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Gretsch Guitars

Description

No nonsense, Electromatic 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.
Alive and resonant, the G5420T has fully hollow build with a true Filter’Tron™ voice that explodes with huge punch and clear, strong presence. Like all Electromatic guitars, it delivers the fearless and electrifying authenticity that has set Gretsch apart as the quintessential rock ‘n’ roll guitars from the very beginning. It’s the sound of honor itself—play proud.

Gretsch Guitars G5420T Electromatic Hollowbody Electric Guitar Aspen Green
Gretsch Guitars G5420T Electromatic Hollowbody Electric Guitar Aspen Green
Gretsch Guitars G5420T Electromatic Hollowbody Electric Guitar Aspen Green

Features

  • Gloss-finish 5-ply maple hollow body and top
  • 24.6"-scale set-in maple neck with 22-fret, 12"-radius rosewood fingerboard
  • Dual Black-Top Filter'tron pickups with 3-way pickup selector
  • Adjusto-matic bridge with fixed rosewood base, vintage-style open-gear tuners

Specs

Body
  • Body shape: Single cutaway
  • Body type: Hollow body
  • Body material: Laminated
  • Top wood:
  • Body wood: 5-ply Maple
  • Body finish: Gloss
  • Orientation: Right handed
Neck
  • Neck shape: U
  • Neck wood: Maple
  • Joint: Set-in
  • Scale length: 24.6 in.
  • Truss rod: Not specified
  • Neck finish: Gloss
Fingerboard
  • Material: Rosewood
  • Radius: 12 in.
  • Fret size: Medium jumbo
  • Number of frets: 22
  • Inlays: Thumbnail
  • Nut width/material 1.69 in. (43 mm) GraphTech
Pickups
  • Configuration: HH
  • Neck: Blacktop Filter'Tron
  • Middle:
  • Bridge: Blacktop Filter'Tron
  • Brand: Gretsch
  • Active or passive pickups: Passive
  • Series or parallel: Parallel
  • Piezo: No
  • Active EQ: No
  • Special electronics:
Controls
  • Control layout: Volume 1, volume 2, master volume, master tone
  • Pickup switch: 3-way
  • Coil tap or split:
  • Kill switch: No
Hardware
  • Bridge type: Fixed
  • Bridge design: Adjusto-matic with rosewood base
  • Tailpiece: Bigsby B60
  • Tuning machines: Vintage-style open-back
  • Color: Chrome
Other
  • Number of strings: 6-string
  • Special features:
  • Case: Sold separately
  • Accessories:
  • Country of origin: South Korea

Reviews

4.58

36 Reviews

97%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend

Beautiful guitar, definitely a head turner.
Beautiful guitar, definitely a head turner.
Beautiful guitar, definitely a head turner.
Beautiful guitar, definitely a head turner.
My dream guitar!
Good Guitar for the money

Most Liked Positive Review

4

Great guitar at a Great price !!!!

I am 52 years old and I have been playing since I was seven years old. I'm not a pro, but I consider myself a well rounded player. I have played cheap guitars and really nice ones too. I play Bluegrass, Country, and Rock from every era. I owned a 70's Chet Atkins Super Axe and played a Country Gentleman for a while also. The new Electromatics took me back to that time in my life. This guitar is a dream to play. I would say this Gretsch is worth every penny! Fit and finish are flawless. The pickups deliver, no matter what you ask for. Clean, clear, crisp Jazzy sound to some over-driven southern Rock. They just sound great! I'm currently playing through a Fender HotRod Deluxe which I believe is a good match for the Gretsch's ability. I've also played this guitar through a Fender Twin Reverb where its tone and personality really came through. The only negative thing I can say about this guitar is the pickup toggle switch had some noise in it, and the intonation wasn't set properly when I bought it. Both issues have been rectified and I couldn't be happier. I have owned my orange Gretsch G5420T for just over 2 years now and I have never regretted my purchase. If you want a great guitar at a reasonable price and one that can do it all, the Gretsch is the one.

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Most Liked Negative Review

1

Huge Crack in Finish on Neck - Gretsch Denies Warranty

I have owned guitar for two years. I keep the guitar in humidity controlled room, in case or on stand. I have been using my acoustic and classical guitar for practice and playing. I decided to finally move to this guitar and play jazz/blues. The back of the neck of the guitar had a crack in finish from top of neck to the guitar. I took to Bronson Guitars who told me they had never seen anything like this and that it was a defect. Gretsch has refused to honor warranty saying I must have done it somehow. Crazy. Be careful of with this company, Gretsch was very hard to deal with and simply denies warranty. They only looked at pictures, did not even see the guitar itself and were not interested at all in making sure they don't have a quality control problem.

Filters
Best Uses
  1. Jamming19
  2. Practicing18
  3. Recording10
  4. Small Venues9
  5. Rock Concerts5
Cons
  1. Fret Buzz2
  2. Craftsmanship1
  3. vidios show 10s mine has bigger1
  4. Takes time away from family1
  5. No manual,product registration or tags.1
Describe Yourself
  1. Experienced20
  2. Novice9
  3. Professional Musician3
  4. Child1
Pros
  1. Good Feel29
  2. Good Tone29
  3. Fun To Play28
  4. Good Pick Up19
  5. Solid Electronics18

Reviewed by 36 customers

  • beautiful and great play

    5

    Verified Buyer

    submitted4 years ago

    byCharles C

    fromMcAllister, Mt.

    I've been playing over 50 yrs. and still learning and having a good time doing it, wish I had got this guitar many years ago

  • YES I OWN 3 GRETSCHES

    5

    submitted5 years ago

    byBB

    fromoroville ca butte county

    its all gretsch just for fun lefty.

  • Versatile guitar

    5

    submitted6 years ago

    by649dog

    fromJusticeburg, TX

    I really like the tone I'm able to get with the guitar. It isn't just a rockabilly or country guitar, it is very good for blues and rock, also.

  • Beautiful guitar, definitely a head turner.

    4

    submitted6 years ago

    byVRS

    fromMonterey park, ca

    First thing is the color, the pictures dont do it justice. Very comfortable to hold, and play but does take time getting used to that acoustic guitar feel being that's it's an electric guitar. I love everything about it except for two things 1) I wish it didn't have open gear tuners and second there's a spot where the wood is exposed and the clear finish isn't protecting but It doesn't bug me.

  • Yes I would buy again but not on line.

    4

    submitted6 years ago

    byMarty

    fromAmarillo, TX

    Nice Guitar, plays great, looks great. The Fair lane blue is very eye catching.

  • Great guitar

    5

    submitted6 years ago

    byBF

    fromFL

    I've been learning now for a bit over 2 years. Have a few others (electric and acoustic) guitars. To me thus far this plays better and has great sound. I walked in expecting to buy Epiphone or possibly PRS but the salesman showed this Gretsch to me and sold !

Q&A

Have a question about this product? Our expert Gear Advisers have the answers.

  • submitted4 years ago

    asked byRafael

    fromFlorida

    Is this model made in Korea ?

    Open Reply - Kenneth
    Made in Korea

  • submitted4 years ago

    asked byDoug

    fromArvada, CO

    Item #: J38506004003000 Being "open box", has this instrument been fully inspected and tested? I'm thinking "probably" yes, but I have to ask for an investment of this magnitude and given Gretsch's reluctance to cover things like cracks in the finish for any reason.

    Open Reply - Thomas
    MINT: Gear returned in mint condition. If you're looking for a virtually new instrument in possibly less-than-perfect packaging, this is a great value. Includes 45-Day, No-Hassle Returns Includes full manufacturer's warranty Includes 2-Year Free Warranty on all guitars and basses Gold coverage plan available for 1 or 2 years coverage

  • submitted6 years ago

    asked byCalboy

    fromundisclosed

    Is this a metal flake color? Thanks!

    Open Reply - Thomas
    No, it's solid.

  • submitted6 years ago

    asked bySher

    fromRockland, MA

    What/where's the "blemish?

    Open Reply - Beau
    Unfortunately, we have no way of knowing what the blemish is. However, it would only be a minor cosmetic flaw and would not effect the guitars play ability.

  • submitted6 years ago

    asked byED

    fromjoliet il

    what kind of neck does this guitar

    Open Reply - Beau
    This guitar has a gloss finish maple neck with Blacktop Filter'Tron

  • submitted7 years ago

    asked byJon

    fromundisclosed

    What kind of case would this fit?

    Open Reply - Gear Specialist
    Gretsch Guitars G6241FT 16" Hollowbody Flat Economy Case

  • submitted8 years ago

    asked byDarryl

    fromSpokane,WA

    Where is this guitar made

    Open Reply -
    Korea.

  • submitted8 years ago

    asked byLouie

    fromChicago

    Where are the specs? Nut width, neck radius, scale, materials, etc. etc.

    Open Reply -
    Here is a link to the information you're requesting. http://www.gretschguitars.com/gear/build/hollow-body/g5420t-electromatic-hollow-body-single-cut-with-bigsby-black-top-filter-tron-pickups-orange-stain

  • submitted8 years ago

    asked bySparkdmidget

    fromChattanooga tennessee

    Case included?

    Open Reply -
    This guitar does not include a case.