Get classic ‘50s & ‘60s -inspired Gretsch sound and style with the all-new Electromatic® Classic Hollow Body guitars. Crafted with essential Gretsch hollow-body sound, style and playability, these no-nonsense guitars are your next-step Gretsch.

The G5420T Electromatic® Classic Hollow Body Single-Cut with Bigsby® features a laminated maple body with vintage-inspired perimeters and refined arches, as well as all-new trestle block bracing to help reduce unwanted feedback. By increasing rigidity and contact between the top and back of the body, the new trestle block design also results in the sound having a faster attack with more focus, snap, and increased sustain. Coupled with all-new FT-5E Filter’Tron™ pickups, this hollow build’s voice explodes with huge full-bodied punch, classic chime and enhanced presence, clarity and note definition.

An all-new Classic “C”-shaped maple neck offers a more comfortable playing feel for improved playability and performance, and is topped with a 12”-radius laurel fingerboard.

Alive and resonant, the G5420T also features a versatile upgraded control layout including master volume with treble bleed circuit, master tone, individual pickup volume controls and three-position pickup toggle switch, oversized bound F-holes, multi-ply body binding, smaller late-'50s G6120 bound headstock, vintage-style open-back tuning machines, Graph Tech® NuBone® nut, pearloid Neo-Classic™ thumbnail inlays, secured Adjusto-Matic™ bridge and a Bigsby® B60 vibrato tailpiece.

This resplendent instrument comes in standout Airline Silver with black pickguard or in Azure Metallic, Orange Stain and Walnut Stain with silver pickguard. All models feature nickel hardware.

It’s the sound of honor itself—play proud.

Neck
Fingerboard MaterialLaurel
Fingerboard Radius12" (305 mm)
Headstock BindingWhite
Neck ConstructionSet-Neck
Neck FinishGloss
Neck MaterialMaple
Neck ShapeClassic "C"
Number of Frets22
Nut MaterialGraph Tech® NuBone™
Nut Width1.6875" (42.86 mm)
Position InlaysPearloid Neo-Classic™ Thumbnail
Side DotsBlack
String NutGraph Tech® NuBone™
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Body
BodyLaminated Maple
Body BackArched Laminated Maple
Body BindingWhite with B/W/B Purfling
Body FinishGloss
Body MaterialLaminated Maple
Body ShapeElectromatic® Hollow Body
Body StyleGretsch® Hollow Body Guitars
Body TopArched Laminated Maple
BracingTrestle Block
CutawaySingle Cutaway
Sound HoleF-Holes, Bound
Waist9.625" (244.48 mm)
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Hardware
BridgeAdjusto-Matic™ with Secured Laurel Base
Bridge Cover/TailpieceBigsby® B60
Bridge MountingSecured
Control KnobsG-Arrow
Hardware FinishNickel
PickguardSilver Plexi w/ Black Gretsch® & Electromatic® Logos
Pickup CoversNickel
Strap ButtonsGretsch® Knurled Strap Retainer Knobs
StringsNickel Plated Steel (.011-.049 Gauges)
Tuning MachinesVintage-Style Open-Back
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Electronics
Bridge PickupFT-5E Filter’Tron™
ControlsVolume 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Master Volume with Treble Bleed, Master Tone
Neck PickupFT-5E Filter’Tron™
Pickup ConfigurationFilter'Tron™ / Filter'Tron™
Switching3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge And Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup