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Gretsch G5420TG-59 - Vintage Orange - Sweetwater Exclusive

Hollowbody Electric Guitar with Maple Top, Back, Sides, and Neck; Rosewood Fingerboard; 2 Humbucking Pickups; and Bigsby Vibrato - Vintage Orange with Gold Hardware
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You Can Only Get This Finish Here at Sweetwater!

Once you tear your eyes away from the Gretsch G5420TG Electromatic Hollowbody's eye-popping finish, hardware, and appointments, you'll find a serious instrument packed with premium features. These include a bound rosewood fingerboard, vintage-voiced Black Top Filter'Tron pickups, an Adjusto-matic bridge, and a Bigsby tailpiece for the subtle pitch modulation that has become synonymous with Gretsch guitars. Three-way pickup switching, separate volumes, and a master tone control ensure you'll be able to quickly dial-in the legendary tones the G5420TG hollowbody was built for.

Bright and spanky Black Top Filter'Tron pickups

Gretsch uncovered a set of Baldwin-era Filter'Tron pickups with incredible punch and twang — perfect for the G5420TG Electromatic Single-cut. They reverse engineered those special pickups to create the set of "Black Top" Filter'Tron humbucking pickups that you'll find loaded in this G5420TG. With their robust character and trademark cut, Black Top Filter'Trons keep you ready for everything from rockabilly and country to blues and classic rock. The Gretsch G5420TG even makes a legit jazz box.

Exceptionally flexible electronics

The Gretsch G5420TG Electromatic 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 lets you fine-tune your sound once you've got the pickups dialed in. And of course, you'll elicit sweet tone from the neck and bridge pickups individually.

Smooth vibrato action

Nothing beats the character and vintage vibe that the Bigsby tailpiece adds to the G5420TG Electromatic. Based on the original design created by Paul A. Bigsby, the Bigsby Licensed B60 tailpiece requires next to no effort to use, making it particularly easy to pull off slow, subtle, and extended bends. You'll be able to bend into notes, give full chords vintage-sounding modulation, and imbue single notes with a character that isn't attainable with other setups.

G5420TG Electromatic Hollowbody Single-cut with Bigsby Features:

  • Only at Sweetwater: gold hardware on Vintage Orange finish
  • 5-Ply maple top, back, and sides add snap and definition to your sound
  • Standard U-profile Maple neck; 24.6" scale length
  • Bound, 12"-radius compressed-rosewood fingerboard with 22 medium jumbo frets and pearloid neo-classic thumbnail inlays
  • Black Top Filter'Tron humbucking neck and bridge pickups
  • 3-Position pickup selector toggle; 2 volume controls, master tone
  • Bigsby licensed B60 vibrato tailpiece
  • Adjusto-Matic bridge with pinned compressed-rosewood base
  • Gloss body and neck finish
  • 1.6875" Graph Tech NuBone Nut
  • Gold hardware; G-Arrow control knobs

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Tech Specs

  • General
  • Number of Strings 6
  • Left-/Right-handed Right-handed
  • Body
  • Body Type Hollowbody
  • Body Shape G5420TG Electromatic
  • Body Material 5-ply Maple
  • Top Material Arched Maple
  • Body Finish Gloss
  • Color Vintage Orange
  • Neck
  • Neck Material Maple
  • Neck Shape Classic C
  • Neck Joint Set Neck
  • Radius 12"
  • Fingerboard Material Rosewood
  • Fingerboard Inlay Pearloid Neo-Classic Thumbnails
  • Number of Frets 22, Medium Jumbo
  • Scale Length 24.6"
  • Nut Width 1.6875"
  • Nut Material Graph Tech NuBone
  • Hardware
  • Bridge/Tailpiece Adjusto-Matic Bridge with Secured Rosewood Base, Bigsby B60 Vibrato Tailpiece
  • Tuners Vintage-style Open Gear
  • Electronics
  • Neck Pickup Black Top Filter'Tron Humbucker
  • Bridge Pickup Black Top Filter'Tron Humbucker
  • Controls 1 x master volume, 1 x master tone, 2 x volume (neck, bridge)
  • Switching 3-way toggle pickup switch
  • Miscellaneous
  • Strings Nickel Plated Steel, .011-.049
  • Case/Gig Bag Sold Separately
  • Manufacturer Part Number: 2505901512

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Absolutely Great Guitar

This is just a beautiful instrument. Full stop.

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I ordered a demo version of this guitar and the one blemish pointed out in the high res photo was barely if at all visible to the eye in person. The guitar was delivered in the Gretsch case I also ordered and it was a perfect match. I admit it, I waited only 18 hours after the delivery to open it up and start playing it. It was hard to wait, but the guitar was well packed only needed a tweak on one or two strings to be in tune and it holds tuning well. Honestly for the price the quality and playability of this guitar is amazing.

The Sweetwater limited 5420TG-59 is a beauty to look at, to hold, to share photos and of course to play. I've been riffing with some slap back echo to get that Setzer Rockabilly sound and then adding crunch on the DSL40 (that I bought a several years ago from Sweetwater) to get that early Bachman Turner Overdrive sound. Takin' Care Of Business sounds great! What a pleasure to play.

I've shared some photos on various social media sites and the reaction is the same every time…"wow that is a beautiful guitar…Congratulations". One things that I can't tell is which pickups this has on it. The Sweetwater product page basically says that these are sweetwater/gretsch special filtertron reverse engineered pickups and not the FT5E's. On one of the gear/hack sites, gearheads and gretsch-heads were adamant that once the production moved from Korea to China in 2022, all the guitars have the FT5E's and claimed that the ad had old data in it. In the end, I can't tell as it sounds like an AWESOME Gretsch hollowbody to me :-)

For this transaction I used some Gear Exchange e-gift cards I earned selling some gear. I highly recommend that if you've got pedals, cables, wireless gear and other stuff you bought over the years that you really aren't using, sell it to someone who will on Sweetwater's Gear Exchange. Finally, I want to thank my Sales Engineer David Wharam who worked with me to get my order put together — always a pleasure to work with and always comes through with advice and providing the best customer service throughout the buying experience including follow up.
by Armen Chakmakjian from MA on
Music background: Lifelong non-professional guitarist, love sharing covers on YouTube and other social media of my favorite 60s and 70s music (the greatest music)

Gretsch G5420TG-59

The G5420TG-59 is the first Gretsch to be added to my collection and it is hands down my favorite. The look, sound and playability right out of the box is excellent. I can only imagine what the higher end version is like. You could play anything on this guitar and it will sound great. I can't believe I have overlooked Gretsch all these years. And a big thank you to Zack at Sweetwater for helping me over the years. Sweetwater will always be my go to for my guitar purchases.
by Jody Williford from North Carolina on

Gretsch 5420 tg 59 is supreb

This Sweetwater exclusive Gretsch checks all the boxes. The pickups really shine the build is clean and finish every bit a fine example
Strung with 11 's it's punchy and growls. It can rock or jazz it up or rock a billy.
Can't be happier.
by Sweetwater Customer on
Music background: Player

A ton-o-guitar for the $

IMHO if you are looking for a Gretsch hollowbody for under a grand, and you like orange, this is the one. You can only get this guitar at Sweetwater. Read the description of this amazing instrument, and then consider that it is made in Korea and not China. That made all the difference to me because Korean craftsman are some of the best. This guitar is decked out with all the embellishments, and it is so well crafted that I can't find a single booger. I wish I could say the same about my Gibsons that cost 3x as much. It arrived fast, and after waiting for it to acclimate for a day I unboxed it. Instant gratification. Stunning guitar. It arrived in perfect condition, and it plays and sounds great. The Sweetwater 55-point inspection is fantastic. I have peace of mind with Sweetwater's 2-year warranty. Overall I am very satisfied. This is a ton of well made guitar for the money, and Sweetwater makes it an even better value with their customer service before and after the sale. You can't really go wrong.
by Daniel Murray from Bellefonte, PA on
Music background: Blues and classic rock guitar player.

Gretsch 5420 is a WINNER

I purchased this guitar , a 5420 TG Vintage Orange, in November of 2020. I play it daily. There are no issues with this guitar. I had a Gretsch in the 1960s and I believe that overall this guitar is better built. I remember that many of the Baldwin Gretsches were lacking. The playability is great, the construction is above average, mine is very good. The sound is very good. The Filtertron pickups are very warm sounding but not high output. The guitar stays in tune and is fun to play! I would highly recommend this guitar to anyone looking for that old time rockabilly sound and is on a budget. You won't go wrong with this guitar. Sweetwater is excellent to deal with, my sales engineer, Stephen Gray, is knowledgeable and great to work with. Buying this guitar was a wonderful experience!
by Gerald Dame from Carson City, NV on
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