Gretsch - G5655TG Electromatic Center Block Jr. - Amethyst #2509700561
Alive 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.
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G5655TG Electromatic® Center Block Jr. Single-Cut with Bigsby® and Gold Hardware
- 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
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GENERAL |
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| MODEL NUMBER | 2509700561 |
| SERIES | Electromatic® |
| PLATFORM | Electromatic® Center Block |
| COLOR | Amethyst |
| NUMBER OF STRINGS | 6 |
| ORIENTATION | Right-Hand |
BODY |
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| BUILD | Center Block |
| BODY FINISH | Gloss |
| BODY SHAPE | Electromatic® Center Block |
| BODY MATERIAL | Laminated Maple |
| BRACING | Center Block |
| BODY BINDING | Aged White with B/AW/B Purfling |
| BODY BACK | Laminated Maple |
| BODY TOP | Laminated Maple |
| BODY DEPTH | 1.75" (44.45 mm) |
MISCELLANEOUS |
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| STRINGS | Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges) |
NECK |
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| NECK MATERIAL | Maple |
| NECK CONSTRUCTION | Set-Neck |
| NECK FINISH | Gloss |
| NECK SHAPE | Thin "U" |
| NECK BINDING | Aged White |
| SCALE LENGTH | 24.6" (625 mm) |
| FINGERBOARD RADIUS | 12" (305 mm) |
| FINGERBOARD MATERIAL | Laurel |
| NUMBER OF FRETS | 22 |
| FRET SIZE | Medium Jumbo |
| NUT MATERIAL | Graph Tech NuBone |
| NUT WIDTH | 1.6875" (42.86 mm) |
| POSITION INLAYS | Pearloid Neo-Classic™ Thumbnail |
| HEADSTOCK BINDING | Aged White |
| NECK PLATE | NA |
HARDWARE |
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| BRIDGE | Anchored Adjusto-Matic™ |
| HARDWARE FINISH | Gold |
| TAILPIECE | Bigsby® B70 |
| TUNING MACHINES | Die-Cast |
| PICKGUARD | Gold Plexi with Black Gretsch® and Electromatic® Logos |
| CONTROL KNOBS | G-Arrow |
| SWITCH TIP | Gold |
ELECTRONICS |
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| BRIDGE PICKUP | Black Top Broad’Tron™ |
| MIDDLE PICKUP | N/A |
| NECK PICKUP | Black Top Broad'Tron™ |
| PICKUP COLOR | Gold |
| CONTROLS | Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Master Volume, Master Tone |
| PICKUP SWITCHING | 3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge And Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup |
| SPECIAL ELECTRONICS | N/A |
| PICKUP CONFIGURATION | HH |
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