With the Gretsch G5420TG Electromatic 135th Anniversary LTD Bigsby Dark Cherry/Casino Gold the American cult company celebrates its 135th birthday and presents a big Hollow Body electric guitar in a chic Two Tone finish. Two Gretsch Blacktop Filter'Tron pickups in a large laminated maple body promise first-class rock'n'roll sounds with airy response, while on the neck in the "Standard U"-profile every lick goes by itself. In addition, the Gretsch G5420T Electromatic 135th Anniversary Hollow Body is equipped with a Bigsby vibrato and precise vintage style tuners.
For the Gretsch G5420T Electromatic 135th Anniversary, Gretsch relies on its in-house construction with a body of five-layer maple laminate and the Sound Post Bracing, which colours the sound of the electric guitar with a woody acoustic timbre. In addition, maple neck offers the traditional "Standard U" profile for comfortable playability over the entire fingerboard made of compressed ebony, in which "Neoclassic Thumbnail" inlays provide the best orientation between the 22 frets.
With two Gretsch Blacktop Filter'Tron Pickups in neck and bridge position, the Gretsch G5420T Electromatic 135th Anniversary Hollow Body turns out to be a first-class Rock'n'Roll machine. With an airy sound image that combines brilliant highs with the resonant coloration of the hollow body construction, both clean licks and riffs with a light crunch assert themselves perfectly. The typical Gretsch circuitry, which includes a 3-way toggle and separate volume controls for each pickup as well as master volume and master tone potentiometers, makes it possible to call up a wide range of tones.
In addition, the Gretsch G5420TG Electromatic 135th Anniversary has reliable hardware equipment that fits perfectly into the anniversary look with its gold finish. Accordingly, the strings are joined from the traditional Bigsby B60 vibrato over a Gretsch Adjusto-Matic bridge, which is mounted on a twisted base of compressed ebony. At the headstock Open Gear tunings promise a precise tuning even with frequent use of the vibrato lever.