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Limit of Liability: The least of the cost of (1) authorized repairs, (2) replacement with a product of similar features, (3) reimbursement for authorized repairs or replacement or (4) the price that you paid for the product.
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When the Gretsch R&D team unearthed a Baldwin-era Filter’Tron pickup with knockout punch and phenomenal twang, they incorporated its DNA into dynamic “Black Top” Filter’Tron™ pickups, which now endow Electromatic hollow-body instruments such as the G5420T with an electrifying voice and identity.
The G5420T Electromatic Hollowbody Electric Guitar is a sharp Gretsch guitar with a bound single-cutaway hollowbody featuring sound-post bracing and elegant bound f holes. Other features include a maple neck, bound rosewood fingerboard with 22 medium jumbo frets and hump-block pearloid inlays, silver plexi pickguard, three-position pickup switch, classic “G” arrow control knobs, rosewood-based Adjusto-Matic™ bridge and Bigsby®-licensed B60 vibrato tailpiece, vintage-style open-back tuners and chrome-plated hardware.
Gretsch Guitars G5420T Electromatic Hollowbody Electric Guitar
Features:
Bound single-cutaway hollowbody Maple neck Bound rosewood fingerboard with 22 medium jumbo frets and hump-block pearloid inlays “Black Top” Filter’Tron™ pickups Three-position pickup switch Classic “G” arrow control knobs Rosewood-based Adjusto-Matic™ bridge Bigsby®-licensed B60 vibrato tailpiece Silver plexi pickguard Vintage-style open-back tuners and chrome-plated hardware
Gretsch Guitars G5420T Electromatic Hollowbody Electric Guitar
Specifications:
Body Body Material: 5-Ply Maple Body Shape: Single Cutaway Body Finish: Gloss Urethane Bracing: Sound Post Body Depth: 2.75" (69.85 mm) Neck Number of Frets: 22 Fret Size: Medium Jumbo Fretboard: Rosewood Neck Material: Maple Nut Width: 1.6875" (43 mm) Scale Length: 24.5" (62.2 cm) Electronics Bridge Pickup: "Black Top" Filter'Tron™ Bridge Pickup Neck Pickup: "Black Top" Filter'Tron™ Neck Pickup 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 Volume, Master Tone Hardware Hardware Finish: Chrome-Plated Bridge: Rosewood-Based Adjusto-Matic™ Bridge Tuning Machines: Vintage Style Open-Back Miscellaneous Unique Features: Hump-Block Fingerboard Inlays, Bound Body Top and Back, Bound Sound Holes and Fingerboard, Silver Plexi Pickguard, Knurled Strap Retainer Knobs, Adjustable Truss Rod, Bigsby®-Licensed B60 Vibrato
Gretsch Guitars G5420T Electromatic Hollowbody Electric Guitar
Gretsch® Instrument Limited Lifetime Warranty
FMIC warrants your Gretsch brand instrument to be free from defects in materials and workmanship for as long as it is owned by the original retail purchaser, except that pickups, switches, jacks, controls, all other electronic components, tuning machines, hardware, pickguards, plated surfaces, gig bags, cases and case hardware are warranted for a period of one (1) year from the date of original purchase. This warranty applies only to the original retail purchaser when this instrument is purchased from an Authorized Gretsch Dealer and is subject to the limitations set forth herein. IMPORTANT: PLEASE RETAIN YOUR ORIGINAL SALES RECEIPT, AS IT IS YOUR PROOF OF PURCHASE VALIDATING THIS LIMITED WARRANTY.
FMIC has established a network of independent Authorized Service Centers for warranty service. The Gretsch Dealer from whom you purchased your instrument may also be authorized for warranty service and should be the first point of contact when service of any kind is required for your Gretsch instrument. To receive warranty service, return the complete instrument to an Authorized Service Center, with your sales receipt as proof of purchase, during the applicable warranty period. Defective components that qualify for coverage under this warranty will be repaired or replaced (at FMIC's discretion) without charge. Remedies beyond normal service repair of any Gretsch instrument require both an evaluation and confirmation of the defect and a direct recommendation to FMIC from an Authorized Service Center for alternative considerations.
All transportation, insurance and freight charges associated with warranty service and repairs on Gretsch instruments are the responsibility of the purchaser, as is any service initiated for the purpose of customizing setups or adjustments beyond factory specifications. Initial standard setup and adjustment of the instrument and its components at the time of purchase are considered normal Dealer product preparation, and are not covered by this warranty.
See complete details at http://www.gretschguitars.com/resources/warranty.html
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I've had my eye on this Gretsch for a long time. I took advantage of the Trade In trade Up promotion. I ordered it and picked it up at my local Guitar center. The guitar out of the box is unplayable! Thankfully, I have a guitar tech that knows his stuff. I dropped it off and the next day it was ready. He told me the neck wasn't straight and the floating bridge had to be adjusted. Also, he hd to raise a few of the frets because they did not line up properly.Once the repairs were complete ($100.00), it plays beautifully .also, the frets had to be leveled off! Every new guitar out of the box needs some adjustments but this one NEEDS it bad. Now, it sounds and plays like a dream. The 4 Stars are due to the poor condition upon receiving it. Like I said, It now plays like a dream!
I would give this guitar 3.5 stars, if that was an option.
On the plus side, the neck delivers great playability, the stock pickups are very good clean (but muddy and abrasive distorted), the finish is expertly applied, the Bigsby copy is properly installed, the stock no-name tuners aren't bad and the clean interior speaks of a well constructed body.
Negatives: the nut was gray plastic junk that was way too high and badly slotted (replaced it with bone), the Adjusto-Matic bridge rattled non-stop and killed the tone and sustain (replaced it with a brass Compton bar bridge with no moving parts), the bridge base was not shaped to fit the archtop at all (had it sanded down), the wiring was substandard (had it ripped out and CTS pots with orange drop capacitors put in), the cheap pick guard was installed crooked and rattled (took it off) and the binding in the f-holes was unfinished (sanded it down with emery cloth).
While the guitar was in the shop, I also had the tuners replaced with 16:1 Grover Imperials which enhance the appearance and stay in tune better, and had the tech redo the wiring for coil tapping. These were non-essential upgrades but well worth the investment.
For an $875 guitar that does not come with a case, the number of cut corners here is inexcusable. I also have a comparably priced Godin 5th Avenue archtop that was built to a higher standard. I would have considered one of the new Ibanez Artstar archtops had they been available when I bought the Gretsch. I kept the G5420T because it fits me like a glove. The guitar sounds, plays and looks like a semi-pro model now, but it took a substantial investment to whip it into shape.
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