Gretsch G5655TG Electromatic Centre-Block Junior Hollowbody Electric Guitar-Azure Metallic

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 G5655TG Electromatic® Center Block Jr. Single-Cut with Bigsby® and Gold Hardware features a smaller-sized body with a chambered spruce center block for dynamic resonance, high gain power and lightweight comfort.

Offering excellent playability, the 12”-radius laurel fingerboard hosts 22 medium jumbo frets and NeoClassic™ thumbnail inlays. Its dual Black Top Broad’Tron™ humbucking pickups deliver bold, dynamic and articulate tone with enhanced sonic punch.

This guitar boasts stage-stealing style with five stunning finishes—Aspen Green, Azure Metallic, Black Gold, Cadillac Green and Orange Stain—and gleaming gold pickguards and hardware, including the Bigsby® B70 vibrato tailpiece, anchored Adjusto-Matic™ bridge and G-arrow knobs.

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
Gold hardware

General
Color:  Azure Metallic
Country Of Origin:  CN
Orientation:  Right-Hand
Platform:  Electromatic® Center Block
Series:  Electromatic®
 
Neck
Fingerboard Material:  Laurel
Fingerboard Radius:  12" (305 mm)
Neck Construction:  Set-Neck
Neck Finish:  Gloss
Neck Material:  Maple
Neck Shape:  Thin "U"
Number of Frets:  22
Nut Material:  Graph Tech® NuBone®
Nut Width:  1.6875" (42.86 mm)
Position Inlays:  Pearloid Neo-Classic™ Thumbnail
String Nut:  Graph Tech® NuBone®
 
Body
Body:  Laminated Maple
Body Back:  Laminated Maple
Body Binding:  Aged White with B/AW/B Purfling
Body Finish:  Gloss
Body Material:  Laminated Maple
Body Shape:  Electromatic® Center Block
Body Style:  Gretsch® Center Block Guitars
Body Top:  Arched Laminated Maple
Bracing:  Center Block
Waist:  8.625" (219.08 mm)
 
Hardware
Bridge:  Anchored Adjusto-Matic™
Bridge Cover/Tailpiece:  Bigsby® B70
Bridge Mounting:  Anchored
Control Knobs:  G-Arrow
Hardware Finish:  Gold
Neck Plate:  NA
Pickguard:  Gold Plexi with Black Gretsch® and Electromatic® Logos
Pickup Covers:  Gold
Strings:  Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)
Switch Tip:  Gold
Tuning Machines:  Die-Cast
 
Electronics
Bridge Pickup:  Black Top Broad’Tron™
Controls:  Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Master Volume, Master Tone
Middle Pickup:  N/A
Neck Pickup:  Black Top Broad'Tron™
Pickup Configuration:  HH
Special Electronics:  N/A
Switching:  3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge And Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
 
Measurements
Body Depth:  1.75" (44.45 mm)
Fret Size:  Medium Jumbo
Lower Bout:  13.5" (343 mm)
Scale Length:  24.6" (625 mm)
Upper Bout:  10.5" (267 mm)

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