Gretsch G5655T Electromatic Center Block Electric Guitar Overview:
Live 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 G5655T Electromatic Center Block Jr. Single-Cut with Bigsby features a smaller-sized body with a chambered spruce center block for dynamic resonance, high gain power and lightweight comfort. A lower set maple neck offers effortless access and performance, while the 12”-radius laurel fingerboard with 22 medium jumbo frets and Neo-Classic™ thumbnail inlays offers excellent playability.
Its dual Black Top Broad’Tron humbucking pickups deliver bold, dynamic and articulate tone with enhanced sonic punch. The combination of individual pickup volume controls, master tone and master volume with treble bleed circuit allows you to flexibly harness this instrument’s sonic power.
Boasting stage-stealing style, the G5655T is available in Casino Gold, Dark Cherry Metallic or Jade Grey Metallic with a silver pickguard and nickel 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
Nickel hardware
Available in Casino Gold, Dark Cherry Metallic and Jade Grey Metallic with silver pickguard
Specifications: BODY
BUILD Center Block
BODY FINISH Gloss
BODY SHAPE Center Block Jr.
BODY MATERIAL Laminated Maple
BRACING Center Block
BODY BINDING Aged White with B/AW/B Purfling
BODY BACK Arched Laminated Maple
BODY TOP Arched Laminated Maple
BODY DEPTH 1.75" (44.45 mm)
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NECK
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NECK MATERIAL Maple
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NECK CONSTRUCTION Set-Neck
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NECK FINISH Gloss
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NECK SHAPE Thin "U"
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NECK BINDING Aged White
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SCALE LENGTH 24.6" (625 mm)
FINGERBOARD RADIUS 12" (305 mm)
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FINGERBOARD MATERIAL Laurel
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NUMBER OF FRETS 22
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FRET SIZE Medium Jumbo
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NUT MATERIAL Graph Tech NuBone
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NUT WIDTH 1.685" (42.8 mm)
POSITION INLAYS Pearloid Neo-Classic Thumbnail
HARDWARE
BRIDGE Anchored Adjusto-Matic
HARDWARE FINISH Nickel
TAILPIECE Bigsby-Licensed B70 Vibrato
TUNING MACHINES Die-Cast
PICKGUARD Silver Plexi w/ Black Gretsch & Electromatic Logos