Classic Gretsch Style
The Gretsch G5230T is crafted with a chambered mahogany body and an arched maple top, offering a perfect blend of warmth and clarity. The Gold Sparkle finish, combined with chrome hardware and a Gold plexi pickguard, gives it a bold and eye-catching look that stands out on any stage.
Versatile Sound
Equipped with FT-5E humbuckers, the G5230T delivers a dynamic tonal range with clarity and punch. The combination of individual volume controls, a master tone, and a master volume with treble bleed allows you to shape your sound with precision, maintaining crisp highs and full-bodied lows.
Smooth Playability
The lower set thin U-shaped mahogany neck offers effortless access to higher frets, ensuring smooth transitions across the fretboard. The 12-inch radius laurel fingerboard, featuring Neo-Classic inlays, provides a comfortable and responsive playing experience for a variety of styles.
Expressive Performance
The Bigsby B50 vibrato tailpiece adds expressive pitch control, allowing subtle vibrato effects and dynamic bends. Paired with the anchored Adjusto-Matic bridge, it ensures tuning stability and reliable intonation, making it a dependable choice for live performances and recording sessions.
Specifications
- Product Name: Gretsch G5230T Electromatic Sparkle Jet FT Single-Cut with Bigsby, Gold Sparkle
- Product Code: 2507914535
Body
- Body Material: Chambered mahogany
- Top Material: Arched maple
- Body Finish: Gloss
- Body Shape: Jet
- Body Binding: White with black/white purfling
- Body Depth: 1.85" (47 mm)
- Cutaway: Single cutaway
- Bracing: Chambered
Neck & Fretboard
- Neck Material: Mahogany
- Neck Finish: Gloss
- Neck Shape: Thin "U"
- Neck Construction: Set-neck
- Fingerboard Material: Laurel
- Fingerboard Radius: 12" (305 mm)
- Fret Size: Medium jumbo
- Number of Frets: 22
- Inlays: Pearloid Neo-Classic thumbnail
- Scale Length: 24.6" (625 mm)
- Nut Width: 1.6875" (42.86 mm)
- Nut Material: Synthetic bone
Hardware & Electronics
- Bridge: Anchored Adjusto-Matic
- Tailpiece: Bigsby B50 vibrato
- Tuning Machines: Die-cast sealed
- Hardware Finish: Chrome
- Pickguard: Gold plexi with Gretsch logo
- Pickups: FT-5E Filter'Tron humbuckers
- Controls: Volume 1 (neck), Volume 2 (bridge), master volume, master tone
- Switching: 3-position toggle (bridge, bridge and neck, neck)
- Strings: Nickel plated steel (.010-.046 gauges)
- Strap Buttons: Gretsch knurled strap retainer knobs