Gretsch Electromatic Double Jet Demo

Reviewed in Guitarist Magazine 494
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[@rowanellis8259]

Got one of these today. Holy shit I'm blown away by the quality, feel and the sound. I can honestly say its the nicest guitar I've ever played!

[@cycling2005]

sound quality and playing is superb. Your bends are so perfectly in tune and your timing is perfect.

[@vvaton]

RIP Malcolm Young ⚡️

[@Shadow-gm9ct]

He played a Jet Firebird

[@JustForLaughs.13]

There the same thing just different hardware

[@briguy345]

I'm sick of hearing about Malcolm Young whenever I watch videos about these things

[@JustForLaughs.13]

@@briguy345 then why are you watching it then Malcom play the main part of the band

[@andrewadams8352]

Angus is the main guy for AC/DC Malcolm was the rhythm guitar player in the background

[@fdcentrella0069]

Excellent demo. I have the "5232T" model and love it! Very aggressive sound when you want it but sweet also. I recently converted the guitar to a hard tail with a Gretsch G tailpiece.

[@AlienDNA6971]

I bought one yesterday.. it is amazing.. so beautiful and sounds like the tone I have been searching for.. will keep this to the day I die.. hand it down to my kids..

[@Nnmtes]

Iconic style and sounds. You have to love those pickups. Such character 😊 Thanks for the fine demo

[@thomasd9237]

I have a 2655p-90 & a 5222 Love these little guitars. Best value on the market

[@l1feson]

Great demo. Lovely guitars, especially the red Bigsby loaded one! Loved that subtle and soulful track, and great playing as always Richard.

[@michellewilson8845]

Both are great looking fine sounding instruments, another great demo from Richard and Guitarist

[@drmms]

Nice explanation, your accent is very clear for non-native english speakers. Congratulations!

[@MaverickRJBR]

He should work on BBC!

[@teerexness]

Outstanding guitars! I have two of them, because one wasn't enough. I have a Double Jet and a Pro Jet. Superlative guitars in their price range and well above. I performed a Variax transplant on the Double Jet and added the Graphtech Ghost piezo loaded bridge. Which makes it the most versatile guitar I own, by far. The heavy chambering made it easy! It's now my #1 stage guitar. Love 'em!

[@MattLewisGuitar]

I always liked these Gretsch Guitars!

[@Doodlebug1996]

Because of Malcom young. This is my dream guitar. No other guitar gets me that sound.

[@vaughnwebbermusic]

Lovely track

[@Joost311]

Nice sounds, beautiful guitars, well played!

[@tonyb.7158]

Wow! Thanks for the great in detail review!

[@BlindTom61]

Good work there, Mate...

[@vittoriobassi9880]

G5222 vs G5232: - 2:56 vs 5:59 - 3:10 vs 6:04

[@LIKEFUNK]

I have the best guitar Gretsch ever put their name on, an Indonesian built Streamliner Jr, no if's or but's about it, I also have 2 American built and 2 Japanese built models, I'm only buying Indonesian built regarding Gretsch guitars from here on, I picked it out after trying around 6 others of the same model Jr and it is a flawless standout 100%....it was instantly recognisable in a shop full of pro players all around me at the time about 2 years back, it's still my main squeeze and is an absolute monster, I've been offered instruments 8 times it's cost and cash into the offer to depart from it...it won't ever be leaving! The only guitar on planet mud ball to replace it is the Collings LP (hollow body but with a closed front like a regular Paul costing about $9 thousand U.S.) -in fact the Collings is modelled after the Gretsch self-admittedly too) I'm fully confident it's not based on the Double Jet at all, it's without doubt modelled only after the Jr with a closed front is all.

[@blakehamilton5065]

Got one coming next week

[@williamrobinson7435]

Very nice track! Reminds me a bit of the late great Walter Becker.. Nice one Richard. 🌟👍

[@GRBAquatics]

So Very Cool Thankyou for your comprehensive Review/Demo. I Have a Gretsch Electromatic G5248T Gold Top Double Jet with Bigsby such an Amazing Instrument and a Pleasure to play. Also have a Gretsch Electromatic G5215 Single Cut Single Pickup Rock Machine, also an Amazing Guitar and so fun to play. Everything Seems to prove That Gretsch are doing so much right and Creating amazing Instruments at affordable Pricepoints. Cheers

[@musicwithmilin]

Lovely track!

[@robertlevasseur8896]

This guitar punches way out of its league. China or not, the QC on these guitars is excellent, and the frets are perfect. This guitar does an excellent job recreating that classic Gretsch sound. May I ask what OD you were using for the bit at the end?

[@richardbarrettguitar1228]

Hi Robert, I was plugged straight into the treble boost input of the studio Vox AC15.

[@marilyncarnes8580]

Gretsch mixed up components alot . I have the G5237 which has the Black Top Filtertrons, no Bigsby and a different tail piece.

[@ver251209]

Classy track

[@chrisb8193]

It’s not semi-hollow, it’s chambered.

[@homeofcreation]

Very nice review and just the stye of playing a review needs. At the start of the review of the 5232T you said it has Filtertrons, which is correct I think. At the end you said it has Blacktop Broad'Trons which is incorrect I think.

[@philroodart]

I've had a couple Gretsch Jets and I liked them a lot. I've been looking at a couple Double Jets and I think they're cool as hell, but the thing I wonder about them is if they neck dive at all?

[@jeffjacobson59]

I’ve never had much neck dive. It really is quite well balanced

[@FaustPoon]

Wow that red one...I think will be by next guitar. Ive been wanting something hollow and jangly but with a trem. And since there's no openings on the body I won't bother my roommates as much.

[@BJJandBS]

Got one. Only thing I can say is the action was too low when i got it and it had a little fret buzz. And the bridge has a slight rattle to it and its a non name bridge and its a known issue. Bought through Chicago Music and they dont take returns. Great guitar so im just gonna fix it myself. Killer tones.

[@Mordred478]

Richard, have you ever released albums, EPs or songs of your own that I could listen to somewhere?

[@guitarist]

Richard has an album available - check his website for details: www.richardbarrettguitar.com

[@danharrow7458]

@@guitarist Sadly the link is not connected to a website.

[@mikemaysmusic5519]

Is there any problem with neck dive while playing standing up? I wanted to get one of these a year ago but people did a lot of complaining about neck, head stock, dive. Apparently they're not real balanced. They sound great though and I would still love to have one

[@richardbarrettguitar1228]

Hi Mike, I only played these sitting down, but don’t recall them being neck-heavy - certainly not the one with the Bigsby 😁

[@varanzmaj]

the G5222 is a bit neck heavy, but with a good strap it's not an issue for me. You get used to it, in about 5 minutes of playing.

[@thefilmandmusic]

Nobody ever tells you on demos

[@TheKornheaD]

Neat

[@christopherguzzi1316]

I didn't know these guitars differ in construction as well as the Bigsby and pickups. I wonder why they would go to the trouble to construct these same looking guitars differently. If cost was the issue they would make both the same way.

[@1970sman]

Sounds wonderful. Guitars look wonderful with just one exception...the fret markers...ahh well.

[@1970sman]

@@fibonacho Simple dot markers on the board is all it takes.

[@zachelmquist4932]

Ha Lindes f Dire Straits rocks these.

[@LMacNeill]

You can make a Gretsch sound like a Les Paul, but you can't make a Les Paul sound like a Gretsch. So buy the Gretsch and have both! 🙂

[@tony33herreras21]

La segunda se escucha un pelín mejor, pero la primera el sonido es bueno también.

[@varanzmaj]

Is it just me or do the broadtrons sound more "gretschy" to my ears than the filtertrons? No idea, they just seem to sound a bit better, fuller I guess. Although maybe it's just my ears which are more used to the PAF pickups on my les paul guitar. I recently bought one of these guitars (the G5222) and it's a great sounding guitar, and wanted to change the pickups, but damn those broadtrons sound so gooood! :)

[@patrickruiz3100]

The Broad'Trons doesn't sound like PAF but they are more PAF-liked than the Filter'Trons HS (or the TV-Jones Classics). The Filter'Trons BlackTop are in-between. With the KZbin compression and a different amp and different effects, it's difficult to compare.

[@bsharporbflat8378]

This guitar will give me insomnia for a long while

[@aholder4471]

I really like this guitar, but if I get it, the first thing I'm going to change is that treble bleed circuit thing, the last thing I want is for the top end to disappear as I'm lowering the master volume control trying to get it to clean up....don't make much sense really. I almost want it to do the exact opposite if anything. I'd rather just leave it alone and let me use the actual tone control to back off the treble if I ever need to, even though i doubt I ever really would to be honest. But that's just me.

[@thefilmandmusic]

Nobody ever tells you whether the guitar is top heavy on a strap ..!

[@AnastaziaValvaine]

Sorry but another "made in china" makes me not happy also when it sounds "ok". 600 Euro rougly - and 665 Euro for the other.. Sorry - Nope. Gosh, i didnt notice that Gretsch made their guitars also in China. If they are produced only in Japan (or South Korea), well thats another thing (if it costs the same). I know thats not what you want to hear or see here, but thats how I'm thinking. The Gretsch Custom Shop US Guitars the same Story as "Fender Custom Shop" .. And they also made it in smaller numbers in the US because of the "exclusivity". But i give the video a like.

[@guitarist]

Gretsch's Professional Collection is all built in Japan, and they represent the highest level of quality within Gretsch's standard production line instrument range. Pro Collection guitars are also significantly more expensive than Gretsch's Electromatic guitars, such as the Double Jet here, which are built in Korea (hollowbodies) and China (Jets and other solidbodies). US Custom Shop is the very top tier but produces relatively low numbers of guitars in a small workshop in the Corona Fender factory staffed by a handful of craftspeople. Guitars made there are typically significantly more expensive again than Pro Collection stuff and limited in numbers by artisanal nature and size of the workshop. Hope that helps - for what it's worth, country of origin has less and less direct relationship to quality as time goes by. The Electromatics we've played have all been really nicely turned out. But, as they say, you pays yer money and you takes yer choice!

[@Guitaural.]

They lost me when they moved them from Korea to China...

[@Qliphirot]

When?

[@CrazyCooter-ld6sz]

I don't care for the thumbnail inlays. I like to be able to see where I'm at especially in low light situations

[@aquariuscomfort]

It would seem you’re playing the guitar wrong. That is why all guitars have the side dots, which are for the player, and inlays on the fret board is for other players so they know what key and such that you are playing in. When you stand up, can you see those inlays? If so, maybe you’re holding the guitar wrong when standing up?