Alive and loud, Electromatic® Center Block Jr. guitars are designed for that pure and powerful Gretsch® sound at high volume. Painstakingly crafted with essential Gretsch sound, style and playability, these all-new models deliver the fearless and electrifying authenticity that has set Gretsch apart for decades. It's the sound of honor itself - play proud.

The G5655TG Electromatic® Center Block Jr. Single-Cut with Bigsby® and Gold Hardware features a smaller-sized body with a chambered spruce center block for dynamic resonance, high gain power and lightweight comfort.

Offering excellent playability, the 12"-radius laurel fingerboard hosts 22 medium jumbo frets and NeoClassic™ thumbnail inlays. Its dual Black Top Broad'Tron™ humbucking pickups deliver bold, dynamic and articulate tone with enhanced sonic punch.

This guitar boasts stage-stealing style with five stunning finishes - Aspen Green, Azure Metallic, Black Gold, Cadillac Green and Orange Stain - and gleaming gold pickguards and hardware, including the Bigsby® B70 vibrato tailpiece, anchored Adjusto-Matic™ bridge and G-arrow knobs.

Slightly smaller 14" single-cutaway maple body with a chambered spruce center block

Lower set maple neck for effortless access and performance

12"-radius laurel fingerboard with 22 medium jumbo frets and pearloid Neo-Classic™ thumbnail inlays

Dual Black Top Broad'Tron™ humbucking pickups

Master volume with treble bleed circuit, master tone and individual pickup controls

Bigsby® B70 vibrato tailpiece

Anchored Adjusto-Matic™ bridge

Graph Tech® NuBone® nut

Gold hardware

General

Model Number2509700551

SeriesElectromatic®

PlatformElectromatic® Center Block

ColorAzure Metallic 

Number of Strings6

OrientationRight-Hand 

Body

BuildCenter Block 

Body FinishGloss

Body ShapeElectromatic® Center Block

Body MaterialLaminated Maple

BracingCenter Block 

Body BindingAged White with B/AW/B Purfling

Body BackLaminated Maple

Body TopArched Laminated Maple

Body Depth1.75" (44.45 mm)

Miscellaneous

StringsNickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)

Case/Gig BagOptional: Gig Bag 0996460000 / Hardshell Case 0992655000

Neck

Neck MaterialMaple

Neck ConstructionSet-Neck

Neck FinishGloss

Neck ShapeThin "U"

Neck BindingAged White

Scale Length24.6" (625 mm)

Fingerboard Radius12" (305 mm)

Fingerboard MaterialLaurel

Number of Frets22

Fret SizeMedium Jumbo

Nut MaterialGraph Tech NuBone

Nut Width1.6875" (42.86 mm)

Position InlaysPearloid Neo-Classic™ Thumbnail

Neck PlateNA

Hardware

BridgeAnchored Adjusto-Matic™ 

Hardware FinishGold

TailpieceBigsby® B70 

Tuning MachinesDie-Cast

PickguardGold Plexi with Black Gretsch® and Electromatic® Logos

Control KnobsG-Arrow

Switch TipGold

Electronics

Bridge PickupBlack Top Broad’Tron™

Middle PickupN/A

Neck PickupBlack Top Broad'Tron™

Pickup ColorGold

ControlsVolume 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Master Volume, Master Tone

Pickup Switching3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge And Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup

Special ElectronicsN/A

Pickup ConfigurationHH