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 enhanced sonic punch.
This guitar boasts stage-stealing style with five stunning finishes—Aspen Green, Azure Metallic, Black Gold, Cadillac Green and Orange Stain—and gleaming gold pickguards and hardware, including the Bigsby® B70 vibrato tailpiece, anchored Adjusto-Matic™ bridge and G-arrow knobs.
- 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
| Build | Center Block |
|---|---|
| Body Finish | Gloss |
| Body Shape | Electromatic® Center Block |
| Body Material | Laminated Maple |
| Bracing | Center Block |
| Body Binding | Aged White with B/AW/B Purfling |
| Body Back | Laminated Maple |
| Body Top | Arched Laminated Maple |
| Body Depth | 1.75" (44.45 mm) |
| Neck Material | Maple |
|---|---|
| Neck Construction | Set-Neck |
| Neck Finish | Gloss |
| Neck Shape | Thin "U" |
| Neck Binding | Aged White |
| Scale Length | 24.6" (625 mm) |
| Fingerboard Radius | 12" (305 mm) |
| Fingerboard Material | Laurel |
| Number of Frets | 22 |
| Fret Size | Medium Jumbo |
| Nut Material | Graph Tech® NuBone® |
| Nut Width | 1.6875" (42.86 mm) |
| Position Inlays | Pearloid Neo-Classic™ Thumbnail |
| Neck Plate | NA |
| Bridge Pickup | Black Top Broad’Tron™ |
|---|---|
| Middle Pickup | N/A |
| Neck Pickup | Black Top Broad'Tron™ |
| Pickup Color | Gold |
| Controls | Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Master Volume, Master Tone |
| Pickup Switching | 3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge And Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup |
| Special Electronics | N/A |
| Pickup Configuration | HH |
| Bridge | Anchored Adjusto-Matic™ |
|---|---|
| Hardware Finish | Gold |
| Tailpiece | Bigsby® B70 |
| Tuning Machines | Die-Cast |
| Pickguard | Gold Plexi with Black Gretsch® and Electromatic® Logos |
| Control Knobs | G-Arrow |
| Switch Tip | Gold |
