CHEAT SHEET
STREET PRICE: $799.99 MANUFACTURER:
Gretsch, gretschguitars.com
The new FT-5E Filter’Tron pickups usher in booming clarity and brightness without muddiness, while offering blistering snarl and snap when overdriven.
All-new trestle block bracing underneath the bridge offers unmitigated stability, enhanced feedback resistance, firm bass response and punchy top-end attack.
THE BOTTOM LINE
The G5422TG Electromatic is a super-charged Gretsch with snappy playability, solid construction, and plucky Filter’Tron pickups to unleash a massive roar.