Gretsch G5420T Electromatic Classic Hollowbody SC Bigsby Air

Gretsch G5420T Electromatic Classic Hollowbody SC Bigsby Airline Silver Semi-Acoustic Guitar
Product no: 9000-0087-6485 Bax Music Warranty: This product comes with a 3-year warranty.

General

The Gretsch G5420T Electromatic Classic Hollowbody gives you that sweet, fresh Gretsch sound as well as the tonal clarity and excellent resonance shaped by a special trestle-block bracing system. A GraphTech NuBone nut and Adjustomatic bridge also help to balance the foundation sound, offering dependable tuning stability while the Classic C-profile neck and the 22 medium jumbo frets of the 12-inch-radiussed fretboard take care of high-level playing comfort. Meanwhile, authentic details such as the small '50s G6120 headstock, the vintage-style open-back tuners and plexi scratch-plate turn the G5420T into a real eye-catcher.

The G5420T: FT-5E Filter'Tron and Bigsby B60 Vibrato

Two potent Filter'tron pickups take care of the amplified sound, where the warmth of a humbucker gets combined with the sparkle of a single-coil pickup and a set of trusty controls, including a special volume pot furnished with a treble bleed function so you can push your highs to prominence at lower volume levels. Last but not least and for tasteful pitch bends, Gretsch have kitted out this gorgeous semi-acoustic hollowbody guitar with a classic Bigsby B60 Vibrato tailpiece.

Specifications

Product features

Number of frets	22
Number of strings	6
Body depth	full size
Bridge type	tune-o-matic + tailpiece
Centre block	no
Sustainable product	not specified
Pickup configuration	HH
Pickup type	humbucker (passive)
Suitable style of music	warm blues, jazz
Neck connection	set neck
Wood type (back)	maple
Fretboard wood	maple
Wood type (soundboard)	linden (basswood)
Wood type (sides)	maple
For what genre?	Jazz
Includes cover	no
Includes case	no
Colour	aluminium / steel / silver
Country of origin	Indonesia / China
Left-handed	no
Body material	maple + poplar
Scale length	24.6 inches (625mm)
Body type	hollow-body
Set	no

Weight and dimensions including packaging

Weight (incl. packaging)	5,3 kg
Dimensions (incl. packaging)	118,5 x 43,5 x 16,2 cm

Product specifications

Gretsch semi-acoustic guitar
- model: G5420T
- series: Electromatic
body
- top: laminated maple
- sides and back: laminated maple
- finish: high gloss
- shape: Classic Hollowbody Singlecut
- binding: white
- purfling: white/black/white/
neck
- joint: set-in
- material: maple
- finish: high gloss
- profile: Classic C
- scale length: 24.6" (625mm)
- fretboard: laurel
- fretboard radius: 12" (305mm)
- headstock binding: white
- number of frets: 22
- fret type: medium jumbo
- nut material: Graph Tech NuBone
- nut width: 42.86mm (1.6875")
- position markers: pearloid Neo-Classic Thumbnails
- truss rod: yes
hardware
- bridge: Adjusto-Matic bridge, with laurel base
- tailpiece: Bigsby B60 tremolo
- hardware finish: nickel
- machine heads: vintage-style open back
- pickguard: gold plexi with silver Gretsch & Electromatic logos
- strings: .011 - .049
electronics
- bridge pickup: FT-5 Filter’Tron
- neck pickup: FT-5 Filter’Tron
- controls: 1x master volume (with treble bleed), 2x volume, 1x master tone, 3-way pickup switch

Reviews from other countries

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Nuno R. 7 March 2023

Wrote the following about Gretsch G5420T Electromatic Classic Hollowbody SC Bigsby Airline Silver Semi-Acoustic Guitar

I have bought from GAK on line shop a Gretsch G5420T Electromatic Classic Hollowbody
SC Bigsby Airline Silver Semi-Acoustic Guitar.
My partner has received it from ParcelForce, when I returned from work I started to unpack it.
The guitar is very well made, the arm is comfortable to play and there are no sharp ends on the frets.
I started tuning with my Boss TU-3 output but something was wrong with the guitar and there was no sound coming from the 6th string, instead I had a reading of the 7th and 8th and this could lead to accidentally breaking a string.
I turned the tuner off and I had the sound of the guitar on my amplifier, I had a muffed sound from the bridge pickup and when I changed for the neck pickup and had no sound, I started to get nervous.
I then started to move the pickup switch up and down gently to try and get some sound from the guitar.
The bridge pickup started to play the right sound, but on the middle position and neck position the sound was awful. After moving a few more times the pickup switch, I had sound from the neck pickup but with very low volume.
By this time I had decided I would just return the guitar.
After a night sleep, I decided I needed to try and setup the guitar myself. Just the thought of packing the guitar in the its original package made me try it !
I started by using an electric component lube in the pickup switch, after this the switch was working as it should.
To solve the problem of the lower level sound from the neck pickup, I had to remove the pickguard and raise the neck pickup to its highest position.
The tuners from the 4th and 5th strings have a leg on it, you turn it up or down and it doesn't affect the tuning, this is not acceptable for a guitar in this price range.
Once you have done all the procedures described above, the guitar is playing well, and I do think that the bridge pickup is a little bit louder then the neck pickup, but I’m not sure because this is my first Gretsch.
The playability is not bad, it’s a little bit hard because of the strings gauge being a 011-.049, but I like their sound and they support the Bigsby well.
Overall I think that this price range guitar should not give this kind of problems.
After all this hard work, I do believe I deserve a free hard guitar case or a big discount from GAK.

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In stock

Order before 9:00pm = receive it on Monday (free)

Recommended price £1,096.00

£695.00

Number of frets	22
Number of strings	6
body depth	full size
Bridge type	tune-o-matic + tailpiece
centre block	no
Sustainable product	not specified
Pickup configuration	HH
pickup type	humbucker (passive)
Suitable style of music	warm blues, jazz, rock
neck connection	set neck
Wood type (back)	maple
Fretboard wood	laurel
Wood type (soundboard)	maple
Wood type (sides)	maple

For what genre?	Jazz
includes cover	no
includes case	no
colour	orange
country of origin	Indonesia / China
left-handed	yes
Body material	maple
Scale length	24.6 inches (625mm)
body type	hollow-body
set	no
Type of left-handed guitar	hollow-body guitar
Complete	~
Original packaging	~
Condition of product	~

Gretsch G5420T Electromatic Classic Hollowbody SC Bigsby Azure Metallic Semi-Acoustic Guitar

Online stock status:

Order now and receive delivery within approx. 3 weeks

Recommended price £1,001.00

£649.00

Number of frets	22
Number of strings	6
body depth	full size
Bridge type	tune-o-matic + vibrato
centre block	no
Sustainable product	not specified
Pickup configuration	HH
pickup type	humbucker (passive)
Suitable style of music	warm blues, jazz, rock
neck connection	set neck
Wood type (back)	maple
Fretboard wood	laurel
Wood type (soundboard)	maple
Wood type (sides)	maple

For what genre?	Jazz
includes cover	no
includes case	no
colour	blue
country of origin	Indonesia / China
left-handed	no
Body material	maple
Scale length	24.6 inches (625mm)
body type	hollow-body
set	no
Type of left-handed guitar	~
Complete	~
Original packaging	~
Condition of product	~

Gretsch G5420T Electromatic Classic Hollowbody SC Bigsby Orange Stain Semi-Acoustic Guitar

Online stock status:

Order now and receive delivery within approx. 3 weeks

Recommended price £1,001.00

£669.00

Number of frets	22
Number of strings	6
body depth	full size
Bridge type	tune-o-matic + vibrato
centre block	no
Sustainable product	not specified
Pickup configuration	HH
pickup type	humbucker (passive)
Suitable style of music	warm blues, jazz
neck connection	set neck
Wood type (back)	maple
Fretboard wood	laurel
Wood type (soundboard)	maple
Wood type (sides)	maple

For what genre?	Jazz
includes cover	no
includes case	no
colour	orange
country of origin	Indonesia / China
left-handed	no
Body material	maple
Scale length	24.6 inches (625mm)
body type	hollow-body
set	no
Type of left-handed guitar	~
Complete	~
Original packaging	~
Condition of product	~

Gretsch G5420T Electromatic Classic Hollowbody SC Bigsby Walnut Stain Semi-Acoustic Guitar

Online stock status:

Order now and receive delivery within approx. 3 weeks

Recommended price £1,001.00

£589.00

Number of frets	22
Number of strings	6
body depth	full size
Bridge type	tune-o-matic + vibrato
centre block	no
Sustainable product	not specified
Pickup configuration	HH
pickup type	humbucker (passive)
Suitable style of music	warm blues, jazz
neck connection	set neck
Wood type (back)	maple
Fretboard wood	laurel
Wood type (soundboard)	maple
Wood type (sides)	maple

For what genre?	Jazz
includes cover	no
includes case	no
colour	brown
country of origin	Indonesia / China
left-handed	no
Body material	maple
Scale length	24.6 inches (625mm)
body type	hollow-body
set	no
Type of left-handed guitar	~
Complete	~
Original packaging	~
Condition of product	~