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Key Features
- Iconic style, affordable price
- Rich, powerful tone from Black Top Broad'Tron humbuckers
- Superb playability thanks to thin 'U' mahogany neck
- Resonant sound and back-saving weight relief from chambered body
Gretsch G5222 Electromatic Double Jet BT V-Stoptail, Black Overview
The Gretsch G5222 Electromatic Double Jet BT V-Stoptail is a guitar which gleams with quality and attention to detail. Featuring a chambered mahogany body, it boasts excellent weight relief which will have your back singing your praises every time you pick it up. Gretsch's legendary Broad'Tron pickups make up the foundations of its tone, giving you power and punch in equal measure - along with the ability to carve your own tone using four volume/tone dials. This beauty is truly a sight to behold - and a dream to play.
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Full Description
View Full DescriptionBelting Broad'Tron humbuckers
The Broad'Tron humbuckers loaded into this guitar blossom with rich, dynamic tone. Expect a strong, throaty voicing for your riffs, which will enable them to punch through any mix in style. From rock to country to blues, these pickups were designed to have a brilliant response to any genre and style of playing. They'll bring every aspect of your music to life. You can easily switch between them using the pickup selector, enabling you to bring out the best in your licks in every part of the song.
Classy chambered body
You'll be swanning around onstage with this lightweight guitar strapped to you. That's because it boasts a chambered mahogany body which reduces the mass of the guitar considerably. It also gives it a bit more resonance. A maple top adorns the body, providing a beautiful aesthetic and creating a bit more snap and midrange punch for a truly outstanding tone.
Pure playability
With a Thin 'U' neck at your disposal, you'll be able to play bends like there's no tomorrow. It's nice and smooth, giving you great manoeuvrability, whilst the laurel fretboard also feels super slick underneath your fingertips. You're guaranteed an unhindered performance with the Gretsch G5222 Electromatic in your hands.
Specifications
Body
- Model Name: Gretsch G5222 Electromatic Double Jet BT V-Stoptail, Black
- Code: 2509310506
- Series: Electromatic
- Body: Chambered Mahogany w/ Arched Maple Top
- Body Finish: Gloss
- Body Shape: Jet
Neck and Fingerboard
- Neck Material: Mahogany
- Neck Finish: Gloss
- Neck Shape: Thin "U"
- Scale Length: 24.6" (625 mm)
- Fingerboard: Laurel
- Fingerboard Radius: 12" (305 mm)
- Number of Frets: 22
- Frets Size: Medium Jumbo
- String Nut: Synthetic NuBone
- Nut Width: 1.6875" (42.86 mm)
- Position Inlays: Thumbnail
Hardware and Electronics
- Bridge Pickup: Black Top Broad'Tron™
- Neck Pickup: Black Top Broad'Tron™
- Controls: Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Master Volume with Treble Bleed, Master Tone
- Pickup Switching: 3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge And Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
- Pickup Configuration: HH
- Bridge: Anchored
- Hardware Finish: Chrome
- Tuning Machines: Die-Cast
- Pickguard: Black Plexi Pickguard with White Gretsch Logo
- Control Knobs: G-Arrow
Miscellaneous
- Strings: NPS, .011-.046 Gauges
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