Gretsch Guitars G5230T Electromatic Jet FT Vintage White/ London Grey

An Electromatic Jet designed to recapture the Gretsch spirit

Derived from the Jet heritage that has shaped decades of music, the G5230T Electromatic Jet FT Single-Cut with Bigsby embraces the fundamentals: a comfortable Jet format, a resonant hollow body, and the Gretsch sonic DNA carried by Filter'Tron pickups. This combination aims for an immediately recognizable sound, while remaining accessible and stage-oriented thanks to modern ergonomics and simple controls.

For whom, and in which styles?

This electric guitar is aimed at intermediate to advanced guitarists who want a vintage-character solid-body but versatile enough to cover a full set. Ideal for rock, rockabilly, indie, blues, and pop: it excels in crisp clean tones, punchy crunch, and articulate overdrives. The short scale facilitates bends and expressive playing, and the Bigsby encourages a more "singing" phrasing.

The sound

The core of the tone comes from the hollow mahogany body, which provides depth, a livelier response, and a beautiful resonance sensation, while retaining the impact of a Jet. The carved maple top adds attack and extra definition, useful for making chords and riffs stand out. The Black Top Filter'Tron pickups deliver a wide and balanced range: solid lows, dynamic mids, and bright but controlled highs, with excellent note separation. On the electronics side, the individual volumes allow fine balancing of each pickup, and the master volume with treble bleed preserves clarity when lowering the level, handy for switching from crunch to clean without losing presence.

Technical specifications

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

Body shape	Jet	Nut material	synthetic bone
Body style	Gretsch hollow-body guitars	Bridge	anchored Adjusto-Matic
Back	mahogany	Bridge mounting	anchored
Chambering	hollowed (chambered)	Tailpiece / vibrato	Bigsby B50
Binding	white with black/white purfling	Pickguard	London Grey Plexi with black Gretsch and Electromatic logos
Finish	gloss	Pickup covers	nickel
Thickness	8.5" / 216 mm	Control knobs	G-Arrow
Neck material	mahogany	Selector tip	nickel
Construction	set-neck	Hardware finish	nickel
Profile	Thin "U"	Tuners	die-cast
Headstock binding	white	Strap buttons	knurled Gretsch
Radius	12" / 305 mm	Neck pickup	Black Top Filter'Tron
Inlays	Thumbnail Neo-Classic mother-of-pearl	Bridge pickup	Black Top Filter'Tron
Side dots	black	Configuration	Filter'Tron / Filter'Tron
Number of frets	22	Controls	Volume 1 (neck pickup), Volume 2 (bridge pickup), master volume, master tone
Fret size	medium jumbo	Selector	3-position switch
Scale length	24.6" / 625 mm	Position 1	bridge pickup
Nut	synthetic bone	Position 2	bridge and neck pickups
Nut width	1.6875" / 42.86 mm	Position 3	neck pickup