Overview

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.

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 a bold, dynamic, and articulate tone with an enhanced sonic punch. This guitar boasts stage-stealing style with its stunning Azure Metallic finish and gleaming gold pickguard and hardware, including the Bigsby® B70 vibrato tailpiece, anchored Adjusto-Matic™ bridge, and G-arrow knobs.

Key Features

• 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
• Stunning Gold hardware

Specifications

General

• Model Number: 2509700551
• Series: Electromatic®
• Platform: Electromatic® Center Block
• Color: Azure Metallic
• Number of Strings: 6
• Orientation: Right-Hand

Body

• 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 & 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

Hardware

• 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

• Bridge & Neck Pickups: Black Top Broad’Tron™
• Pickup Color: Gold
• 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: HH

Miscellaneous

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