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 NeoClassicTM thumbnail inlays. Its dual Black Top Broad’TronTM humbucking pickups deliver bold, dynamic and articulate tone with enhanced sonic punch.
Body Material: Laminated Maple with Chambered Spruce Center Block
Body Color: Amethyst
Body Finish: Gloss
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Finish: Gloss
Neck Shape: Thin "U"
Neck Joint: Set Neck
Scale Length: 24.6
Fingerboard Material: Laurel
Fingerboard Inlay: Pearloid Neo-Classic Thumbnail
Fingerboard Radius: 12" (305mm)
Number of Frets: 22
Fret Wire: Medium Jumbo
Nut Width: 1.6875" (42.86mm)
Nut Material: Graph Tech NuBone
Factory Tuning: E Standard (E-A-D-G-B-E)
Tuning Machines: Die-Cast
Hardware Color: Gold
Bridge: Anchored Adjusto-Matic
Saddle Material: Metal
Tailpiece: Bigsby B70 vibrato tailpiece
Pickguard: Gold Plexi with Black Gretsch and Electromatic Logos
Knobs: G-Arrow
Neck Pickup: Black Top Broad'Tron Humbucking
Bridge Pickup: Black Top Broad'Tron Humbucking
Controls and Switching: 3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge And Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup, Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Master Volume, Master Tone
Case: Case Not Included