Gretsch G5655TG Electromatic® Center Block Jr. Single-Cut with Bigsby® and Gold Hardware, Laurel Fingerboard, Azure Metallic

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:

• Slightly smaller 14” single-cutaway maple body with a chambered spruce center block
• Lower set maple neck for effortless access and performance
• 12”-radius laurel fingerboard with 22 medium jumbo frets and pearloid Neo-Classic™ thumbnail inlays
• Dual Black Top Broad’Tron™ humbucking pickups
• Master volume with treble bleed circuit, master tone and individual pickup controls
• Bigsby® B70 vibrato tailpiece
• Anchored Adjusto-Matic™ bridge
• Graph Tech® NuBone® nut
• Gold hardware

Specifications:

GENERAL
MODEL NUMBER
2509700551
SERIES
Electromatic®
PLATFORM
Electromatic® Center Block
COLOUR
Azure Metallic
NUMBER OF STRINGS
6
ORIENTATION
Right-Hand

BODY
BUILD
Center Block
BODY FINISH
Gloss
BODY SHAPE
Electromatic® Center Block
BODY MATERIAL
Laminated Maple
BRACING
Center Block
BODY BINDING
Aged White with B/AW/B Purfling
BODY BACK
Laminated Maple
BODY TOP
Arched Laminated Maple
BODY DEPTH
1.75" (44.45 mm)

NECK
NECK MATERIAL
Maple
NECK CONSTRUCTION
Set-Neck
NECK FINISH
Gloss
NECK SHAPE
Thin "U"
NECK BINDING
Aged White
SCALE LENGTH
24.6" (625 mm)
FINGERBOARD RADIUS
12" (305 mm)
FINGERBOARD MATERIAL
Laurel
NUMBER OF FRETS
22
FRET SIZE
Medium Jumbo
NUT MATERIAL
Graph Tech® NuBone®
NUT WIDTH
1.6875" (42.86 mm)
POSITION INLAYS
Pearloid Neo-Classic™ Thumbnail
NECK PLATE
NA

ELECTRONICS
BRIDGE PICKUP
Black Top Broad’Tron™
MIDDLE PICKUP
N/A
NECK PICKUP
Black Top Broad'Tron™
PICKUP COLOUR
Gold
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
SPECIAL ELECTRONICS
N/A
PICKUP CONFIGURATION
HH

HARDWARE
BRIDGE
Anchored Adjusto-Matic™
HARDWARE FINISH
Gold
TAILPIECE
Bigsby® B70
TUNING MACHINES
Die-Cast
PICKGUARD
Gold Plexi with Black Gretsch® and Electromatic® Logos
CONTROL KNOBS
G-Arrow
SWITCH TIP
Gold

MISCELLANEOUS
STRINGS
Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)

*Specifications subject to change without notice.