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 three stunning finishes—Azure Metallic, Cadillac Green and Orange Stain—and gleaming gold hardware, including the Bigsby® B70 vibrato tailpiece, anchored Adjusto-Matic™ bridge and G-arrow knobs.
Model Number | 2509700551 |
Series | Gretsch® Electromatic® Collection |
Color | Azure Metallic |
Number of Strings | 6 |
Orientation | Right-Hand |
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 Finish | Gloss Urethane |
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 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™ |
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 |
Pickup Configuration | HH |
Bridge | Adjusto-Matic™ |
Hardware Finish | Gold |
Tailpiece | Bigsby® B70 |
Tuning Machines | Die-Cast, Gold |
Pickguard | Gold Plexi w/ Black Gretsch Logo |
Pickup Covers | Gold |
Control Knobs | G-Arrow |
Switch Tip | Gold |
Strings | NPS, .010-.046 Gauges |