Gretsch G5422G-12 Electromatic WS

12-String electric guitar

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3 years ago

Six weeks later

The truss rod needed tightening, and the high G octave string had so much tension on it that the peg could barely turn.

I've now replaced the plastic nut for a bone one and cut the slots properly. The plastic thing was a mile off. I've also changed the order of the strings so that the octave sits under the regular, as on a Rickenbacker. For my taste, having the octave above makes it far too loud. Somehow, there's less tension on the high G now, too.

Changing the order of the strings is essential IMO or it's way too 12-stringy.

All in all, a bit of an impulse buy, but it's growing on me.

Technical Data

  • Manufactured by Gretsch
  • Released in 2022
  • Average price : $1083
  • Style: Hollowbody with double cut
  • Body: Maple laminated with trestle block
  • Body depth: 57 mm (2.25")
  • Neck: Maple
  • Fingerboard: Laurel
  • Neck profile: Classic C
  • Graph Tech NuBone nut
  • Nut width: 45 mm (1.77")
  • Pearloid Hump Block fingerboard inlays
  • 22 Medium jumbo frets
  • Pickup: 2x FT-5E FilterTron humbuckers
  • Volume control for neck pickup
  • Volume control for bridge pickup
  • Master volume control with treble bleed
  • Master tone control
  • Golden plexiglass pickguard with black Gretsch and Electromatic logo
  • Adjusto-Matic bridge with secured laurel base
  • Gretsch G-Cutout tailpiece
  • Enclosed Die-Cast tuners
  • Gold-plated hardware
  • Strings: .011 - .049
  • Colour: Walnut Stain
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