Description
Sophisticated and sensitive, Electromatic® Jet BT models are the perfect real-life Gretsch® instruments, pure and powerful. They’re your next Gretsch step – bold, dynamic and articulate, and built with essential Gretsch sound, style and playability.
True Jet Essence with Broad’Tron Might
The all-new G5220 BT Single-Cut electrojet with V-Stoptail offers Broad’Tron power with classic jet clarity.
Body in chambered mahogany
At the heart of every Electromatic Jet BT is a chambered mahogany body with a maple top that produces a rich, present mid-range that accentuates big hollows and shimmering highs.
All-new Broad’Tron Black Top pickups
A pair of Black Top Broad’Tron pickups drive the chambered mahogany body with maple top through thick, aggressive overdrive while maintaining stunning definition and note balance suited to the purest tone.
Versatile controls
Electromatic Jet BT is equipped with essential functions that give you complete tone control. The combination of individual controls for microphone volume, master tone and master volume with treble purge circuit allows intuitive overall control of your microphone and tone settings.
Features
– Improved chambered mahogany body with maple top for a strong sound profile and exceptional acoustic balance
– Mahogany lower handle for effortless access and performance
– 12″ radius laurel fingerboard with 22 medium jumbo frets
– Double Black Top Broad “Tron pickups
– Master volume with treble purge circuit, master tone and individual microphone volume controls
– Cordier Gretsch V-Stoptail
– Adjusto-Matic anchored bridge
– Enhancements include bound headstock, single head cap, vintage-inspired purfling, Big Block inlays and closed-back adjustment keys.
– Chrome-plated material
– Available in Firestick red with silver pickguard
Specifications
COLLECTION: Electromatic Collection
BODY MATERIAL: Chambered mahogany
BODY FINISH: Listed
TOP WIDTH: 10.25″ (260 mm)
BOTTOM WIDTH: 13.46″ (341.88 mm)
SIZE: 8.5″ (216 mm)
HANDLE: Mahogany
HANDLE FINISH: Gloss
THE TOUCH MATERIAL: laurel
NUMBER OF FRETS: 22
FRETTLE SIZE: Medium jumbo
POSITIONING: Large pearly block
SILLET: Synthetic bone
SEAT WIDTH: 42.86 mm (1.6875″)
MECHANICS: Die-casting
SCALE LENGTH: 625 mm (24.6”)
BRIDGE: Adjustment anchored to Matic
PICKUPS:
Sleeve: Black Top Broad “Tron
Bridge : Black Top Broad “Tron
PICKUP SWITCHING: 3-position switching: Position 1. Bridge pickup, position 2. Bridge and stick pickups, position 3. Handle pickup
CONTROLS: Volume 1 (Collection in the Manche), Volume 2 (bridge mic), Main volume, Main tone
BUTTONS: G-Arrow
MATERIAL FINISH: Chrome
STRINGS: Nickel-plated steel (.010-.046)
PICKGUARD: Silver Plexiglas with black Gretsch® and Electromatic® logo