Gretsch G5655TG Electromatic Center Block Jr. Azure Metallic
Hollowbody Guitar
Alive and loud, Electromatic® Center Block Jr. guitars are designed for that pure and powerful Gretsch® sound at high volume. Painstakingly crafted with essential Gretsch sound, style and playability, these all-new models deliver the fearless and electrifying authenticity that has set Gretsch apart for decades. It's the sound of honor itself - play proud.
The G5655TG Electromatic® Center Block Jr. Single-Cut with Bigsby® and Gold Hardware features a smaller-sized body with a chambered spruce center block for dynamic resonance, high gain power and lightweight comfort.
Offering excellent playability, the 12"-radius laurel fingerboard hosts 22 medium jumbo frets and NeoClassic™ thumbnail inlays. Its dual Black Top Broad'Tron™ humbucking pickups deliver bold, dynamic and articulate tone with enhanced sonic punch.
This guitar boasts stage-stealing style with five stunning finishes - Aspen Green, Azure Metallic, Black Gold, Cadillac Green and Orange Stain - and gleaming gold pickguards and hardware, including the Bigsby® B70 vibrato tailpiece, anchored Adjusto-Matic™ bridge and G-arrow knobs.
FEATURES
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Slightly smaller 14" single-cutaway maple body with a chambered spruce center block
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Lower set maple neck for effortless access and performance
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12"-radius laurel fingerboard with 22 medium jumbo frets and pearloid Neo-Classic™ thumbnail inlays
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Dual Black Top Broad'Tron™ humbucking pickups
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Master volume with treble bleed circuit, master tone and individual pickup controls
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Bigsby® B70 vibrato tailpiece
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Anchored Adjusto-Matic™ bridge
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Graph Tech® NuBone® nut
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Gold hardware
SPECIFICATIONS
Neck
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Finish: Gloss
Neck Shape: Thin "U"
Neck Construction: Set-neck
Fingerboard Radius: 12" (305 mm)
Fingerboard Material: Laurel
Position Inlays: Pearloid Neo-classic™ Thumbnail
Number Of Frets: 22
String Nut: Graph Tech Nubone
Nut Width: 1.6875" (42.86 mm)
Nut Material: Graph Tech Nubone
Body
Body: Laminated Maple
Body Finish: Gloss
Body Shape: Electromatic® Center Block
Body Top: Arched Laminated Maple
Body Binding: Aged White With B/aw/b Purfling
Body Back: Laminated Maple
Body Style: Gretsch® Center Block Guitars
Body Material: Laminated Maple
Bracing: Center Block
Waist: 8.625" (219.08 mm)
Hardware
Bridge: Anchored Adjusto-matic™
Bridge Cover/Tailpiece: Bigsby® B70
Bridge Mounting: Anchored
Pickguard: Gold Plexi With Black Gretsch® And Electromatic® Logos
Pickup Covers: Gold
Control Knobs: G-arrow
Switch Tip: Gold
Hardware Finish: Gold
Tuning Machines: Die-cast
Strings: Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)
Neck Plate: N/A
Electronics
Bridge Pickup: Black Top Broad’tron™
Middle Pickup: N/A
Neck Pickup: Black Top Broad'tron™
Pickup Configuration: HH
Controls: Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Master Volume, Master Tone
Switching: 3-position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge And Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
Special Electronics: N/A
Measurements
Dimensions: 5.50x19.50x47.00 in
Shipping Weight: 12.50 lb
Upper Bout: 10.5" (267 mm)
Lower Bout: 13.5" (343 mm)
Body Depth: 1.75" (44.45 mm)
Fret Size: Medium Jumbo
Scale Length: 24.6" (625 mm)
Shipping Length: 47.00 in
Shipping Height: 5.50 in
Shipping Width: 19.50 in
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