Gretsch G5420T Electromatic Hollow Body Bigsby - Reviews

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11.3.2016

The Gretsch Electromatic 5420 is a nicely made guitar but is available a lot cheaper than the price shown here of £1300, they are around £700 or less.This the 'Mk3' of the Electromatic single cutaway hollow body guitar, made under licence in Korea for Gretsch (now part of Fender). New for this version are the Baldwin era pickups (same size and output as Filtertrons), the Humpblock fret markers (1957 era), the pinned adjustamatic bridge and the bound F holes (the first 2 models were unbound).Construction is excellent, the build quality and finish are very high and out of the box playing is good, but will need a set up and new strings to ensure it is at its best (often guitars are assembled and not played for sometimes,I always replace strings to ensure they play and sound at their best, I use D'Addario 10's which these guitars are factory equipped with).The neck is a shallow D shape with a flattish centre, making for easy playing and a nice feel. The headstock is scarfed on as on many guitars of this price range. The headstock is unbound which is a shame, and the logo isn't as nice as the recent Streamliner guitars (at about half the price) however, the Anniversary doesn't have a bound fretboard or headstock either!Pickups are nice sounding with an output the same as a standard filtertron, they are even the same size as are the Bezels, the adjusting screws are 2 on the bass side 1 on the treble side. The pickups are based on a Baldwin design of the late 60's and sound like a Filtertron / Dynasonic cross. The pickup sound may vary as this guitar has independent tone control unlike most 6120's which are tone switch controlled. Also the amplifier you use will ultimately determine the sound.Hardware looks good in the main, the machineheads are open backed Waverley types which are not as smooth as Gotoh / Schaller enclosed types at around 18:1 ratio, however there are aftermarket Grover types you could substitute. The Bigsby is nicely cast and finished, giving nice tonal nuances to shallow bends and wiggles.Finish is top quality and the F holes now have binding which improves the look.A nice guitar to own and play and has the famous name on the head!Whilst there may be a couple of issues that could be improved, it is a lot of guitar for the money. At a quarter the price of a new 6120, it is still up there in quality terms and sound.IF this is too pricey for you and you still want a Gretsch name on your headstock, consider the new Streamliner series, they have 3 single cutaways in this style, 2 with Bigsbys a Gold Dust, Red, the Brooklyn Burst sunburst model has no Bigsby. The streamliner has block markers like the 56 Gretsch guitars. They also make a Double cut and a Double cut junior which are good.