Description
The G5422TG Electromatic Classic Hollow Body Double-Cut brings the essential Gretsch formula to players ready to step up from entry-level gear, wrapping decades-old tone cues into a guitar built for the stage. Its laminated maple body follows vintage-correct outlines and arching, but under the hood sits new trestle block bracing that tightens the connection between top and back. The payoff is a hollow-body voice that resists feedback while delivering a quicker attack, sharper snap, and longer sustain than you’d expect from an open-body design.
Driving that voice are FT-5E Filter’Tron pickups, tuned for a full, punchy output with the classic chime Gretsch is known for, plus extra clarity and note separation. The Classic “C”-shaped maple neck is carved for comfort and speed, capped with a 12″ radius laurel fingerboard that keeps chords and single-note runs feeling natural across the fretboard.
Control-wise, this model goes beyond the basics: master volume with a treble bleed circuit, master tone, independent volume knobs for each pickup, and a three-way pickup toggle give you real tonal range on the fly. Other details round out the vintage-meets-modern package:
- Oversized bound F-holes and multi-ply body binding
- Compact late-’50s-style G6120 bound headstock
- Vintage-style open-back tuning machines
- Graph Tech NuBone nut
- Pearloid Hump Block inlays
- Adjusto-Matic bridge, secured for stability
- Bigsby B60 vibrato tailpiece
Finished here in Walnut Stain with a gold pickguard and gold hardware throughout, this G5422TG pairs old-school looks with the reliability and playability today’s guitarists expect.
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