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.
Alive and resonant, the G5420T has fully hollow build with a true Filter'Tron™ voice that explodes with huge punch and clear, strong presence. Like all Electromatic guitars, it delivers the fearless and electrifying authenticity that has set Gretsch apart as the quintessential rock ‘n’ roll guitars from the very beginning. It’s the sound of honor 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 Neo-Classic™ thumbnail fingerboard inlays and a Bigsby® B60 vibrato tailpiece.
 
Fingerboard Material
Rosewood
 
Fingerboard Radius
12" (305 mm)
 
Headstock
Late '50s Gretsch
 
Neck Finish
Gloss Urethane
 
Nut Material
Graph Tech® NuBone™
 
Nut Width
1.6875" (42.86 mm)
 
Position Inlays
Pearloid Neo-Classic™ Thumbnail
 
String Nut
Graph Tech® NuBone™
 
 
 
 
 
 
Body Back
Laminated Maple
 
Body Binding
Aged White with B/W/B Purfling
 
Body Material
Laminated Maple
 
Body Shape
Electromatic® Hollow Body
 
Body Style
Gretsch® Hollow Body Guitars
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
Bridge Cover/Tailpiece
Bigsby® B60
 
Pickguard
Silver Plexi with Black Gretsch® and Electromatic® Logos
 
Strings
Nickel Plated Steel (.011-.049 Gauges)
 
Tuning Machines
Vintage-Style Open Back
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bridge Pickup
Black Top Filter'Tron™
 
Controls
Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Master Volume, Master Tone
 
Neck Pickup
Black Top Filter'Tron™
 
Pickup Configuration
Filter'Tron™ / Filter'Tron™
 
Switching
3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commodity Code
9207901000
 
 
 
 
 
 
Recommended Case
Optional: 099-6458-000 G2162 Gig Bag; 099-6475-000 Hardshell Case
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dimensions
5.75x20.50x45.50 IN
 
Scale Length
24.6" (625 mm)