The Gretsch G5222 Black double-cut model is part of the Electromatic series. The guitar's chambered mahogany body is adorned with an arched maple top. Glued to the mahogany neck with a Thin U profile is a fig fingerboard fitted with twenty-two Medium Jumbo frets. Orientation on its surface is facilitated by offset position markers made of imitation mother-of-pearl (Neo-Classic Thumbnail).
Two Black Top Broad'Tron humbuckers give the guitar a full dynamic sound with good tone articulation and a slightly higher output signal than the Filter'Tron pickups offer, i.e. they are sonically a little closer to traditional humbuckers. Controls in the form of two volume potentiometers (for each humbucker separately), a tone diaphragm, overall instrument volume with Treble Bleed circuit (allowing you to pull down the Master Volume without accentuating the bass frequencies) and a three-position pickup switch offer comprehensive control over the character of the sound.
Strings are housed in the company's Die-Cast tuning machines, Adjusto-Matic adjustable tailpiece and Gretsch V Stoptail stringers. The instrument's stylish design is accentuated by traditional elements in the form of a bright body surround complemented by black and white lines, chrome hardware and a Gold Plexi pickguard with black Gretsch logo.
Specifications
- Product Colour: Black
- Colour: Black
- Surface Treatment: Gloss
- Type: Double Cut
- Body: Mahagony
- Top: Maple
- Neck: Mahogany
- Neck Profile: Thin U
- Scale: 625 mm
- Radius: 12 "
- Number of Frets: 22
- Nut Width: 42.86 mm
- Fingerboard: Indian Laurel
- Pickup Configuration: H-H
- Pickup model: 2x Black Top Broad’Tron
- Controls: 3x Volume, 1x Tone
- Pickup Switch: 3-Way
- Bridge: Fixed
- Tuning Machines: Gretsch
- Hardware: Chrome
- MIDI: No
- USB: No
- Hard Case: No
- Case: No
- Strings: Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)
- Country of Production: China