GRETSCH - G5230T Electromatic® - Sparkle Jet™ - FT Single-Cut with Bigsby® - Laurel Fingerboard - Silver Sparkle

No nonsense, Electromatic® Jet™ FT models are the perfect real, pure and powerful Gretsch® instruments. They're your next-step Gretsch - bold, dynamic and articulate, and crafted with essential Gretsch sound, style and playability.

Pure Jet Power
Since 1953 the Gretsch Jet has been the hallmark sound for iconic players. The G5230T Electromatic Sparkle Jet™ FT captures that essential Jet power and fidelity at an incredible price.

Chambered Mahogany Bodies - Loud and Clear
Classic Jet tone begins with a chambered mahogany body with maple top that produces full lows and mids with an exceptionally smooth and present high end. The result is a deep acoustic foundation that is robust, yet balanced.

FT-5E Filter'Tron™ Pickups - Quintessential Power and Clarity
The FT-5E Filter’Tron pickups provide classic chime with enhanced presence, clarity and note definition, making them extremely versatile and well suited for a wide range of styles. Together, the body and pickups thunder with full, responsive lows, clear mids, and a high end that sparkles without spikes.

Total Tonal Control
The Electromatic Sparkle Jet™ FT is equipped with essential features that give you complete tonal control. The combination of individual pickup volume controls, master tone and master volume with treble bleed circuit provides intuitive global control over your pickup and tone settings.

Chambered mahogany body with maple top for a strong sonic profile and exceptional acoustic balance
Lower set mahogany neck for effortless access and performance
12"-radius laurel fingerboard with Neo-Classic™ thumbnail inlays and 22 medium jumbo frets
FT-5E Filter'Tron™ humbucking pickups
Master volume with treble bleed circuit, master tone and individual pickup volume controls
Bigsby® B50 vibrato tailpiece
Anchored Adjusto-Matic™ bridge
Silver plexi pickguard
Chrome hardware
Available in Gold Sparkle or Silver Sparkle


Specs:

Model Number: 2507914517

Series: Electromatic® Collection

Platform: Electromatic® Jet

Color: Silver Sparkle

Number of Strings: 6

Orientation: Right-Hand

Build: Solid Body

Cutaway: Single Cutaway

Body Finish: Gloss

Body Shape: Jet™

Body Material: Mahogany

Bracing: Chambered

Body Binding: White with B/W Purfling

Body Back: Mahogany

Body Top: Arched Maple

Body Depth: 1.85" (47 mm)

Strings: Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)

Strap Buttons: Gretsch® Knurled Strap Retainer Knobs

Neck Material: Mahogany

Neck Construction: Set-Neck

Neck Finish: Gloss

Neck Shape: Thin "U"

Neck Binding: White

Scale Length: 24.6" (625 mm)

Fingerboard Radius: 12" (305 mm)

Fingerboard Material: Laurel

Number of Frets: 22

Fret Size: Medium Jumbo

Nut Material: Synthetic Bone

Nut Width: 1.6875" (42.86 mm)

Position Inlays: Pearloid Neo-Classic™ Thumbnail

Side Dots: Black

Headstock Binding: White

Bridge: Adjusto-Matic™

Hardware Finish: Chrome

Tailpiece: Bigsby® B50

Tuning Machines: Die-Cast Sealed

Pickguard: Silver Plexi with Silver Gretsch® Logo

Control Knobs: G-Arrow

Switch Tip: Chrome

Bridge Pickup: FT-5E Filter’Tron™

Neck Pickup: FT-5E Filter’Tron™

Pickup ColorChrome

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: Filter'Tron™ / Filter'Tron™