Gretsch Guitars Electromatic Premier Jet EBO Clairvoyant

The Premier Jet: The Jet Spirit Reimagined at the Top of the Electromatic Collection

Within the Electromatic Collection, the Premier Jet stands as a meticulously crafted interpretation of the Jet shape: an iconic Gretsch design, performance-focused construction, and modern technical choices. Its chambered mahogany body topped with a solid maple top aims for a highly musical balance between attack, sustain, and comfort, while maintaining the "Jet" visual identity and premium finishes (binding, inlays, nickel hardware). The result is a Gretsch solid body built for versatility, with a snappy response, great clarity, and an immediately familiar feel.

Who Is It For, and Which Styles?

The Gretsch Electromatic Premier Jet is designed for intermediate to advanced guitarists seeking a solid body capable of covering multiple genres without struggling with the instrument. Thanks to its HH configuration and highly usable electronics, it naturally covers rock, blues, pop, indie, and any styles where you want both grit, dynamics, and clear chord definition. Its short 24.88" scale length offers a pleasantly flexible feel for bends, vibratos, and expressive lines, while remaining precise for rhythm playing.

Sound

The core tone of this Premier Jet comes from the combination of chambered mahogany + solid maple top. Mahogany provides a warm, full foundation with present low-mids and natural sustain, while maple adds attack, clarity, and better note separation. The chambering contributes to a more "breathing" sensation than a fully solid body, with increased resonance and often a more comfortable weight for long sets.

The two Sphera Twin Six humbuckers offer a wide palette: the neck pickup delivers easily rounded and singing tones, perfect for melodic lines, rich chords, and thick overdrives. The bridge pickup provides a sharper attack with presence that helps it cut through the mix, ideal for riffs, articulated power chords, and biting leads. In the middle position (neck + bridge), you get a very versatile balance, often the "sweet spot" for clean rhythms and defined crunch.

The electronics enhance this versatility: the master volume with treble-bleed preserves highs when lowering the volume, allowing you to clean up an overdriven sound without losing brightness or precision. The two No-Load tone controls (one dedicated to the neck pickup, one to the bridge pickup) allow, at their maximum setting, to bypass the tone circuit for a more direct and open sound, useful when you want maximum bite and dynamics. Finally, the push-pull on the master volume activates the Lumen Filter, an additional voicing option to fine-tune character and switch registers without changing amps.

Recommended Compatible Accessories

To maintain the original feel and balance, you can stick with an electric string set of Nickel Plated Steel in 10-46 gauge. For playing, a selection of picks and a standard instrument cable will perfectly suit this guitar (universal compatibility for electric guitars).

Technical specifications

Electronics: microphone configuration	HH	Scalloped	Simple
Category	Single cut	Body	Mahogany
Left handed	No	Bridge / tailpiece	Fixed
Strings	Steel	Electronics	Passive
Nbr of strings	6	Color	White
Top	Maple	Finishing	Glossy
Fingerboard	Ebony	Hardware	Nickel
Nbrs of frets	22

Shape	Jet	Scale Length	24.88" / 632 mm
Style	Gretsch Solid Body Guitars	Nut	Graph Tech NuBone
Cutaway	single	Nut Width	1.6875" / 42.86 mm
Binding	aged white with B/W purfling	Truss Rod	dual-action, headstock adjustment
Body Finish	gloss lacquer	Truss Rod Nut	4 mm hex
Neck Material	mahogany	Hardware Finish	nickel
Construction	set-neck	Bridge	LockDown Locking Bridge
Profile	Performance "C"	Bridge Mounting	anchored
Neck Finish	gloss lacquer	Pickguard	Black Plexi
Headstock Binding	aged white	Pickup Covers	nickel
Radius (compound)	10" to 14" / 254 mm to 355.6 mm	Knobs	Knurled Plain Top Metal
Inlays	Pearloid Neo-Classic Thumbnail	Selector Tip	nickel
Side Dots	Luminlay	Tuners	die-cast sealed locking
Number of Frets	22	Strap Locks	locking
Fret Size	medium jumbo