| In Depth | Gretsch G5230T Electromatic® Sparkle Jet™ FT Single-Cut with Bigsby®, Laurel Fingerboard, Gold 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. 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. Features: - 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 Specs: SERIES Electromatic® Collection COLOR Gold Sparkle COUNTRY OF ORIGIN CN PLATFORM Electromatic® Jet HEADSTOCK BINDING White NECK MATERIAL Mahogany NECK FINISH Gloss NECK SHAPE Thin "U" NECK CONSTRUCTION Set-Neck FINGERBOARD RADIUS 12" (305 mm) FINGERBOARD MATERIAL Laurel POSITION INLAYS Pearloid Neo-Classic™ Thumbnail SIDE DOTS Black NUMBER OF FRETS 22 STRING NUT Synthetic Bone NUT WIDTH 1.6875" (42.86 mm) NUT MATERIAL Synthetic Bone FRET SIZE Medium Jumbo SCALE LENGTH 24.6" (625 mm) BODY Mahogany BODY FINISH Gloss BODY SHAPE Jet™ BODY TOP Arched Maple BODY BINDING White with B/W Purfling BODY BACK Mahogany BODY STYLE Gretsch® Solid Body Guitars BODY MATERIAL Mahogany CUTAWAY Single Cutaway BRACING Chambered BRIDGE Adjusto-Matic™ BRIDGE COVER/TAILPIECE Bigsby® B50 BRIDGE MOUNTING Anchored PICKGUARD Silver Plexi with Silver Gretsch® Logo PICKUP COVERS Chrome CONTROL KNOBS G-Arrow SWITCH TIP Chrome HARDWARE FINISH Chrome TUNING MACHINES Die-Cast Sealed STRINGS Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges) STRAP BUTTONS Gretsch® Knurled Strap Retainer Knobs BRIDGE PICKUP FT-5E Filter’Tron™ NECK PICKUP FT-5E Filter’Tron™ PICKUP CONFIGURATION Filter'Tron™ / Filter'Tron™ CONTROLS Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Master Volume, Master Tone SWITCHING 3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup |
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| Model | G5230T Electromatic Sparkle Jet FT Single Cut Bigsby Gold Sparkle |