Turn heads and bring unmistakable Gretsch character to every performance with the G5420T Electromatic® Classic Hollow Body Single-Cut with Bigsby®. Built for players chasing authentic hollow-body tone with modern versatility, this iconic Gretsch guitar delivers a rich, expressive voice and effortless musical character across rockabilly, blues, jazz, country and rock. With its timeless aesthetic and inspiring response, the G5420T is a standout choice for guitarists who want classic Gretsch style and captivating stage presence.
Features
- Finished in beautiful Two-Tone Anniversary Green
- All-new FT-5E Filter'Tron™ pickups
- Laminated maple body with vintage-inspired perimeters and refined arches, and all-new trestle block bracing
- All-new Classic "C"-shaped maple neck featuring a 12"-radius laurel fingerboard with pearloid Neo-Classic™ thumbnail inlays
- Versatile upgraded controls including master volume with treble bleed circuit, master tone, individual pickup volume controls for bridge and neck
- and three-position pickup toggle switch
- Oversized bound F holes and multi-ply body binding
- Smaller late-'50s G6120 bound headstock and vintage-style open-back tuning machines
- Graph Tech® NuBone® nut
- Bigsby® B60 vibrato tailpiece
- Adjusto-Matic™ bridge with secured laurel base
- Nickel hardware
Specifications
General
Series: Electromatic®
Colour: Two-Tone Anniversary Green
Orientation: Right-Hand
Country Of Origin: CN
Body
Body: Laminated Maple
Body Material: Laminated Maple
Body Finish: Gloss
Body Shape: Electromatic® Hollow Body
Top: Arched Laminated Maple
Back: Arched Laminated Maple
Body Binding: White with B/W/B Purfling
Cutaway: Single Cutaway
Bracing: Trestle Block
Waist: 9.625" (244.48 mm)
Sound Hole: F-Holes, Bound
Neck
Headstock: White
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Finish: Gloss
Neck Shape: Classic "C"
Fingerboard Material: Laurel
Fingerboard Radius: 12" (305 mm)
Number of Frets: 22
Position Inlays: Pearloid Neo-Classic™ Thumbnail
Side Dots: Black
String Nut: Graph Tech® NuBone™
Nut Material: Graph Tech® NuBone™
Nut Width: 1.6875" (42.86 mm)
Electronics
Bridge Pickup: FT-5E Filter’Tron™
Neck Pickup: FT-5E Filter’Tron™
Pickup Configuration: Filter'Tron™ / Filter'Tron™
Controls: Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Master Volume with Treble Bleed, Master Tone
Switching: 3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge And Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
Hardware
Bridge: Adjusto-Matic™ with Secured Laurel Base
Bridge Cover/Tailpiece: Bigsby® B60
Bridge Mounting: Secured
Pickguard: Silver Plexi w/ Black Gretsch® & Electromatic® Logos
Pickup Covers: Nickel
Control Knobs: G-Arrow
Switch Tip: Nickel
Hardware Finish: Nickel
Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style Open-Back
Strings: Nickel Plated Steel (.011-.049 Gauges)
Strap Buttons: Gretsch® Knurled Strap Retainer Knobs