Overview

Live and loud. Electromatic® Center Block Jr. guitars are designed for that pure and powerful Gretsch® sound at high volume. The G5655T-QM features a smaller-sized single-cutaway body with a stunning quilted maple top, back, and sides, along with a chambered spruce center block for dynamic resonance, high gain power, and lightweight comfort.

A lower set maple neck offers effortless access and performance, while the 12"-radius laurel fingerboard with 22 medium jumbo frets and Neo-Classic™ thumbnail inlays offers excellent playability. Its dual Black Top Broad'Tron™ humbucking pickups deliver bold, dynamic, and articulate tone with enhanced sonic punch. With individual pickup volume controls, master tone, and master volume featuring a treble bleed circuit, you can flexibly harness this instrument's sonic power. Painstakingly crafted, these models deliver the fearless and electrifying authenticity that has set Gretsch apart for decades. Play proud.

Key Features

• Slightly smaller 14" single-cutaway quilted maple body with chambered spruce center block
• 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 volume controls
• Bigsby® B70 vibrato tailpiece
• Graph Tech® NuBone® nut
• Nickel hardware
• Available in Speyside with a gold pickguard

Specifications

General

• Model Number: 2509876542
• Series: Electromatic®
• Color: Speyside
• Number of Strings: 6
• Orientation: Right-Hand

Body

• Build: Center Block
• Cutaway: Single Cutaway
• Body Finish: Gloss
• Body Shape: Center Block Jr.
• Body Material: Laminated Maple
• Bracing: Center Block
• Body Binding: Aged White with B/AW/B Purfling
• Body Back & Top: Arched Laminated Maple
• Body Depth: 1.75" (44.45 mm)

Neck

• 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
• Side Dots: Black
• Headstock Binding: Aged White

Hardware

• Bridge: Anchored Adjusto-Matic™
• Hardware Finish: Nickel
• Tailpiece: Bigsby®-Licensed B70
• Tuning Machines: Die-Cast
• Pickguard: Gold Plexi with Black Gretsch® and Electromatic® Logos
• Control Knobs: G-Arrow
• Switch Tip: Nickel

Electronics

• Bridge & Neck Pickups: Black Top Broad’Tron™
• Pickup Color: Nickel
• Controls: Volume 1 (Neck), Volume 2 (Bridge), Master Volume, Master Tone
• Pickup Switching: 3-Position Toggle (1. Bridge, 2. Bridge & Neck, 3. Neck)
• Pickup Configuration: Broad'Tron / Broad'Tron

Miscellaneous

• Strings: Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)
• Strap Buttons: Gretsch® Knurled Strap Retainer Knobs
• Case/Gig Bag: Optional (Not Included) - Fits G2164 Gig Bag, G6238FT Economy Case, or G6238 Deluxe Case