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Gretsch G5655TG Electromatic Center Block Jr in Black Gold with Bigsby

   
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Live 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 NeoClassic™ thumbnail inlays. Its dual Black Top Broad’Tron™ humbucking pickups deliver bold, dynamic, and articulate tone with an enhanced sonic punch.
  • Slightly smaller 14” single-cutaway maple body with a chambered spruce center block
  • Lower set maple neck for effortless access and performance
  • 12”-radius laurel fingerboard with 22 medium jumbo frets and Pearloid Neo-Classic™ thumbnail inlays
  • Dual Black Top Broad’Tron™ humbucking pickups
  • Master volume with treble bleed circuit, master tone, and individual pickup controls
  • Bigsby® B70 vibrato tailpiece
  • Anchored Adjusto-Matic™ bridge
  • Graph Tech® NuBone® nut
  • Gold hardware
Color
Black Gold
Country Of Origin
CN
Orientation
Right-Hand
Platform
Electromatic® Center Block
Series
Electromatic®

Neck

Fingerboard Material
Laurel
Fingerboard Radius
12" (305 mm)
Neck Construction
Set-Neck
Neck Finish
Gloss
Neck Material
Maple
Neck Shape
Thin "U"
Number of Frets
22
Nut Material
Graph Tech® NuBone®
Nut Width
1.6875" (42.86 mm)
Position Inlays
Pearloid Neo-Classic™ Thumbnail
String Nut
Graph Tech® NuBone®

Body

Body
Laminated Maple
Body Back
Arched Laminated Maple
Body Binding
Aged White with B/AW/B Purfling
Body Finish
Gloss
Body Material
Laminated Maple
Body Shape
Electromatic® Center Block
Body Style
Gretsch® Center Block Guitars
Body Top
Arched Laminated Maple
Bracing
Center Block
Waist
8.625" (219.08 mm)

Hardware

Bridge
Anchored Adjusto-Matic™
Bridge Cover/Tailpiece
Bigsby® B70
Bridge Mounting
Anchored
Control Knobs
G-Arrow
Hardware Finish
Gold
Neck Plate
NA
Pickguard
Gold Plexi with Black Gretsch® and Electromatic® Logos
Strings
Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)
Tuning Machines
Die-Cast

Electronics

Bridge Pickup
Black Top Broad’Tron™
Controls
Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Master Volume, Master Tone
Middle Pickup
N/A
Neck Pickup
Black Top Broad'Tron™
Pickup Configuration
HH
Special Electronics
N/A
Switching
3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge And Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup

Measurements

Body Depth
1.75" (44.45 mm)
Dimensions
5.40x19.60x47.00 IN
Fret Size
Medium Jumbo
Lower Bout
13.5" (343 mm)
Scale Length
24.6" (625 mm)
Shipping Height
5.40 IN
Shipping Length
47.00 IN
Shipping Weight
11.00 LB
Shipping Width
19.60 IN
Upper Bout
10.5" (267 mm)