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. Profoundly stylish, the G5422TG offers full hollow-body build and true Filter’Tron™ voice in the opulent Gretsch walnut-and-gold aesthetic. Like all Electromatic guitars, it delivers the fearless and electrifying authenticity that has set Gretsch apart from the very beginning. It’s the sound of honor itself—play proud.
Premium features include: Dual “Black Top” Filter’tron™ humbucking pickups Gold hardware 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 “Hump-Block” fingerboard inlays Gold Bigsby® B60 vibrato tailpiece
NECK
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Finish: Gloss
Scale Length: 24.6″ (625 mm)
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius: 12″ (305 mm)
Number of Frets: 22
Fret Size: Medium Jumbo
Nut: Graph Tech® TUSQ XL
Position Inlays: Pearloid Hump-Block
Headstock: Late ’50s Gretsch
ELECTRONICS:
Bridge Pickup: Blacktop™ Filter’Tron™
Neck Pickup: Blacktop™ Filter’Tron™
Controls: Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Master Volume, Master Tone
Pickup Switching: 3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
BODY:
Build: Hollow Body
Cutaway: Double Cutaway
Body: 5-Ply Maple
Body Shape: Electromatic® Hollow Body
Bracing: Sound Post
We are including your choice of a branded Gretsch case ( black or tweed), and a Gretsch shirt with a full price purchase.
Please note: shirt color, type, and size, may vary at time of delivery due to availability.
We have gone over this guitar to insure intonation, setup and play-ability.