Gretsch G5230T Electromatic Jet FT - Aleutian Blue Reviews
Plug the Gretsch G5230T Electromatic Jet FT into your favorite amp and crank it up — its chambered mahogany body supplies warmth, sustain, and all the full-bodied resonance you can handle. A set of Blacktop Filter'Tron pickups deliver classic Gretsch humbucker tone, along with a healthy dose of single-coil-like bite. Individual pickup volume controls, a master tone knob, and a 3-position pickup toggle provide you with complete sonic control. As for playability, the G5230T's laurel-capped mahogany neck feels great in your hand. Play just one lick and you'll get it. Complete with a Bigsby vibrato for added expressive textures, the G5230T Electromatic Jet FT is destined to become one of your favorite guitars.
While this isn't an item we normally stock, we can still get it to you as fast as possible due to our great relationship with Gretsch. Go ahead and place your order and we'’ll follow up shortly to let you know when to expect it.
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Highest Rated Reviews
Awesome Guitar
I am just blown away by the fit and finish of this guitar. Hard to believe that it's an inexpensive guitar. Plays, fells, and sounds like one costing
$1000 more. If you're looking in this price range, you can't go wrong
More Than You Pay For
Let start by saying Calvin Hull is a tremendous help and a great member of the Sweetwater team! They always make you feel important and are extraordinarily helpful. Now, this guitar is very similar to most of the reviews I've read. It has that awesome classic Gretsch sound. It is very affordable. For anyone scared of buying Chinese made guitars, trust me when I say the manufacturing is quite sound. I've had no trouble with anything I've bought, and many of the major brands have moved their less expensive lines there. The cheap labor is part of what makes what you're playing so affordable. I restrung the guitar when I received it, because I prefer to play with 9's. It took slightly longer given the bigsby, but let me say the tuning stability is off the charts. Once I broke my strings in, it never lost tuning. Since the day I received it, which is over a week, I've tuned it once. It does feel like more of a $1500-$2000 guitar in your hands.
There's one negative that jumps out at me. You might as well not have a tone knob. The difference is so slight as to make the effort to turn it useless. It is attached, because with everything off around me and quiet I can faintly hear the difference, but it is VERY VERY slight. Overall, great guitar, loads of fun, sounds incredible so you won't miss the tone knob too much, and priced friendly on the wallet!
