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Gretsch G5230T Electromatic Jet - Cadillac Green

Solidbody Electric Guitar with Mahogany Body, Mahogany Neck, Laurel Fingerboard, and 2 Humbucking Pickups - Cadillac Green
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Power, Tone, and Playability — with Classic Looks to Match!

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.

Chambered mahogany body gives you great solidbody tones

The G5230T features a chambered mahogany body for great tone and lighter weight. You'll love the warm tone and long sustain of this mahogany body. Experience full lows and mids, as well as an incredibly smooth high-end sizzle. Beyond that, the G5230T's chambered body supplies you with robust depth and resonance. The guitarists here at Sweetwater have paired this Gretsch solidbody with a wide range of tube amps, and the results have been stellar every time.

Blacktop Filter'Tron pickups give you classic Gretsch humbucker tone

When you want classic Gretsch guitar tone, you need real Gretsch humbuckers. That's why Gretsch gave their G5230T Electromatic Jet FT a pair of Blacktop Filter'Tron pickups. Unlike most humbuckers, these traditional Gretsch pickups give you a characteristically bright and open sound that's jangly in the highs with an almost single-coil bite. Their more typically humbucker-sounding bass also complements the G5230T's resonant body, adding a woody thump and bark to its lower register.

Exceptionally flexible electronics

The G5230T allows you to pull off a lot of tonal tricks. Volume controls for each pickup help you create a perfect balance between warmth, bite, and brilliance when both pickups are engaged. The master tone control fine-tunes your sound once you've got the pickups dialed in. Finally, a 3-position toggle allows you to select pickup combinations quickly and easily. And of course, you'll get a sweet tone from the neck and bridge pickups individually.

Gretsch G5230T Electromatic Jet FT Solidbody Electric Guitar Features:

  • Instantly recognizable Jet body style is extremely comfortable to play
  • Chambered mahogany body supplies you with warmth, sustain, and full-bodied resonance
  • Blacktop Filter'Tron pickups deliver classic Gretsch humbucker tone with single-coil-like bite
  • Individual pickup volume controls, along with a master tone knob, provide you with complete sonic control
  • 3-position toggle allows you to select pickup combinations quickly and easily
  • Comfortable thin "U" mahogany neck with easy-playing laurel fingerboard
  • Bigsby vibrato adds expressive textures to your playing
  • Eye-catching Silver Plexi pickguard with black Gretsch logo

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Tech Specs

  • General
  • Number of Strings 6
  • Left-/Right-handed Right-handed
  • Body
  • Body Type Solidbody, chambered
  • Body Shape Electromatic Jet
  • Body Material Mahogany
  • Top Material Maple Laminate
  • Body Finish Gloss
  • Color Cadillac Green
  • Neck
  • Neck Material Mahogany
  • Neck Shape Thin U
  • Neck Joint Set Neck
  • Radius 12"
  • Fingerboard Material Laurel
  • Fingerboard Inlay Pearloid Neo-Classic Thumbnails
  • Number of Frets 22, Medium Jumbo Nickel
  • Scale Length 24.6"
  • Nut Width 1.6875"
  • Nut Material Synthetic Bone
  • Hardware
  • Bridge/Tailpiece Anchored Adjusto-Matic Bridge with Bigsby Tremolo
  • Tuners Die-cast
  • Electronics
  • Neck Pickup Black Top Filter'Tron Humbucker
  • Bridge Pickup Black Top Filter'Tron Humbucker
  • Controls 2 x volume, 1 x master volume, 1 x master tone
  • Switching 3-way toggle pickup switch
  • Miscellaneous
  • Strings Nickel Plated Steel, .010-.046
  • Case/Gig Bag Sold Separately
  • Manufacturer Part Number: 2507210546

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Rated 5/5

My Personal Favorite Guitar

I have had quite a few guitars in the $700-$2000 price range, but none have given me the intangible feeling of joy that I get everytime I pick up this guitar! It feels great to hold and has a resonant quality that makes the instrament come to life with every strum even when you aren't plugged in!

Of course there are a few cons.

1. The electronics are what youd expect at this price range. They sound pretty good, but you'll probably want to replace them with with a nice set of TV Jones or similar down the line.

2. Tuning Stability. Budget tuners, budget bridge, and a bigsby are asking for severe tuning instability. When I first bought the instrament I couldnt touch the bigsby without it going out of tune which stunk, but a couple modest updates and she can sceam and hold tune all day.

My recommendation if you're experiencing tuning instability is!
1: Bricks Biggs Fix. This makes the angle from your bigsby to your bridge less severe.
2: Roller bridge. This allows for strings to pass over the bridge with less binding/resistance.
3: Graphite based nut lubricant on both your nut and bridge. This will create less friction so your strings can move freely!

Another note. Tuning with a bigsby can be a pain especially when you restring your instrament! My advice is to tune the 2 E strings first then the A and B strings, then the D and G strings, and repeat as necessary.
If you try to tune in order, EADGBE, you'll be tuning all day all the shift in string tention continually pulls the other strings out of tune.

Again, I love this guitar, but I wanted to be honest, also if a Bigsby isn't for you, the Gretsch 5220 is the same guitar, but $ cheaper because it does not come with the bigsby.
Music background: Beginner
Rated 5/5

G5230T

Great guitar. Very well made and the Cadillac Green is beautiful! Fit and finish is first class. Bought it with a Gretsch case. Has that "Great Gretsch sound"! Sounds great with my new Sweetwater POD GO. Ryan my sales engineer was great to work with. Very happy!
Music background: Worship guitarist
Rated 5/5

Sick!

The customer service from Sweetwater and my sales engineer Kyle Malone exceeded all expectations. I've been playing for just over 7 months and decided to upgrade to this. I received the guitar quickly with no issues and now I can't put this guitar down. Everyone who sees it loves it, the Cadillac Green is such a unique color. I could not be happier with my purchase. All the reviews I read on this guitar were right, you simply can't go wrong with this Gretsch.
Music background: Noob
Rated 4/5

Great guitar, awesome look

I bought This based only that I love the color green and I love Filter'Trons and gretsch but I don't have the... for a jet So I bought this fully expecting to upgrade the pick ups to tv Jones, I mean it's not great out of the box, pick ups are very muddy; looks like Filter'Tron but not quite but everything like the craftsmanship and fit and finish are way above its price range, also I put in a tv classic in the neck And i noticed these guitars are pretty much hollow bodies in disguise, when they say these are chambered they mean it, all the soldering world inside was extremely clean and so was the routing, installing the tv Jones was extremely easy, all I did was pull it through the pick up route straight through to the volume pot and it was ready, great improvement, highly recommend this guitar if you're gonna upgrade the pickups, because… virtually the same tone and feel
Music background: Below average maestro
Rated 5/5

Hardshell case

Just checking to see if anyone knows if I can get a hardshell case for my new Cadillac Green Beauty. Plays so smooth, love it
Music background: Years of jammin with friends
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