I Tried a Gretsch Electromatic G5622 🤯 My Full Review

[@intheblues]

This guitar was a lot of fun and it sounds great! More Gretsch Guitars coming up! Links and timestamps below. 😎 0:00 - Jam Track 2:21 - Gretsch Overview 5:04 - Guitar Tones 10:27 - Final Thoughts - ► Sky Music - alnk.to/1XQQXC2 ► Sweetwater - imp.i114863.net/aym5q ► Thomann - bit.ly/3jM7T9A (affiliate links)

[@riheg]

Nice flow man. Now I want a car in that color too.

[@proteus2103]

I like the knob out in front, just under the strings

[@AuntAlnico4]

I've got one, different color but great freaking guitar none the less ! Oh ! I received my inspired by Gibson Les Paul special TV yellow today and it's great ! Compared with my 2019 Gibson Les Paul special double cut and they are both great, Epiphone has a bigger neck size but the Gibson weighs 13+ pounds and the Epiphone is like 5-6 pounds and very resonant, much more than heavy Gibson ! They are both great guitars and I'll be keeping both for they fill a spot that the other can't exactly replicate ! Thanks for the inspiration !

[@MrWumbologist]

Excited to hear you play more Gretsches!

[@Leel3ones89]

I'm sold. Just checked out with mine in "Bristol Fog". Been Grestch curious for a while now. And I don't have a semi-hollow body yet so 2 birds right? Definitely looking forward to having it in hand. Thanks for the review ITB keep it up dude.

[@Asterix0205]

The moment you realize “intheblues” has your guitar for review (color and all) ..... 🥰

[@allisonholmesmusic97]

That’s a sweet looking and sounding guitar. The price isn’t bad either. I don’t need another guitar. I don’t need another guitar. I don’t need another guitar

[@someguynamedrob581]

You need another guitar.

[@cchavez248]

It's only one more, see, it likes you! Awww

[@someguynamedrob581]

The rule is if it follows you home you have to keep it.

[@Dr.Catacus]

One more won’t hurt though. 🤠

[@cchavez248]

@@Dr.Catacus Wife: How many guitars do you need? Husband: One more, no matter how many I have, one more.

[@dereklong801]

Gretsch is making fantastic guitars. Can't say enough about them.

[@hq72hotmale]

Fender is behind all this

[@bigblueplanet1968]

@@hq72hotmale it's TRUE. Them pups sound awesome tho

[@yaboy2124]

I've never been a gretch guy but thats a handsome guitar

[@RobertBakerGuitar]

Seems like a super cool guitar. Love the tones🎉

[@intheblues]

Thanks, man! it was a lot of fun. I have one coming up I like even more than this :) Hope you are well mate.

[@jjohn341]

There are just so many great guitars coming out thd last year or so, I seriously dig this Gretsch a lot , Then I see epiphone has just brought out an updated inspired by Gibson es335 dot the list just goes on and on . Can weight to see what guitar you got coming next .

[@GuitaristOnWheels]

I have a Gretsch G2662 Streamliner (Lefty obviously) and I LOVE it. Mines in the cherry red colour but that green is gorgeous and it sounds so good!

[@Necromanos]

I just got a g5222 and I dig it. Pretty much the same setup as this guitar except a chambered body, no f-holes.

[@GuajoloteGonzales]

Just a little correction, the pickups there are blacktop Broad'tron, that are standard sized humbuckers and with more output, making them sound more like a Fender WRH or a Guild HB-1.

[@RaulOGomez-vp3mc]

I think the broad Tron are for the streamliner series. This one's an electromatic and I'm pretty sure those have filter trons

[@GuajoloteGonzales]

@@RaulOGomez-vp3mc This Electromatic has also Broad'Trons.

[@vinnieirvine1365]

These are BTBT pickups. Blacktop broadtrons- I have the Jet Electromatic G5220 with the very same BTBTs. I’d say they’re a crossover between a filtertron and a regular humbucker. They have a similar footprint to a regular humbucker but the DCR is very low, more like a filtertron. Blacktop filtertrons are about 4k DCR, BTBTs are about 5k but with a whopping magnet to boost the inductance.

[@misterknightowlandco]

Gretsch guitars are great with a unique tone. Love'em.

[@JTroskaTV]

These center block Gretsch guitars seem to be the sweet spot for me. It sounds hollow in a good way without getting mushy through an amplifier. Some other semi hollows look hollow visually but just sound solid through the amp. And some fully hollow body electrics sound mushy amplified. This semi hollow center block construction seems really well-tuned sonically to me.

[@stillbreathing9146]

Great review of a cool guitar.Was thinking of getting one (lefty) for my Grandson, you sold it for me.Thank you.

[@TheBoxBand]

I am a Gretsch player and what I learned through these years is that if you bring down the height of neck pick up you can get a great blues tone. Filtertron pickups are sparkly. Something between single coils and humbuckers but it is leaning to the single coil side. So turning down the tone a little would help to keep the tone warm and midrangy.

[@feloniousmonk321]

These aren't Filtertron pickups, they're Broad 'trons

[@jah8859]

You had me at Gretch. Sweet intro bro.

[@wassabilly]

I’m pretty sure my wife is warming up to the idea of me adding this to my collection. She loves the colour as well.

[@pygmalioninvenus6057]

hen pecked

[@helpsabadell5685]

Hi, I bought this guitar just when the lockdown kicked in, so I had a great time getting to know it. What I'd like to say, much as I like your reviews Shane (I'm also a leftie) is that this guitar is also lovely as a semi-acoustic in that it strums beautifully as a rythmn guitar, especially on both pick ups, lovely clean, country sounds, even though I'm really more a bluesy player.( It also does lovely jazz tones on the neck pick-up.) So this is a general criticism in fact of guitar reviews in general in that you should show how the guitars play on nice long open chords as well as the spectacular lead sounds you can get out of it. Many thanks for the review otherwise, which is clear and very comprehensive.

[@wfm210]

Shane sounds great but you make all the guitars you review sound great. You make me want them all. Great job

[@epipick]

I just took delivery of one of these. So far so very good.

[@lydiao6840]

I had great service today at Sky Music in Clayton! Unboxed a Gretsch for me without me asking. Loved it!!!

[@intheblues]

That is awesome!

[@NoUploadJustComment]

Watching the "behind the scenes" for this one really impressed me. Thanks for uploading that.

[@andyglamrock]

Doesn't this one have the Blacktop Broadtrons instead of the Filtertrons? Spec sheet says they do. They're way hotter than the FTs, hence the different tone

[@lar57jsy]

Enjoyed your blues jam, Shane! :-) Thanks for your review! I've ordered one of these in dark cherry finish. :-)

[@riphopfer5816]

When I bought mi first Gretsch, the layout of volume knobs took some getting used to, coming from a Gibson background; however, I play almost exclusively in the middle position, and I install a custom cap on all mi tone controls, so I play it with the tone set at around 7, and I love being able to crank ‘er up and down without buggering up mi tone.

[@33AndAThirdRPM]

The Gretsch website lists the pickups as being the Broad'Tron in both neck and bridge positions.Also, these Gretsch Electromatic centre block guitars are manufactured in Korea.

[@Bliggick]

For some unknown reason in the big music store chain in Canada, Long & McQuade, all the Electromatic hollow-bodies come with a Bigsby and they have none with the V stop tail. I think I'd like that guitar better with the stop tail. Update: Okay I researched a bit and I think I figured it out. A right-handed version is only available with a Bigsby, so it is a G5622T. A left-handed is only available with a V stop-tail (are there no left -handed Bigsbys?) so it is a G5622LH. I'm right-handed and I would want one with a stop-tail so no sale.

[@Bliggick]

I guess they heard me because you can get them with a stop tail now.

[@michaelfeliciano5731]

I'm a lefty and have been searching for quite some time for a lefty Bigsby. Happy to say that I finally found out I can buy the Bigsby unit and have it installed on my G5622 (once I have bought one, which I plan to do in about an hour.) They don't offer a LH guitar with Bigsby however.

[@sanozfamily]

That dirty tone was some of the best I've heard on your channel! I have the P90 2622T Streamliner and I love it!

[@bipbipletucha]

Sounds and looks great! Now you gotta try a Japanese Gretsch!

[@brandonlesko3126]

Take the 1/8" magnets out of those Blacktops and put 1/4" magnets in. I did that on my 5410t Rat Rod. I really like the way the pickups sound now. Either way, Filter'Trons are a nice change of pace from the usual humbucker sound. I'll take Filter'Trons over a regular humbucker every time.

[@malcolmhardwick4258]

I just put a Filtertron pickup in the neck position of one of my telecasters. Cant believe I never tried them before !

[@brandonlesko3126]

@@malcolmhardwick4258 Up until a few months ago neither had I. I really love my Rat Rod. I still have one guitar with regular humbuckers in it and it does have its place. But I prefer Filter'Trons now. They have what the other humbuckers are missing. I really like the clarity and punch. Highly recommended.

[@dereklong801]

I love how Filtertrons growl. Just badass pups.

[@malcolmhardwick4258]

@@brandonlesko3126 Yes the clarity thats what I liked !

[@Herecomeoleflattop]

Nice! Just bought this one a short while ago. This vid clears up the "knobology" nicely. Cheers.

[@gregoryhall3156]

Specs on this guitar on Sweetwater website indicate it comes equipped with two Broad Tron pickups rather than the Black top Filtertrons Shane mentions in the video. No mention on Sweetwater at least, of country in which this was manufactured. I have an ikder triple pickup Right handed version of this guitar in Georgia green with a Bigsby and mine was made in Korea. Gretsch is still manufacturing some of its hollow and semi-hollow body guitars in Korea--although a lot of their more affordable models production seems to be increasingly (regrettably) shifting to China.

[@johnsee7269]

Just a good reason for me to be able to hear some of Shane's stuff. Good mojo!

[@nazmoking3171]

I used to have the 3 pickup version of this with the exact same pickups, body, tuners etc. But mine had a Bigsby. Loved the tone of these. Frankly sold it because the body was so large I got a smaller hollow body Gretsch for comfort.

[@BrewReview]

Which one did you go for? I have an Epiphone 335 and was eyeing the Jet series, but I know I would miss that hollow body sound..

[@nazmoking3171]

@@BrewReview I think it's a 2527 if I have the model right (memory not what it used to be)

[@gerrypair3856]

I need to say a big thank you. I watched your review on the Gretsch Guitar. I bought one. Your the best. If I need to know about a guitar or amp. I go and see what ya say. Your 95 percent right. Thank ya so much for helping us guitar players out. With gear.

[@Sam1628]

I've been eyeing one of these in black for a while now

[@fastacesus8499]

Wow just cheaped out and bought a G5220. I am truly gob smacked how this thing punches well above its price point. Straight out the box it plays great. I have had to do no work on her. Action and fret work all good.. unbelievable for a guitar so cheap. Oh and great looks too. My expensive guitars are taking a rest at the moment.

[@MarcMercier1971]

That G5622's sister lives at my house. Has a Bigsby and RH tho. ;) I love it. My first guitar. 2nd was a cheap Fender acoustic. 3rd is on backorder and is a Joe Bonamassa Epiphone Black Beauty. 4th was going to be either a Gretsch Jet or the Troublemaker Tele Deluxe Bigsby... but I need to stop. ;)

[@donmunson4802]

Try to find the first iteration of the 6522. It came with three Super Hilotrons, rosewood fingerboard, Grover tuners, and the cat's eye's body. That is the most versatile Gretsch I've played in 50 years.

[@ipuya]

Thanks for the review. When i look on the Gretsch site it describes the pickups for this model as Broad Trons (rather than Filter Trons). 🤔

[@cass2771]

Yeh, those thumbnail inlays look really classy (but why have a marker on fret #1? 😁), and the colour is really attractive. Love that Gretsch sound, it has ‘air’ in it (to my ears). Nice playing, thanks!

[@petersuddath6477]

Really enjoyed this review Shane! I’m a huge fan of the Electromatic

[@Deepriver100]

Great playing and demo but was this a special edition with filtertrons - this model normally comes with broadtrons I believe?

[@cnordve7941]

I have been waiting for this since you had the Insta pic post of it. I`m so close to pull the trigger on this one. I just wish that Gretsch could do a run of leftys with Bigsby on these. It would be perfect‼️😍 Good demo and playing as allways👍🏼

[@DMSProduktions]

NICE Gretsch Shane!

[@DrrUnKenSTeiN]

Gretsch Electromatic G5622 against the G5422T please!! Happy holidays!!

[@Tull1996]

I bought a g5420T back in August (Fairlane Blue)......my first hollow body guitar, and I absolutely love it....the fit and finish on mine was absolutely flawless....it's changed my mind about some of the Asian made guitars (Korea in this case). I fully plan on another....maybe one of the Pro line models made in Japan. One other thing.....I was was initially concerned about the Bigsby trem system on it....I'm not normally a trem guy, and I had heard a lot of people talking about tuning stability with them......but, I've had nothing but good luck with it.....I did lube the guitar nut and string saddles with some Music Nomad Tune-It (similar to Big Ben's Nut Sauce and some other products), and maybe that helped....but I haven't experienced any issues that I would consider "problematic".

[@AuntAlnico4]

I had one in sun burst and bigsby from Korea and it was a fine guitar I just couldn't get along with the neck so I traded it straight across for the Epiphone emperor swingster in Orange with chet arm bigsby and im very happy with the Epiphone emperor swingster because the neck is so similar to my Les Paul standard it's just more comfortable than the Gretsch ever was ! Glad you're happy with your Gretsch !

[@kevinjohnbetts]

I have very recently acquired a 5410T and fully expected to have tuning issues but it had been well set up and as I'm used to vintage style Strats the odd string going out is not a big deal. Being hollow it won't be suited to the heavy overdrives I use for my blues-rock band ...... when we get that going again, but then I didn't buy it for that.

[@aitken1965]

My 5622 has the SuperHiLo’Trons which sound much brighter but a bit thinner. They really shine through my Blues Jr with the C-Rex speaker. Super clarity

[@stephenkennedy7347]

Good value for money and I'd happily have one in Gretsch orange with the Bigsby. The pickups sound good and I could definately make them work for my sound!

[@TeleCS]

The previous model I got from Sky Music model had Super Hilotron pickups and a Bigsby and Rosewood neck.

[@duster722]

Same here, Super Hi Lo Trons.

[@stevep1941]

I have a G5622T Gretsch, and those are Broad'Tron pickups- they are hotter pickups with a bit less twang than Filtertrons, but still have the Gretsch vibe..I prefer them to Filtertrons now. My G56622T didn't stay in tune too well, but after working on the nut and bridge, I discovered the culprits were the really poor quality tuners. I replaced the tuners with Gotoh locking tuners, and now she stays in tune,

[@carlomichelotti]

great demo! what's the name of the song you play at 5:12 ?

[@helotaxi]

I have a lefty G5622 that I got from Jerry's Lefty Guitars (found Jerry thanks to your channel) in a special color made for his shop and equipped with a Bigsby. Mine is from the Made in Korea era of the Electromatic hollow bodies and has a pretty unique configuration: in addition to the master volume, which is a Gretsch standard, it also has independent volume and tone controls for each pickup. I wish it had the FilterTrons instaed of the Super Hi-LoTrons it came with but that can be remedied if I really want the change.

[@ipuya]

I'm curious is it possible to switch the pickups on this guitar to a Gibson type PAF?

[@ryanflamion4890]

I have the same guitar as you (Korean Vintage orange righty, though). Replaced the Super hi-los (really didn't take to them) with TV Jones (classic in the neck, classic plus in the bridge). Never looking back!

[@chip9177]

White with the blues stripes? I was down in FL & was going to pick that one up. Decided to wait until i got then just order it & have it shipped. Too late, it was gone.

[@shanewalton8888]

Georgia Green? I thought Georgia was blue now.

[@brandonlesko3126]

Bilderberg darling Stacey Abrams is doing her best to make that a reality.

[@leonardkrasner5811]

@@brandonlesko3126 2 years and she still believes she won , has not conceded yet.

[@autistichead8137]

Pure red baby. Sit back and watch

[@Ranisingh0422]

@@autistichead8137 Yikes

[@autistichead8137]

@@Ranisingh0422 election fraud

[@ipuya]

That bridge pup sounds amazing! And the whole look of this guitar is gorgeous! I looked it up and there's an orange stain version that's even nicer cause you can see the wood grain on the body and on the neck! My question if anyone reads this is can a pair of gibson style PAF pups be fitted on to this (just in case i get the itch for a change down the line)?

[@robertmansfield7844]

You may not be aware of this but until very recently this guitar did not a right hand version. There are 2 other gretsch guitars that are left hand only. The right hand version of this guitar(g5622) was just announced in January should be out by spring. The right hand bigsby version has been out for quite a while.The 2 other lefty only gretsch are the g5230lh and the g5420lh.

[@tdunster2011]

Nice review. That Gnarly sound is known as the Gretsch Growl. Pretty amazing that Gretsch have managed to get so much of the original instruments character in such an affordable package.

[@lesjohns4359]

I had one of these with the Bigsby. Very cool guitar and worth the $. Build quality was great - mine was MIK. It did have trouble staying in tune and needed the nut replaced but I passed it a long for other gear.

[@helotaxi]

Funny you say that, I just had to have the nut replaced in my MIK lefty 5622. Mine has a Bigsby as well, but I haven't noticed any bad tuning issues.

[@EightNineOne]

It's so weird, I have a pro jet with a Bigsby and it's got some of the best tuning stability out of all of my guitars for some reason. Maybe mines a fluke as so many people report this and it just not something I've encountered with it

[@amitayaviezer4187]

nice playing my dude, good review.

[@dougmatson1594]

I have an Diamond Anniversary Gretsch model. Like new condition! Love it ,very similar

[@traceyoungs1637]

Love the master volume idea!

[@TheMichaelseymour]

i didnt initially like the look of the thing in pics ...but seeing it next to a body , it looks far better than i thought

[@gerryloughran1676]

Great guitars got the g5655 'Bigsby '...the bridge pickup is sweet ....cool tones

[@emiliolopez8796]

Have you tried the Gretsch streamliner G2622 tg? Because I'm thinking of buying it and I would love your opinion. I know it doesn't have the filter Trons but I can switch that fairly inexpensively. Thank you

[@DennisJPolson]

Very cool playing there, Shane! What a beautiful and versatile guitar too.

[@gearViewmirror]

Uplifting blues that makes me smile and feel good! Not the kind of blues to ponder over mysery at all, love it Shane! 🤘🎸

[@homeskateco.538]

Tasty playing in the intro Shane!

[@JohnnyMegabyteCanada]

I picked up a new G2655 Natural finish a few months ago, and was pleasantly surprised at the great tone with some dirt on it. I swear I was playing hard rock with an ES-335

[@robertlennox3607]

I need another guitar like a hole in the head but damn it, that's a great guitar! Great review Shane.

[@stevemiller1203]

Hey Shane, nice to see you playing a Gretsch, any chance for a 5422, hollow body?

[@Gunn27]

I've been trying to buy a Gretsch G5622T Electromatic in Imperial Stain since October in the UK and the thing is like gold dust, it's basically impossible. It's either sold out, always "available in 14-16 weeks" or there is one place that has it for £729, which is £130 more than other places and out my price range. Either a ton of people are buying them straight away ir there is a huge production issue due to the pandemic.

[@ewetoo]

Yeah I'm impressed with the Broadtrons, the neck pup seems to be a little less woolly on the solid body G5220 whether that's a resonance thing IDK.

[@zd351]

As Rebel said in Running on Empty, "Green is nice."

[@dannyharvey7398]

It’s not your “basic green” either. You can really “dig the hue”. (Mate, you’re really showing your age here 😂) ZD351 says it all I guess. 😁

[@budgreene8142]

Have you done a video on the G5422GLH? I ordered one today... Looking for more info

[@robertclarkguitar]

I've got to get one!!!

[@adriancrawford6002]

Really confused as I read these guitars have the broadtron pickups??

[@KozmykJ]

Are you sure those are Filtertrons ? They look more like Black Top Broad'Trons. Still a nice sounding guitar though.

[@DMSProduktions]

No, too narrow!

[@KozmykJ]

@@DMSProduktions Too wide to be Filtertrons. Getsch's own site says that model has Black Top Broad'Trons

[@DMSProduktions]

@@KozmykJ Hmm, I have a Filtertron loaded chopper Tele I made, these look the same width! I've seen Broad'trons, they are PAF sized hum buckers, built from Filter'tron geometry.

[@EightNineOne]

I was about to do a correction, as I thought the broadtrons had a differently shaped cover, but apparently, Gretsch is making the Broadtrons visually much more similar now. I thought they sounded a bit more humbuckery during the video...good to know

[@KozmykJ]

@@EightNineOne Sometimes we have to dig deeper to find out what's what innit. I think we have to go up the price scale a notch to start finding them with Filtertrons these days. and those 'll be the black tops not the Toasters. Not that I've heard anyone complain about the Black Top FTs .

[@traceydevlin7066]

Nice Shane, look forward to more Grestch demo's. For me AC/DC and Mal Young's Gretsch.🤘

[@johncollins5552]

These sound better than any SG ever did, sorry Angus!

[@geoffburgess7028]

Have you ever done a review on the epiphone les Paul 60 tribute with the coil split?

[@trevor6358]

Unless you switched them or gretsch changed it those are black top broadtrons

[@jimleininger8963]

It always looks to me like they should either continue the back binding around the neck heel, or just don't do back binding

[@jamalabdul2009]

A nice alternative to a 335! Looked at a red one in Seattle a few years ago and it was pretty cool. Although this Gretsch isn’t on my radar, it would make a cool addition to any collection. Cheers!🎸🎸🎸

[@christophersinisi1109]

The Filtertrons are wicked!!!

[@Wobbz9413]

Broadtrons.....

[@alexnunes5186]

I think I just found the second best youtube channel about guitars. 🙂

[@alecboyyes]

Who's 1st?

[@grayaj23]

I have a cheaper Gretsch than that -- $329 jet club from 2018, and I love it to pieces. I've been eyeballing trading up to one of the 5xxx models like the 5622. Or win the lottery and buy a white falcon for $3800.

[@USMC_BABE38]

I've got an streamliner gutair Brando I'm loving mine

[@jeffreydooley3745]

I would love a Gretch.

[@vitocasola4309]

Great video, thank you! Do you have an opinion on the Korean vs Chinese version of this guitar? Thx

[@voiceofexperience]

Blacktops are my favourite Gretsch pickups, regardless of price.

[@PreacherReads]

Would you prefer this guitar or the G5230 for someone who has to play a mix of lead and rhythm in a P&W setting?

[@Robert-qe7vq]

Hi, do you know how long is the neck on a grestch guitar? Not the scale lenght

[@EightNineOne]

Finally! Hopefully you get your hands on a jet soon, they're fantastic and the master volume makes more sense when you don't have to reach so far for it. The Japanese made Gretches also come with a treble bleed on the master volume, so when you inevitably buy an electromatic, that's a great mod to make ;) Also the HS Filtertrons don't have the same mud as the blacktops but a very similar sound profile but lower output so you get a fat strat type tone playing clean and that same nastiness when you throw gain at it. ...I like Gretch guitars. Not sure if it was obvious.

[@jacobbrown1690]

so does the 5420....treble bleed is standard now...

[@EightNineOne]

@@jacobbrown1690 Nice! I was unaware of that

[@jeffvargo1068]

Not much of a Gretsch fan....but it sounds sooooooo good !!!!

[@AllofJudea]

Does anyone know what the differences are between the streamliner and the g5622? As far as I can tell it's just the neck wood and some hardware. Is that accurate?

[@lonesomespike]

Great Vid! But, arent those Blacktop Broadtron pickups?

[@music_ethos]

It seems like the guitar is good for blues/rock, but do you think the guitar would also suit jazz or does the neck tone not get dark enough?

[@erikhartley2494]

Don’t other models have the Broad Trons as well as a Bigsby? Anyway I love mine!

[@autistichead8137]

I have this with the bigsby. I absolutely love it to death. It’s a psychedelic progressive rock beast. The humbuckers are hot, not really a jazz guitar, I use my p 90 guitar or Jazzmaster for jazz

[@nigig1979]

Hi Shane! Thanks for all the lefty reviews. Since where I come from it is almost impossible to try any lefty guitars in store before buying, which one is better, according to you between the g5622 and the jet g5220?

[@rob28781]

Ironically I wish they did it in a right handed version! I wanted one but without the Bigsby. I know they do a similar version in the Steamliner, but this one really caught my eye. Ended up buying a Ibanez AS93.

[@mikecorey8370]

This guitar sounds great. I've been looking at for awhile but haven't pulled the trigger yet.

[@craigthomson3621]

Would be interested in your thoughts on the made in Japan Jet Player Pro G6228 if you can get your hands on one.