The Gretsch Electromatic Double Jet is a six
string semi-hollow body electric guitar made for the
intermediate to professional guitarist. It features a double
cutaway design (the 2 'C' shapes where the body and the neck
meet) along with a cambered body. The chambers offer more
resonance and tone that would otherwise be present in a solid
body.
I find the chambered body and the mini-humbuckers are a
couple of things that really make this guitar stand out. The
amount of resonance is increase with areas of the body carved
out. This doesn't however make guitar very much lighter. It’s
somewhat heavy in weight.
The body of the guitar is made of Mahogany with an arched
laminated Maple top. It's available in Black, Gold, Sparkle, and
Silver Sparkle top finishes with Walnut stained sides and back.
The top of the guitar is bound with a cream colored binding. The
pickguard is White Pearloid with the Gretsch Logo. The bridge is
an Adjusto- Matic TM Bridge with a Bigsby
B50 vibrato tailpiece that sounds very smooth and even. You'll
notice this more when you bend more than one string at a time.
The Bigsby takes a little getting used to especially if you're
used to Floyd Rose types of tremolos.
The 24.6" scale length neck is set in to the body and allows
full access to the upper notes of the neck. The neck also is
made of Mahogany and is painted (not natural) with a rosewood
fretboard and 22 frets. The Machine heads are vintage style
die-cast tuners that are chrome plated. All the hardware on this
guitar is chrome plated. One of the more unique features is the
Neo Classic thumbnail inlay markers and matching painted
headstock.
The electronics are simple with a single volume and a single
tone control knob and a 3-way pickup selector. The pickup
selector is in the standard configuration: Bridge, Bridge +
Neck, and Neck. The pickups are Mini-Humbuckers and have a full
tone.
Features
- Mahogany Body with Maple Top
- Gretsch Mini Humbucker Pickups
- 3-way pickup selector
- Simple Tone and Volume controls
- Mahogany Neck with Rosewood Fretboard
- 22 Frets
- Bigsby® B50 Vibrato Tailpiece
- Adjusto-Matic TM Bridge
- Chrome-Plated Hardware (Tuners, Switches, Pickups)
- Gloss Urethane Finish
- Matching Painted Headstock
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