Gretsch Guitars Electromatic Jet Club RW Riviera Blue
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Electromatic Jet: The Gretsch Spirit in an Accessible and High-Performance Version
The Electromatic series is designed to capture the Gretsch aesthetic and sonic personality in an electric guitar built for both stage and studio. This Jet Club adopts the Jet shape and focuses on a modern design (coil splits, treble bleed) to offer a wide palette of sounds, from dense and articulate cleans to more powerful saturations.
Who is it for, and what styles?
The Gretsch Electromatic Jet Club is aimed at ambitious beginners as well as intermediate players seeking an expressive solid-body guitar that is easy to set up and capable of covering multiple genres. With its humbuckers and coil splits, it is particularly suited for rock, blues, pop, indie, and more aggressive overdrive tones, while maintaining clarity in clean sounds.
The Sound
The mahogany body with acoustic chambers provides a warm foundation, a nice presence in the midrange, and a more "alive" response than a solid body, with a good balance between attack and sustain. The two PureVolt Twin Six humbuckers deliver a full and even sound, ideal for crunch and distortion while remaining clear on chords. The push-pull coil splits on each tone control allow for fine-tuning the character and gaining clarity and bite depending on the position, while the treble bleed on the master volume preserves the highs when lowering the volume, enabling smooth cleans without loss of definition.
Technical specifications
| Category | Single cut | Fingerboard | Rosewood |
| Left handed | No | Scalloped | Simple |
| Strings | Steel | Color | Blue |
| Nbr of strings | 6 | ||
| Shape | Jet | Bridge | LockDown with locking feature |
| Material | mahogany with acoustic chambers | Pickguard | 3-ply tortoiseshell |
| Finish | glossy polyester | Hardware finish | nickel |
| Construction | set-neck | Pickup covers | nickel |
| Profile | Performance "C" | Control knobs | Gretsch Knurled Radio Knob |
| Radius | 12" / 305 mm | Selector tip | nickel |
| Inlays | Miniature Neo-Classic thumbnail pearloid | Tuners | sealed, die-cast |
| Side dots | black | Strap buttons | vintage style |
| Frets | 22 | Configuration | HH |
| Fret size | Medium Jumbo | Neck pickup | PureVolt Twin Six Humbucker |
| Scale length | 24.875" / 632 mm | Bridge pickup | PureVolt Twin Six Humbucker |
| Nut | Graph Tech NuBone | Controls | master volume with Treble-Bleed, tone 1 (neck pickup), tone 2 (bridge pickup) |
| Nut width | 42.86 mm / 1.6875" | Selector | 3-way switch (bridge / neck + bridge / neck) |
| Truss rod | dual-action, adjustable at the headstock | Auxiliary switching | push-pull on each tone knob for coil splitting respective bridge and neck pickups |
| Truss rod nut | 4 mm hex | Special electronics | Treble Bleed, push-pull coil splits on tone knobs |
| Headstock binding | aged white | Markers | fingerboard binding, black side dots |
Questions frequently asked
What sounds do the PureVolt Twin Six humbuckers offer?
The two PureVolt Twin Six humbuckers deliver a wide range, with present mids and good chord clarity in crunch or distortion. The chambered mahogany body provides warmth and sustain.
Are the pickups on the Gretsch Electromatic Jet Club RW Riviera Blue coil-splittable?
Each tone knob includes a push-pull allowing coil splitting of the associated pickup, neck or bridge. This switching offers more clarity and bite depending on the selected setting.
What is the scale length and neck comfort?
The glued-in neck has a 24.875-inch (632 mm) scale length, a Performance “C” profile, and a rosewood fingerboard with a 12-inch (305 mm) radius. Its 22 Medium Jumbo frets and 42.86 mm nut width provide a feel suited to modern playing styles.
Does the volume maintain treble when turned down?
A Treble-Bleed circuit on the master volume preserves the treble when lowering the volume, allowing the sound to stay clear without losing definition.
What styles can this Jet Club guitar cover?
This guitar is suitable for rock, blues, pop, and indie thanks to its HH configuration and coil splits. The three-position selector gives access to the bridge pickup, both pickups, or the neck pickup. The LockDown bridge with locking saddles and sealed tuners complete this setup.
