The Best Electric Guitars of the GRETSCH brand

Let’s go with a selection of the most valued Electric guitars for this brand. This is a selection based on different parameters such as quality, sales leader and positive reviews.

Guitar Gretsch G5220 EMTC JET BT CSG

This guitar usually has a price around 387.00 €

  • Electromatic series
  • Top: Maple
  • Chambered body: Mahogany
  • Neck: Mahogany
  • Fretboard: Walnut
  • Pearloid block fretboard inlays
  • 22 Medium jumbo frets
  • Nut width: 43 mm
  • Scale: 625 mm
  • Pickups: 2 Black Top Broad'Trons
  • 2 Volume, 1 master volume and 1 master tone controls
  • Anchored Adjusto-Matic bridge
  • Gretsch V-stop tailpiece
  • G Arrow Knobs
  • White pearl pickguard
  • Die-cast machine heads
  • Colour: Casino Gold
  • Suitable cases: Article number 316310 (not included)

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Gretsch G5220 Electromatic Jet

Some comments from people who come to the forum about this model:

Comment:

This arrived in perfect condition and was already setup ready to go, I put some locking tuners on and changed the strings to a gauge I prefer and, well this is such a great guitar.
It’s a nice weight, feels substantial without being an anchor. Necks not too thick, sort of cross between 60s les Paul and an older style tele, quite comfortable in the hand and not fatiguing when playing stuff like bar chords etc. Lovely finish. The colour is much nicer in real life than in the photos, its not so yellow gold, very classy in-fact, hardware is nice, well built, chrome well finished, nut is cut properly, not sure the material but it’s not worth changing as it does its job very well. Frets are level, fret ends are well finished, nothing sharp although the fret board was quite dry so worth an oil, (12” radius) incidentally I wasn’t sure what the walnut board was going to be like and I think it’s a surprisingly nice alternative to rosewood, prefer it to pau ferro once its oiled.
But it’s the pickups that I got this Gretsch for, and they are great. sort of modern and old fashion all at the same time so they’re sort of doing their own thing and that’s really pleasing to the ear. Great for bluesy stuff, great for jazz, great for country great for pub pop tunes, both ballads and quick stuff. Sits in a mix so neatly (especially with single coils) and great live through my Vox-ac30, nice clean and nice overdriven, (although its happier with classic overdrive rather than very hot modern distortion tones, that’s just my ears though, I guess it could djent at a push lol).
The main issue I have now is that I can’t find a case it will fit in properly. Its too wide for the normal single-cut cases so for now I’ve put it in a semi-hollow case, it’s a bit lose but I’ve just stuffed some random padding in it and it make do for now
So that’s my recommendation, its not a lot of money for a great axe, defiantly give it a go id say

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Well I love this guitar. It simply sounds great, and the finish and detail is perfect. The only problem which stopped it getting full marks was the tuners that wouldn’t stay in tune and clicked and clanked. I had to replace them (Gotoh SG381-20 Tuners 3L/3R C – easy to replace simply unscrew the originals and drop these in – took 20 mins) and now its fine. It looks and sounds great. Even with the extra €38 I had to spend on the new tuners its an amazing guitar for the money.

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Guitar Gretsch G5230T Electromatic Jet FT FBR

This guitar usually has a price around 469.00 €

  • Electromatic series
  • Chambered body: Mahogany
  • Top: Maple
  • Neck: Mahogany
  • Fretboard: Walnut
  • Pearloid Thumbnail fretboard inlays
  • 22 Medium jumbo frets
  • Nut width: 43 mm
  • Scale: 625 mm
  • Pickups: 2 Black Top FilterTrons
  • 2 Volume, master volume and master tone controls
  • Bigsby licensed B50 tremolo
  • G Arrow knobs
  • Die-cast machine heads
  • Colour: Firebird Red
  • Suitable case available under: Article number 131827 or 316310 (not included)

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Guitar Gretsch G5232T Emtc DBL Jet FT MNS

This guitar usually has a price around 495.00 €

  • Chambered body: Mahogany
  • Top: Maple
  • Neck: Mahogany
  • Fretboard: Walnut
  • Frets: 22 Medium jumbo
  • Nut width: 42.90 mm
  • Scale: 625 mm
  • Pickups: 2 Black Top FilterTron humbuckers
  • Master volume control with Treble Bleed circuit
  • Bridge: Anchored Adjustomatic
  • Tremolo: Bigsby B50
  • Colour: Midnight Sapphire

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Gretsch G5232T Electromatic Double Jet FT - Sound Demo (no talking)

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Guitar Gretsch G5421 Electromatic Jet Club

This guitar usually has a price around 299.00 €

  • Chambered basswood body
  • Laminated maple archtop
  • Maple neck
  • Rosewood fretboard (Dalbergia latifolia)
  • 22 Medium frets
  • White Pearloid neo-classic thumbnail inlays
  • Nut width: 43 mm
  • Scale: 625 mm
  • 2 Gretsch dual-coil pickups
  • Anchored Adjust-o-Matic bridge with stopbar tailpiece
  • Finish: Firebird Red

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GRETSCH G5421 JET CLUB MODEL GTR H-H FIREBIRD RED - QUICK REVIEW

Some comments from people who come to the forum about this model:

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I use to own this guitar for over 3 years, after that I sold this to a friend. Regret it ever since.

I used it to play mainly blues, jazz, some low gain rock.

Nice chunky D shaped neck that plays very comfortably. I only needed to smooth out the fret edges and straighten the truss rod and it played even better than out of the box.

The pickups sound lovely, very much single coil-like, but with some of the roundness of humbuckers. It also has kind of a twang to it, like T-style guitar would have. Generally good for any clean and low-mid gain playing.

The wiring is super easy, I had to change one volume pot that I broke, but it is generally wired like T-style guitar, so no problem changing it.

The only issue I had with it was the tuning – the tuning sometimes slipped, mostly on G and D strings, but then again, at this price point its expected to have slightly cheaper tuners. If you change it for Gotoh or something similar, even non-locking you should be golden.

In general really loved this guitar, probably going to buy new one in future.

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This is a nice guitar ,came well set up and plays lovely.The stock picures of this do not do it justice.There should be a certain amount of quality with a Gretsch guitar and this does not disappoint.The overall feel is nice and finish is flawless.Pickups sound clear and funky,good for a range of stylesI play everything from RocknRoll to Beatles ,Bryan adams to Maroon 5 and i can get a good sound on all.I am going to fit a Bigsby (didnt get the jet with a bigsby cos i wanted this firebird red colour) At this price its a bit of a bargain.
Beauty

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Guitar Gretsch G5220 Electromatic Jet BT JG

This guitar usually has a price around 395.00 €

  • Chambered body: Mahogany
  • Top: Maple
  • Neck: Mahogany
  • Fretboard: Laurel
  • Pearloid Big Block fretboard inlays
  • 22 Medium jumbo frets
  • Nut width: 42.90 mm
  • Scale: 625 mm
  • Pickups: 2 Black Top Broad’Tron humbuckers
  • 2 Volume, 1 master volume and 1 master tone controls
  • Anchored Adjusto-Matic bridge
  • Gretsch V-stop tailpiece
  • G Arrow Knobs
  • White Pearl pickguard
  • Die-cast machine heads
  • Colour: Jade Gray

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Gretsch G5220 Electromatic Jet

Some comments from people who come to the forum about this model:

Comment:

The minute I saw this instrument, I knew I had to have it. I first saw the gold one in a local store and thought it a bit flash for me. But it just sounded so nice, when the jade green launched This year I added it to the basket and checked it out immediately. I previously owned an epiphone les Paul standard and a beginner’s strat imitation, the strat lacked growl and the les Paul was missing some depth. As always the packaging and shipping from thomann was perfect and prompt.
On first opening the package it was the beauty of the finish that initially struck me. The natural wood on the rear is gorgeous. Upon plugging it in the volume, depth and sustain from the clean channel was impeccable. With some overdrive it roars into life. There is a bit of bleed between the pickups which seems to enhance rather than detract.
Overall, it’s a great size, has huge tonal flexibility, stays in tune, is solidly built and just cries out to be played. Couldn’t be more happy with my purchase and the service

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I use it for rock and clean tones, practising and on small stages.
I’m very happy with it. It inspires to play.

CONS:
It came with no setup. One pot was not working correctly. Luckily easy fixes at local luthier. (Thomann would have handeled it I’m sure, but I was in a hurry)
PROS:
Great sustain, brightness and twang (or "telecasterness") can be adjusted to get many tones. If my pickups are set up correctly I’m very happy with one-channel tube amp, switching neck and bridge.

It looks beautiful. As said it’s not only for rockabilly or coutry but is a really versatile instrument.

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Guitar Gretsch G6131T-62 VE Jet Firebird Red

This guitar usually has a price around 2390.00 €

  • Professional Collection
  • Body: Mahogany
  • Neck: Maple
  • Neck profile: U
  • Fretboard: Ebony
  • 22 Medium jumbo frets
  • Fretboard inlays: Aged pearloid thumbnails
  • Aged body and neck binding
  • Bone nut
  • Nut width: 43 mm
  • Scale: 625 mm
  • Pickup: 2 TV Jones Classic (neck and bridge)
  • Treble bleed circuit
  • Squeezebox PIOcapacitors
  • Pinned Space Control bridge on ebony base
  • Bigsby B3G tremolo
  • Grover Sta-Tite machine heads
  • Golden hardware
  • Colour: Firebird Red
  • G6238 deluxe case included

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Gretsch G6131T-62 Vintage Select ’62 Jet in Firebird Red | Featured Demo | Gretsch Guitars

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Guitar Gretsch G5220 Electromatic Jet BT BK

This guitar usually has a price around 395.00 €

  • Electromatic series
  • Chambered body: Mahogany
  • Top: Maple
  • Neck: Mahogany
  • Fretboard: Walnut
  • Pearloid block fretboard inlays
  • 22 Medium jumbo frets
  • Nut width: 43 mm
  • Scale: 625 mm
  • Pickups: 2 Black Top Broad’Trons
  • 2 Volume, 1 master volume and 1 master tone controls
  • Anchored Adjusto-Matic bridge
  • Gretsch V-stop tailpiece
  • G Arrow Knobs
  • White pearl pickguard
  • Die-cast machine heads
  • Colour: Black
  • Suitable case available under: Article no. 129350 (not included)

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Gretsch G5220 Electromatic Jet

Some comments from people who come to the forum about this model:

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Having read a load of users reviews of the G5220, I still thought that it was a good guitar *for the money*, and that it would look good. Since my budget was really tight, I couldn’t really ask for more, but man, did I get a whole lot more!

This is surely one of the best guitars I’ve ever played, let alone bought. Does "the Gretsch sound" like a pro, but can still tear it up like a certain "Les-something". In this price range you usually go fo Squier or Epiphone when looking at classic stuff, but Gretsch has really surprised me in the best way. I play some experimental stuff, mixed up with blues, rockabilly and country, and it’s perfect!

Of course, it doesn’t play as smoothly as my old American Standard Fender Tele, but it’s still pretty darned sweet to play it, and it certainly looks the part!

So, basically,

Pros: Sounds great, plays really well, looks awesome

Cons: Some minor cosmetic dings, probably due to it being an under-500-bucks instrument. And even still, unless you take a magnifying glass to it, there’s no way you’ll feel like it’s a cheaper guitar.

10/10 would buy again

Comment:

First of all The Thomann team and the experience they provided was outstanding. From the second they approved the purchase i was in the loop of were my guitar was and so on . The UPS service was very welcome and it was for free!!! It took 5 days for the guitar to come to Bulgaria witch i though would be a 30 day wait really … The guitar even came almost in tune well packaged.
Now on the guitar it self.
Sounds like it should !!! Witch is versatile and just an easy overall instrument to play. I’m so happy !

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