Brand New Gretsch Electromatic G5420T & G5422T demo and playing examples.
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- Опубліковано 2 лют 2022
- Full description of the upgrades, with lots of playing over backing tracks. Clean to medium gain. Playing starts around 6 mins!
More to come.
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Fantastic sound. Lots of range for both.
That walnut is so beautiful! I'm a novice player and new to electric. I've always admired Gretsch, loved the look, and especially the sound, and the masters that play them. I can always hear these guitars ins song. I finally bought one... A 21 G5427TG in Sapphire Blue. I haven't even been able to pick it up from the shop yet, but the photos are amazing! I'm so excited to play it. I can certainly hear the difference in the two. I was torn on which to buy, but am glad i bought the full hollow single cut. I mean more towards country blues and simply LOVE the sound. Thank you for sharing and demonstrating the differences!
Excellent review, Gretsch is really killing it with the choice of amazing colours!
Thank you so much. I am shopping the Gretsch line and your video was extremely helpful.
I,m very glad to be of assistance!!!
G5422T absolutely, fantastic sound!
Thanks fot this video. I hesitate between these two models. You talked about jazz setting and concluded with a "plenty more to come" therefore, I suscribe :)
Ohh dear lord, that 5422T is SO DAMN PURDY!!! 😍😍😍
I think you’ve sold me on the g5240t. So many gorgeous colors to choose from. I might just go with the classic Gretsch orange though.
Grear demo. Great play. I have 2 Gretsch with a single cutway, but want to try a double. I use slide sometimes and I think that double cutway are better for this. Thanks for the vídeo.
I think you are right dude. I am going to one more vid with these and do some open G and slide!
I've watched alot of videos comparing Gretsch guitars at this point.
The 2.25" thickness seem to strike the ideal balance between hollow and focus. It compliments the filtertrons full range frequenzy by not emphasizing any part of the spectrum over others. Can't really think of a more versatile guitar that still brings something unique in it's sound.
Gretsch is best. 🤘
I now have both of the models.
G5422tg, in Orange, since last year.
G5420t, in Blue, around a week ago.
This video helped with both purchases.
Wayne!!! Good choice mate. Glad to have been of assistance 😄👍🏻
Those are gorgeous!!
They are Killer are they not!!!! Hope your'e well.
Thank you. I've been looking forward to this. I love your approach, your comparisons and your playing ability! What would be a good Electromatic Gretsch model that you have played that is would suit an intermediate player (in the middle of incorporating rhythm and soloing) who enjoys playing, blues, classic rock, outlaw country and folk? From these two models I was liking the G5422 better.
Hi dude. All round? The 5422T will fit most styles, a liitle more midrange focussed than the single cut, and overdrives a little more sweetly in my opinion, but still has the Gretsch twang and clarity.
@@damonthegnomeoftonechivers thanks again for your advice.
@@damonthegnomeoftonechivers would a G5622t with broad’trons work; or do you loose the Gretsch vibe with those pickups?
@@blkleblanc I just bought an electromatic 5622 and the pickups felt like a big jump on the pickups in the streamliner range that I tried alongside it. Those felt a lot more like run of the mill humbuckers and not very different from those in the epiphone 335 and ibanez 58 humbuckers that I tried. I love the 5622 I got. It has a brightness at the top end that competes with my tele while having the much bigger lower range that comes with a semi-hollow guitar.
Great comparison video Damon! New subscriber. Love your content. I just purchased a G5427T (Same model as G5420 from Guitar Center). I notice , what looks to be, a depression in the maple top around the 3 way switch area . Is this normal , in your opinion?
HI mate. Thanks for the comments. if you have any doubts, pop it back to where you bought it and let them have a quick look?
I ve recently purchased a g5420 (korean). Very nice guitar but the pickups can’t be raised to the gretsch recommandations for the fulltron (3/32, 6/32). I had to cut the springs of the adjustment screws. Now it sounds greater :-)
Enjoying the content, I’ve been a Gibson player for the longest time and am stepping into the world of rockabilly/psychobilly. (Rev Horton Heat, Setzer, Meteors, etc)
I saw you vid demoing the 3 models including the rat rod and 5622. I really like the clarity and openness of the 5420 series. Do you notice any issues accessing higher portions of the fretboard between the 5420 and 5422? (Is the heel thickness the same?)
Thanks again for the info!
Hi there. Nice to hear from you. On these guitars the upper fret access is pretty much the same. It’s not as awkward as a proper pro series reissue, so the fretboard doesn’t stand so far away from the body. It’s not as easy as a players edition, where the neck is dropped right into the body for access. So about in between the two! I’ve never found any hinderamce up to the A on the top e.
@@damonthegnomeoftonechivers thanks again for the info, that is very helpful. In the short amount of time I've been researching, your channel has given me all the info I need
@@Vaughn6886 Thanks dude! much apreciated.
14:45 Good tone
I'm a professiona musician i have a lot of guitars but my two electromatic are absolutely comparables to a professional guitars.
I have a Electromatic Jet and an Electromatic 5410T Rat Rod....absolutely stunning instruments.
They are amazing mate
I just got one myself, the G5420T as a matter of fact. Wife got it for me for our anniversary. Love it! Sounds and plays sooooo good. It is my first Gretsch experience and I am hooked. If I may ask, and you are still monitoring this post, what strings would you suggest to use with the 5420T model? Currently I have restrung it with D'Addario's NYXL 10|46 but they are not staying in tune when using the bigsby. Any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks for watching, much appreciated. Make sure that you stretch the strings out properly when you put them on. Realisically 10-46/10-52 should be OK. 11's are better if you can manage them!
interesting, I just restrung my 5420T and also having issues staying in tune. I think I didnt use enough windings on the posts so will buy another set and start all over!
@@911engineguy yea I think it's the gauge of the strings and also truth be told, the plastic ring under the spring on the bigsby is not installed. It came off so after December I plan on restringing and fixing it with the right type and gauge of strings.
I also use 10s NYXLs on my 5240T.
My best advice is to get some locking tuners, i have lockings on all my Bigsby equipped guitars.
You can try to lubricate your nut and bridge slots. Don't do too many windings on the tuner peg. Those windings tend to stretch in itself.
And don't forget, Bigsbys are for tender use, not for dive bombs 😎
Sorry I can't explain it better, English is not my native language.
@@TheElrondo It is ok my friend. You did very well in your explanation and I appreciate it. I will look into getting some of those and will also try to not have to many windings. Thank you!
Hey Mr Chivers, thanks for your clarifications and information!! nice demonstration!! one doubt.. considering mostly same material and electronics, how come they sound different like exactly how you said?!?! 5420 is more open, clear and 5422 fatter and mid rangy? major difference is the body thickness, is this the reason for such difference in sound? I have a 5622, and understand that Board tron will sound different because it is different pickup, but the ones you had compared are same same... please try to explain me this because really difficult for me to get it... you also use same effects, amps, etc, right?!?
Hi there. Thanks for watching. You are exactly right. The size and depth of the bodies makes a difference, as does whether or not it has a Centre block . Think of the difference in tone between a Gibson 175 and a 335? Same thing here. Also a totally hollow 330 sounds different to a 335 where the pickups and bridge are mounted to a Centre block.
I've noticed that the new G5422TG's are $100 cheaper than the older version on Sweetwater. Hoping they cut costs moving production to China from Korea without sacrificing quality. Definitely a darker finish than the old ones.
Hello Mr Jones...If anything these feel of a higher quality than the old models. Gretcsch just have the bang for the buck aspect of guitar making nailed!
Kinda being misleading with the bracing comments
The only thing these 2 bracings share is the name. The 59 trustle bracing gos from the bridge to the neck. The NEW " Trustle BLOCK" bracing gos only inder the bridge much smaller and if the 59 go's up and down ( bridge to neck) the new bracing go's side to side horizontal under the bridge in place of the sound bar bracing that useto be under the bridge. I'm not saying its bad but it most definitely is NOT like the 59 bracing you get in the Brian Setzer Grestchs.
I have the same guitar, great rig. What do you have in your rack? I have a home studio and looking for ideas. Thx
Hi mate. Pretty simple. Focusrite Interface. Focus ISA One Preamp/Direct Box. Warm Audio La2a and Warm Audio Pultec EQP1 copies. Not a cheap setup, but certainly not a remortgage pricetag, but does the job for most recording applications.
Thanks for the info
My guitar has what they call center block bracing which is only a small block of wood right under the bridge. You can see it looking through the side holds. It doesn't have a peace of wood running from the back to the front like your are describing. I think you should look through the side holds for this enter block right under the bridge. You may only have the center block under the bridge. It is about 4" X 1/2" X 5" L x W X H
is yours
the new 2022 model?
@@damonthegnomeoftonechivers
Not sure but it was made in China. It is a very nice full hollow body guitar L5 style. It does not have a brace running from the back to the front, only the center block under the bridge. If you have a model with a brace running from the back to the front it is different from my guitar. If you take a flash light and look in the side hole you can see the center block under the bridge. supporting the top and bottom of the guitar. You may have a different model but they look identical and they call my guitar a center block Guitar.
I think the G5420T in blue looks even better...
It is very sexy indeed!!!
I just bought a G5427TG in Sapphire. I haven't picked it up, but dang is it beautiful. The Fairlane Blue is amazing, too
@@brada1997 well, yes but I think the Azure blue is even better than the fairlane. Viseo is one thing, IRL is a totally different thing. I have only tried the fairlane blue but the Azure blue seems to be a little more darker blue
@@brada1997 I planned to buy the G5420T in Fairlane blue not did not quite like tie colour IRL. To light blue for my taste. Ensed up with buying the G6118T-135 (casino gold/cherry) but I still want a blue guitar so the G5420T in Azure blue might be it... just have to see it in real life/light conditions to know how the colour really looks. Prefer a little darker blue colours compared to the Fairlane Blue.
Are they that much different from the Players Edition made in Japan models? I mean, the MIJ would be superior, but are they 2k superior? Never played one, I own the Electromatic 5422tg and I am more than happy with it
Hi mate. The eternal question. Whilst the Electromatic guitars are excellent value for money. I have quite happily gigged and recorded with them. Howver….the Japanese guitars are a totally different experience. Woods, construction, Hardware, sounds playability, and finishing are on another level. It you can pulll it out, all the tone is there!
@@damonthegnomeoftonechivers yeah, the Japanese Player series is worth every penny of that big price tag. you feel, and hear it every second you play one.
but the Electromatics are worth, IMHO, more than what you pay for them. they really do stand out for quality in their price range, startlingly so.
i plan on grabbing a couple more. Jets. one black, single cut, v-stoptail, broadtrons (i'll change those out for Filters too). the other broadway jade, single cut, wraparound bridge, p90s. Gretsch have a *very* nice p90 and it sounds great in a Jet.
apart from the pickups, the Electromatic and professionals have same specs, maybe the bracing, even the finish is gloss. SO what's the actual difference? Electronics and where it's made?
Professional series are hand made in Japan as opposed to factory cnc routing etc. It’s like the difference between a Mexican Strat. Ad a Cusrom Shop . Masssive difference .
The front and back on a Proline are 5 ply, on an Electro, they're 3 ply. The Prolines are sprayed with nitro (IIRC), the Electros are poly.The wiring, pots and caps are different. The Bigsbys are sand cast on Pros, die cast on Electros, different hardware. Different neck profiles. About the only thing that IS the same is the body shapes.
How heavy are they ? Kg. Tank you
Never weighed them to be honest. But…. They are very light as they have no Centre blocks so completely hollow
From expert to expert: Deactivating the comments is the beginning of the end.
You have nothing on your channel? Weird for an expert?😆😆😆😆😆🎸🎸🎸🎸
You mentioned CSN earlier? I got to play one of Stills Strats once, very cool indeed. Not his Gretsch though unfortunately.
@@damonthegnomeoftonechivers I mentioned CGS, not CSN. But I'm also a fan of CS&N.
@@maxkatz2 personally Max I would rather you didn’t mention that channel here, I’m rather tired of all the accusations and trolling coming from him.
Are they still ceramic magnets in the pickups???
I thouht they were alinico?
@@damonthegnomeoftonechivers a lot of times Gretsch spec sheets leave something to be desired. Like my Electromatic Bo Diddly. I looked all over and went through old catalogs to find out what wood was used in it. All I saw over and over is mapel neck so I went into the control cavity and sratched away some paint and although I think it's mahogany I'm not 100% sure. I also have a Grestch FSR in surf green and the pickups say "filtertron" I called the store customer service and they just said filtertron. I called Grestch and they didn't know anything about it. Another website said HS Filtertrons but the OHM readings on them are around mid to hi 7s HS Filtertrons are low to mid 4 ohm. I think they are Mega Trons with gold covers since theres no way to differentiate Mega Trons & Filtertrons. Epaphone and some of the Fender pickups have a sticker on the pickups to know what they are. Buying on the used market you just have to take a leap of faith the person knows what they have. Long story short I'm a Gestch fan boy but I wish they were better at the specific on the spec sheet and marking the pick up. Thanks Damon I always enjoy your videos and knowledge. Cheers the new line looks awesome.
The Gretsch "twang " stayed in Korea with the Black Top pickups.
I disagree, I think these sound great
Utter silly emotional bias nonsense. The new FT-5E Filter'Trons fitted to the Chinese built G5422TG are actually tonally superior to the BlackTop Filter'Trons if the traditional Gretsch chime is what is wanted. I have current model Electromatic Gretschs fitted with both, respectively their G5422TG & G5232T. Both are outstanding for their price point, but the FT-5Es are noticeably superior for Gretsch chime and "twang". Absolutely an improvement. QC on the Chinese models is argbuably better and more consistant than it was on the Korean. Mine are both flawless, and I am a pedantic bastard in that regard. Man I love these guitars. I have found my niche with Gretsch instruments.
Why make such Big Body Guitars, very clumsy to Hold.
Because they sound awesome 😎
Next 5420 upgrade has to be getting rid of the five ply top that really deadens that great Gretsch sound
The 6120 has a three ply top and you can hear the sound just jump out of the guitar
It’s a question of budget I would think. A solid carved too is way more expensive to build. You will find that even a PromSeries White Falcon has a pressed lam top, which some would consider the classic Gretsch tone.