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Gretsch G5422 Black Hollow Body Double Cut

No nonsense, Electromatic hollow-body guitars are the perfect real, pure and powerful Gretsch instruments. They’re your next-step Gretsch—bold, dynamic and articulate, and crafted with essential Gretsch sound, style and playability.

Sleek yet aggressive, the G5422T has a thinner, fully hollow build with a true Filter’Tronvoice that captures the resonant hollow-body sound with a more present and chiming voice. Like all Electromatic guitars, it delivers the fearless and electrifying authenticity that has set Gretsch apart asthequintessential rock ‘n’ roll guitars from the very beginning. It’s the sound of honour itself—play proud.

Premium features include dual Black Top Filter’tron humbucking pickups, versatile upgraded controls including master volume treble-bleed circuit, oversized bound F holes and aged multi-ply body binding, smaller late-’50s G6120 bound headstock, Graph Tech NuBone nut, pearloid Hump-Block inlays, and a Bigsby B60 vibrato tailpiece.

OVER THE SPAN OF FOUR GENERATIONS, THE GRETSCH COMPANY DEVELOPED WHAT CAME TO BE KNOWN AS “THAT GREAT GRETSCH SOUND.”

With its emphasis on hand-craftsmanship and commitment to quality over a storied 135 years and counting, Gretsch has pioneered new designs and manufacturing techniques, winning endorsements from some of the music industry’s most respected artists, including Chet Atkins, Eddie Cochran, Billy Duffy, Bono, Duane Eddy, George Harrison, Brian Setzer, Stephen Stills, Neil Young and Malcolm Young.

It all began in 1883, when 27-year-old Friedrich Gretsch, a German immigrant, founded his shop in Brooklyn, New York, and began to make banjos, drums and tambourines. Only 12 years later Friedrich died, leaving the fledgling company in the hands of his teenage son Fred.

While it may be an unlikely start for a century-plus long musical legacy, young Fred wasn’t the typical teen. By 1916 he had built the company into one of America’s leading importers and manufacturers of musical instruments, and the operations moved into a 10-story building at 60 Broadway in Brooklyn.

Fred knew that listening to what the public wanted was the key to growth, and the public wanted guitars. So, Gretsch began making guitars.

Initially, Gretsch offered acoustic archtops aimed at jazz musicians, and a handful of flat-tops for country-western performers.

Meanwhile, 1935 marked an important year for Gretsch — Charles “Duke” Kramer joined the team. Kramer went on to become a mainstay of the Gretsch Company, and remained a valued counsel and ambassador until his passing in 2005.

Fred Gretsch, Sr. retired from the company in 1942, leaving the day-to-day operations to his sons Fred Jr. and William.

Fred Gretsch, Jr. managed the company briefly, then left the company to serve with distinction as a commander in the Navy, and Bill Gretsch became president, serving the company until his death in 1948.

Command was again passed to Fred Gretsch, Jr. and the Navy veteran led the company into a new age of prosperity in the 1950s. Gretsch, being the first to use custom color finishes, and offering a wide variety of space age gizmos and gimmickry, was uniquely positioned to succeed in this “Atomic Age” era. During the ‘50s, they even outsold Leo Fender’s wonderful new creations, with a boost in sales also credited to high-profile artists and endorsers like Chet Atkins, Eddie Cochran and Duane Eddy.

The 1960s brought a further boost to Gretsch when Beatles’ great George Harrison played a succession of Gretsch models.

In the late-’60s, Fred Gretsch retired and sold the company to Baldwin Manufacturing. Baldwin had difficulty understanding Gretsch’s position in the market and failed to make a transition through the psychedelic ’60s and hard-rock ’70s. To make matters worse, Baldwin moved production to Arkansas, and Gretsch suffered through two disastrous fires. The Baldwin marriage was always an unhappy one, and eventually resulted in a shutdown in production in the early-80s.

But ever since the company had left the family, Fred W. Gretsch had vowed it would return. In 1985 his dream came true, and through the 1990s he brought Gretsch back into the limelight with a series of successful re-issues and new models.

In late 2002 a deal was struck for Fender Musical Instruments Corp. to handle Gretsch Guitars manufacturing and distribution, allowing “That Great Gretsch Sound” to be heard worldwide once again.

To learn more about the incredible legacy of Fred Gretsch and his family and to enjoy a timeline highlighting the rich history of the Gretsch Company, visit their website here: “The Gretsch Company”.

GENERAL
Model Name G5422T Electromatic® Hollow Body Double-Cut with Bigsby®
Series Electromatic
Colour Black
Part No 2506014506

BODY
Body Binding Aged White with B/W/B Purfling

Body Finish Gloss

Body Material 5-Ply Maple

Body Shape Electromatic® Hollow Body

Bracing Parallel Tone Bars, Sound Post

NECK
Fingerboard Radius 12″ (305 mm)

Fret Size Medium Jumbo

Neck Binding Aged White

Neck Finish Gloss

Neck Material Maple

Neck Plate NA

Neck Shape “U” Shape

Number of Frets 22

Nut Width 1.6875″ (43 mm)

Position Inlays Pearloid Neo-Classic™ Thumbnail

Scale Length 24.6″ (625 mm)

ELECTRONICS
Bridge Pickup Blacktop™ Filter’Tron™

Controls Volume 1. Neck Pickup, Volume 2. Bridge Pickup, Master Volume, Master Tone

Neck Pickup Blacktop™ Filter’Tron™

HARDWARE
Bridge Adjusto-Matic™, Secured Rosewood Base

Hardware Finish Chrome

Tuning Machines Vintage-Style Open-Back

MISCELLANEOUS
Control Knobs G-Arrow

Strings NPS, .010-.046 Gauges

ACCESSORIES
Pickguard Silver Plexi with Black Gretsch® Logo

Additional information

Weight 8 kg
Dimensions 99 × 38 × 14 cm
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