New G5420T Azure Blue

We just got a couple of Gretsch guitars in!
They have redesigned the 5420 series. They come in at $799.
Here is the info...
Model Number2506115551SeriesElectromatic®ColorAzure Metallic Number of Strings6OrientationRight-Hand
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Get classic ‘50s & ‘60s -inspired Gretsch sound and style with the all-new Electromatic® Classic Hollow Body guitars. Crafted with essential Gretsch hollow-body sound, style and playability, these no-nonsense guitars are your next-step Gretsch.
The G5420T Electromatic® Classic Hollow Body Single-Cut with Bigsby® features a laminated maple body with vintage-inspired perimeters and refined arches, as well as all-new trestle block bracing to help reduce unwanted feedback. By increasing rigidity and contact between the top and back of the body, the new trestle block design also results in the sound having a faster attack with more focus, snap, and increased sustain. Coupled with all-new FT-5E Filter’Tron™ pickups, this hollow build’s voice explodes with huge full-bodied punch, classic chime and enhanced presence, clarity and note definition.
An all-new Classic “C”-shaped maple neck offers a more comfortable playing feel for improved playability and performance, and is topped with a 12”-radius laurel fingerboard.
Alive and resonant, the G5420T also features a versatile upgraded control layout including master volume with treble bleed circuit, master tone, individual pickup volume controls and three-position pickup toggle switch, oversized bound F-holes, multi-ply body binding, smaller late-'50s G6120 bound headstock, vintage-style open-back tuning machines, Graph Tech® NuBone® nut, pearloid Neo-Classic™ thumbnail inlays, secured Adjusto-Matic™ bridge and a Bigsby® B60 vibrato tailpiece.
This resplendent instrument comes in standout Airline Silver with black pickguard or in Azure Metallic, Orange Stain and Walnut Stain with silver pickguard. All models feature nickel hardware.
It’s the sound of honor itself-play proud.

[@mossyoak711]

Semi hollow body, absolutely beautiful

[@gregoryhall3156]

Nope-it is a hollow body-but Gretsch has added tressle bracing between top and back of guitar-something they originally invented in late 1950s at encouragement of Chet Atkins, to reduce feedback. The tressle braces (pair of them) run on either side of pickups from where neck attaches to body down to where bridge posts lie-not at all same as a solid center block. Search on the Gretsch forum on Gretsch guitars website-there is an excellent article discussing and illustrating this feature.

[@123elvislives]

I love that blue I was thinking about going for the walnut stain even though I always wanted the blue now this time I'm not going to be distracted I will get the blue cos it looks stunning Thumbs up from Geelong Australia 👍👑🇦🇺👍

[@popsplace0420]

Beautiful guitars as always from Gretsch; but they lost me for 2022 with the flip to China manufacturing on the 5420 line...just like they did with the same move on the 5410 a few years back.

[@brachapontecorvo]

And why is that? China is the country with the best craftsmen in the world, always been. They are building instruments for many, many hundreds of years more than they do in America. The best cello’s, violins, piano’s, contrabasses are built in China, sometimes you pay millions for them. It’s funny how in modern/popmusic most people aren’t aware of that history. When you look at a brand like Eastman you find exactly that quality. Instrument making is a deep part of Chinese tradition.

[@anthonymclaughlin6164]

Cheers Seth Rogan

[@billydyer8260]

Can it be played acoustically?

[@sigmundjester]

Search “hollowbody acoustic sound shootout”

[@mossyoak711]

How much you sell me a lefthand 5420

[@johnduckworth474]

Has the move back to manufacture in China resulted in a better guitar than its immediate predecessor?

[@samgeorge3500]

Made in china👎 Korean made is a big difference