Gretsch G5655TG Electromatic Center Block Jr. Single-Cut Electric Guitar with Bigsby in Amethyst

£799.00

Gretsch have impressed us with this New Gretsch G5655TG Electromatic Center Block Jr. Single-Cut Electric Guitar with Bigsby in Amethyst in Guitars, it’s in stock, and ready to ship with fast, reliable delivery across the UK, Ireland, and Europe. For more details within Guitars, additional Electric Guitars options, full specifications, demos, images, videos, and secure online ordering, read on below. Alive and loud, Electromatic® Center Block Jr. guitars are designed for that pure and powerful Gretsch® sound at high volume. Painstakingly crafted with essential Gretsch sound, style and playability, these all-new models deliver the fearless and electrifying authenticity that has…

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Gretsch have impressed us with this New Gretsch G5655TG Electromatic Center Block Jr. Single-Cut Electric Guitar with Bigsby in Amethyst in Guitars, it’s in stock, and ready to ship with fast, reliable delivery across the UK, Ireland, and Europe. For more details within Guitars, additional Electric Guitars options, full specifications, demos, images, videos, and secure online ordering, read on below.

Alive and loud, Electromatic® Center Block Jr. guitars are designed for that pure and powerful Gretsch® sound at high volume. Painstakingly crafted with essential Gretsch sound, style and playability, these all-new models deliver the fearless and electrifying authenticity that has set Gretsch apart for decades. It’s the sound of honour itself—play proud.

The G5655TG Electromatic® Center Block Jr. Single-Cut with Bigsby and Gold Hardware features a smaller-sized body with a chambered spruce center block for dynamic resonance, high gain power and lightweight comfort.

Offering excellent playability, the 12”-radius laurel fingerboard hosts 22 medium jumbo frets and Neo-Classic thumbnail inlays. Its dual Black Top Broad’Tron humbucking pickups deliver bold, dynamic and articulate tone with enhanced sonic punch.

This guitar boasts stage-stealing style with five stunning finishes—Aspen Green, Azure Metallic, Black Gold, Cadillac Green and Orange Stain—and gleaming gold pickguards and hardware, including the Bigsby B70 vibrato tailpiece, anchored Adjusto-Matic bridge and G-arrow knobs.

Key Features

  • Slightly smaller 14” single-cutaway maple body with a chambered spruce center block
  • Lower set maple neck for effortless access and performance
  • 12”-radius laurel fingerboard with 22 medium jumbo frets and pearloid Neo-Classic thumbnail inlays
  • Dual Black Top Broad’Tron humbucking pickups
  • Master volume with treble bleed circuit, master tone and individual pickup controls
  • Bigsby B70 vibrato tailpiece
  • Anchored Adjusto-Matic bridge
  • Graph Tech NuBone nut
  • Gold hardware

Specifications

Neck

  • Headstock Binding: Aged White
  • Neck Material: Maple
  • Fret Size: Medium Jumbo
  • Neck Finish: Gloss
  • Neck Shape: Thin “U”
  • Neck Construction: Set-Neck
  • Fingerboard Radius: 12″ (305mm)
  • Fingerboard Material: Laurel
  • Position Inlays: Pearloid Neo-Classic Thumbnail
  • Number Of Frets: 22
  • Scale Length: 24.6” (625mm)
  • String Nut: Graph Tech Nubone
  • Nut Width: 1.6875″ (42.86mm)
  • Nut Material: Graph Tech Nubone

Body

  • Body: Laminated Maple
  • Body Finish: Gloss
  • Body Shape: Electromatic Center Block
  • Body Top: Laminated Maple
  • Body Binding: Aged White With B/Aw/B Purfling
  • Body Back: Laminated Maple
  • Body Style: Gretsch Center Block Guitars
  • Body Material: Laminated Maple
  • Bracing: Center Block
  • Waist: 8.625″ (219.08mm)

Hardware

  • Bridge: Anchored Adjusto-Matic
  • Bridge Cover/Tailpiece: Bigsby B70
  • Bridge Mounting: Anchored
  • Pickguard: Gold Plexi with Black Gretsch and Electromatic Logos
  • Pickup Covers: Gold
  • Control Knobs: G-Arrow
  • Switch Tip: Gold
  • Hardware Finish: Gold
  • Tuning Machines: Die-Cast
  • Neck Plate: N/A

Electronics

  • Bridge Pickup: Black Top Broad’tron
  • Middle Pickup: N/A
  • Neck Pickup: Black Top Broad’tron
  • Pickup Configuration: HH
  • Controls: Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Master Volume, Master Tone
  • Switching: 3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge And Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
  • Special Electronics: N/A

Miscellaneous

  • Strings: Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)

Additional information

Weight 13.5 kg

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