus, snap, and increased sustain. Coupled with all-new FT-5E Filter'Tron™ pickups, this hollow builds voice explodes with huge full-bodied punch, classic chime and enhanced presence, clarity and note definition. An all-new Classic "C"-shaped maple neck offers a more comfortable playing feel for improved playability and performance.
Alive and resonant, this G5427TFM also features a versatile upgraded control layout including master volume with treble bleed circuit, master tone, individual pickup volume controls and threeposition tone switch, oversized bound F-holes, aged multi-ply body binding, smaller late-'50s G6120 bound headstock, Graph Tech® NuBone® nut, pearloid Neo-Classic™ thumbnail inlays, secured Adjusto-Matic™ bridge and Bigsby® B60 vibrato tailpiece. It's the sound of honor itself - play proud.
Features
• Dual FT-5E Filter'Tron™ pickups
• Laminated flame maple body with all-new trestle block bracing
• All-new Classic "C"-shaped maple neck
• 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
• Adjusto-Matic™ secured bridge
Specifications
• Collection: Electromatic®
• Body Material: Laminated flame maple
• Body Finish: Gloss
• Neck: Maple, classic "C"
• Neck Finish: Gloss
• Fingerboard: Laurel, 12" (305 mm)
• Frets: 22, medium jumbo
• Position Inlays: Pearloid Neo-Classic™ thumbnail
• Side Dots: Black
• Nut (Material/Width): Graph Tech® NuBone™, 1.6875" (42.86 mm)
• Tuning Machines: Vintage-style open-back
• Scale Length: 24.6" (625 mm)
• Bridge: Adjusto-Matic™
• Tailpiece: Bigsby® B60
• Pickguard: Silver plexi
• Pickups: FT-5E Filter'Tron™ (bridge), FT-5E Filter'Tron™ (neck)
• Pickup Switching: 3-position toggle
• Controls: Volume 1 (neck pickup), Volume 2 (bridge pickup), master volume, master tone
• Hardware Color: Chrome
• Strings: Nickel plated steel (.011-.049 Gauges)
• Case/Gig Bag: Not included
Q & A
Question: What guitar case (Yorkville or Gretsch branded) would best fit this Electromatic model?
- asked on Nov 4, 2023
- asked on Nov 4, 2023
Answer: https://www.long-mcquade.com/?page=search&SearchTxt=332049
- answered by Bradford Pettigrew, Edmonton Highlands, Alberta
- answered by Bradford Pettigrew, Edmonton Highlands, Alberta
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Fantastic guitar 1 of 1 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Brampton, Ontario
I saw this guitar on YouTube recently and online at L&M and decided to go pick one up from Rick at the Brampton store, and I’m really glad I did. This is a beautiful great playing and sounding Gretsch. The newer bargain Filter-Tron pickups are SO much better than the old blacktop Filtertrons that used to come in the Electromatic line, more chime, way less muddy and over all just plain better sounding, much closer to the real Filter-Tron pickups. Playing through my Line6 Catalyst at home it sounds very close to a traditional Filter-Tron pickup. If you hung this guitar up on the wall right beside a pro level Gretsch and didn’t know better (not a guitar snob) you would assume this Electromatic was also like $3-$4k. The finish is incredible, the neck plays great, frets and fret ends are all smooth, good nut as well, the Bigsby moves very smooth, controls all great, it’s a fantastic guitar for under $1200. A dream for the beginner, and a great addition for the experienced player who wants to add a real Gretsch to their collection without having to spend over $3k. Only thing I would suggest changing (based on your preference of course) is the strings and action. Comes with 0.11’s on it which feel incredibly tight and difficult to play if you’re used to 0.09’s or 0.10’s. I put some pure nickel D’addario 0.09’s on it and lowered the action a little, set it up and intonated it and it just feels and plays fantastic now, at least for my liking. Doesn’t come with a case, but will fit into a separately available Gretsch case, or for a cheaper and more readily available option, a Yorkville jumbo acoustic case will do. The tiger flame is really nice, and the over all finish is just top notch for any guitar, let alone a lower priced line. Only thing that would have made it just a tad nicer and look even more upscale would be gold finished hardware and pickup covers, but you can get that with the professional line of Gretsch guitars, for a lot more money. I would highly suggest giving this guitar a try, and keep in mind that from the factory it comes with 0.11’s on it, so with the change of strings it can be even more comfortable and even easier to play. Well worth the price and you get more than you pay for here.
Posted by John on Nov 25, 2023
Great guitar 1 of 2 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Sudbury, Ontario
Ideal first Gretsch. Plays great, sounds great. Fit and finish is good (a few minor imperfections). It's a little heavy for a semi hollow, but it has the sound.
Posted by anonymous on Aug 23, 2022
Own it! Love it! 3 of 3 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Woodstock, Ontario
I needed a guitar to work on my slide guitar playing. And this is it.
Absolutely gorgeous sound and with reactive pickups that clean up beautifully with a light touch and growl with some grit when picked hard.
Highly recommend this guitar. And the service from Riley, Duane and Bill is unmatched.
Absolutely gorgeous sound and with reactive pickups that clean up beautifully with a light touch and growl with some grit when picked hard.
Highly recommend this guitar. And the service from Riley, Duane and Bill is unmatched.
Posted by anonymous on Aug 18, 2022
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| Product | SKU | Qty |
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| G5427TFM Electromatic Hollow Body Single-Cut with Bigsby, Tiger Flame Maple, Laurel Fingerboard - Orange Stain | 762248 |
