Sophisticated and sensible, Electromatic® Jet™ BT models are the perfect real, pure and powerful Gretsch® instruments. They're your next-step Gretsch—bold, dynamic and articulate, and crafted with essential Gretsch sound, style and playability.
True Jet Essence with Broad'Tron™ Might
The all-new G5220 Electromatic Jet BT Single-Cut with V-Stoptail delivers Broad'Tron™ power with classic Jet clarity.
Chambered Mahogany Bodies
At the heart of each Electromatic Jet BT is a chambered mahogany body with maple top that produces a rich, present mid-range that accentuates big lows and shimmering highs.
All-new Black Top Broad'Tron Pickups
A pair of Black Top Broad'Tron pickups drive the chambered mahogany body with maple top through thick, aggressive overdrive while maintaining astounding definition and note balance suitable for the most pristine clean tone.
Versatile Controls
The Electromatic Jet BT is equipped with essential features that give you complete tonal control. The combination of individual pickup volume controls, master tone and master volume with treble bleed circuit provides intuitive global control over your pickup and tone settings.
Product Specs
- Fingerboard Material : Laurel
- Fingerboard Radius : 12" (305 mm)
- Headstock Binding : White
- Neck Construction : Set-Neck
- Neck Finish : Gloss
- Neck Material : Mahogany
- Neck Shape : Thin "U"
- Number of Frets : 22
- Nut Material : Synthetic Bone
- Nut Width : 1.6875" (42.86 mm)
- Position Inlays : Pearloid Big Block
- Side Dots : Black
- String Nut : Synthetic Bone
- Body : Chambered Mahogany
- Body Back : Mahogany
- Body Binding : White with B/W Purfling
- Body Finish : Gloss
- Body Material : Chambered Mahogany
- Body Shape : Jet™
- Body Style : Gretsch® Chambered Body Guitars
- Body Top : Arched Laminated Maple
- Bracing : Chambered
- Waist : 8.5" (216 mm)
- Bridge : Anchored Adjusto-Matic™
- Bridge Cover/Tailpiece : Gretsch® V-Stoptail
- Bridge Mounting : Anchored
- Control Knobs : G-Arrow
- Hardware Finish : Chrome
- Neck Plate : None
- Pickguard : Black Plexi w/ Silver Gretsch® & Electromatic® Logos
- Pickup Covers : Chrome
- Strap Buttons : Gretsch® Knurled Strap Retainer Knobs
- Strings : Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)
- Tuning Machines : Die-Cast
- Bridge Pickup : Black Top Broad’Tron™
- Controls : Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Master Volume with Treble Bleed, Master Tone
- Middle Pickup : N/A
- Neck Pickup : Black Top Broad'Tron™
- Pickup Configuration : Broad'Tron™ / Broad'Tron™
- Special Electronics : N/A
- Switching : 3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge And Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
