Gretsch G5655T-QM Electromatic Center Block Jr. Single-Cut Quilted Maple Speyside

Live and loud, Electromatic® Center Block Jr. guitars are designed for that pure and powerful Gretsch® sound at high volume.

The G5655TQM Electromatic Center Block Jr. Single-Cut with Bigsby® features a smaller-sized body with stunning quilted maple top, back, and sides and a chambered spruce center block for dynamic resonance, high gain power and lightweight comfort. A lower set maple neck offers effortless access and performance, while the 12”-radius laurel fingerboard with 22 medium jumbo frets and Neo-Classic™ thumbnail inlays offers excellent playability.

Its dual Black Top Broad’Tron™ humbucking pickups deliver bold, dynamic, and articulate tone with enhanced sonic punch. The combination of individual pickup volume controls, master tone and master volume with treble bleed circuit allows you to flexibly harness this instrument’s sonic power.

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.

• Slightly smaller 14” single-cutaway quilted maple body with chambered spruce center block
• 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 volume controls
• Bigsby® B70 vibrato tailpiece
• Graph Tech® NuBone® nut
• Nickel hardware

PRODUCT SPECS

General

SERIES: Electromatic®
ORIENTATION: Right-Hand
COLOR: Speyside
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: CN

Neck

HEADSTOCK BINDING: Aged White
NECK MATERIAL: Maple
NECK FINISH: Gloss
NECK SHAPE: Thin "U"
NECK CONSTRUCTION: Set-Neck
FINGERBOARD RADIUS: 12" (305 mm)
FINGERBOARD MATERIAL: Laurel
POSITION INLAYS: Pearloid Neo-Classic™ Thumbnail
SIDE DOTS: Black
NUMBER OF FRETS: 22
STRING NUT: Graph Tech® NuBone™
NUT WIDTH: 1.6875" (42.86 mm)
NUT MATERIAL: Graph Tech® NuBone™
FRET SIZE: Medium Jumbo
SCALE LENGTH: 24.6" (625 mm)

Hardware

BRIDGE: Anchored Adjusto-Matic™
BRIDGE COVER/TAILPIECE: Bigsby®-Licensed B70
BRIDGE MOUNTING: Anchored
PICKGUARD: Gold Plexi with Black Gretsch® and Electromatic® Logos
PICKUP COVERS: Nickel
CONTROL KNOBS: G-Arrow
SWITCH TIP: Nickel
HARDWARE FINISH: Nickel
TUNING MACHINES: Die-Cast
STRINGS: Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)
STRAP BUTTONS: Gretsch® Knurled Strap Retainer Knobs

Body

BODY: Laminated Maple
BODY FINISH: Gloss
BODY SHAPE: Center Block Jr.
BODY TOP: Arched Laminated Maple
BODY BINDING: Aged White with B/AW/B Purfling
BODY BACK: Arched Laminated Maple
BODY STYLE: Gretsch® Center Block Guitars
BODY MATERIAL: Laminated Maple
CUTAWAY: Single Cutaway
BRACING: Center Block
WAIST: 8.625" (219.08 mm)
SOUND HOLE: F-Holes, Bound

Electronics

BRIDGE PICKUP: Black Top Broad’Tron™
NECK PICKUP: Black Top Broad'Tron™
PICKUP CONFIGURATION: Broad'Tron™ / Broad'Tron™
CONTROLS: Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Master Volume, Master Tone
SWITCHING: 3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge And Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup