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The Gretsch G5422DC-12 Electromatic Hollowbody 12 String Electric Guitar provides that classic Gretsch sparkle and chime with even great intensity thanks to its twelve string design! Two dynamic Black Top Filter’Tron pickups provide a familiar yet electrifying new voice and identity. This hollowbody 12 string guitar will add a tasteful, dynamic sound to your overall tone!
The G5422DC-12 Electromatic provides full and balanced 12-string tone from its bound double-cutaway hollow body, which features sound-post bracing and elegant bound f holes. Gretsch has matched the 5-ply Maple body with a Maple neck and bound Rosewood fingerboard for a rich tone that will cut through the mix without being too bright. Hump-block pearloid inlays, silver plexi pickguard, three-position pickup switch, and classic ‘G’ arrow control knobs round off the features of this great instrument.
Gretsch G5422DC-12 Electromatic Hollowbody 12 String Guitar Specifications
- Body Material: 5-Ply Maple
- Body Shape: Double Cutaway
- Body Finish: Gloss Urethane, Gloss Urethane
- Bracing: Sound Post
- Body Depth: 2.25 inches (57 mm)
- Frets: 22 Medium Jumbo
- Fingerboard: Rosewood
- Neck Material: Maple
- Nut Width: 1.8125 inches (46 mm)
- Scale Length: 24.5 inches (62.2 cm)
- Bridge Pickup: Black Top Filter'Tron
- Neck Pickup: Black Top Filter'Tron
- Pickup Switching: 3-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
- Controls: Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Master Volume, Master Tone
- Hardware Finish: Chrome-Plated
- Bridge: Rosewood-Based Adjusto-Matic Bridge
- Tuning Machines: Vintage Style Open-Back
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| Your general opinion of this product. |
| At a time when money's still tight for a lot of us, it's great to know that good, solid instruments are available at a reasonable price. This Electromatic 12-string is a prime example. Fit, finish, and playability are all superb - the more so considering the $700 price tag. This axe will be used for my next CD as well as for live use. |
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| Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? |
| Detailing is excellent, and the feel is solid. Bindings, fret markers, and frets are all well fit. I have to believe this instrument will wear extremely well over time. |
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| Playability and Feel |
| How does it feel, Heavy, Fast, Chunky? How was the neck? Are the controls easy to get to while playing? |
| As an older pro player, my hands no longer easily fit the limited real estate of Rickenbacker necks. This neck is broader and flatter than a Rick neck. I've owned both 360 and 330 Ricks over the years, and this little Gretsch will provide that same sound for me with increased playability, at a third of the price. |
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| Tone |
| Bright and snappy? Dark and smooth? Were the pickups hot, mellow, thick, thin? |
| Pickups are not 'hot' - meaning, very mellow, and not huge output. Swapping them for something a little stronger is probably the only additional 'tweak' I'd perform (down the road). |
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| How was the action out of the box? |
| The guitar went straight to my luthier buddy, who does all my work. So I can't speak to how it looked when it arrived. He's set up a number of guitars for me, and he knows exactly what I'm after. For this set up I asked him to see if he could flip the four octave pairs (E, A, D, G) so that the octave is below the root - like a Rick. He had no problem doing this, tho' he did, obviously, need to cut me a new nut to accommodate the new string positions, as well as turn the EADG bridge pair saddles around 180 degrees - all of which worked fine. Intonation is as good or better than any Rick I've owned. |
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| How did the stain or paint job look? |
| I ordered mine in Black, and it looks 'sweet'. No blemishes that I can detect. Very smooth, glossy finish. Metal work is all perfect. |
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| Reliability |
| How has it stood up over time? |
| Too soon to tell. Just received it. |
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