Gretsch G5220 Electromatic Jet BT Midnight Sapphire

Sophisticated and sensible, Electromatic® Jet™ BT models are the perfect real, pure and powerful Gretsch® instruments. They're your next-step Gretsch—bold, dynamic and articulate, and crafted with essential Gretsch sound, style and playability.

True Jet Essence with Broad'Tron™ Might

The all-new G5220 Electromatic Jet BT Single-Cut with V-Stoptail delivers Broad'Tron™ power with classic Jet clarity.

Chambered Mahogany Bodies

At the heart of each Electromatic Jet BT is a chambered mahogany body with maple top that produces a rich, present mid-range that accentuates big lows and shimmering highs.

All-new Black Top Broad'Tron Pickups

A pair of Black Top Broad'Tron pickups drive the chambered mahogany body with maple top through thick, aggressive overdrive while maintaining astounding definition and note balance suitable for the most pristine clean tone.

Versatile Controls

The Electromatic Jet BT is equipped with essential features that give you complete tonal control. The combination of individual pickup volume controls, master tone and master volume with treble bleed circuit provides intuitive global control over your pickup and tone settings.

Upgraded chambered mahogany body with maple top for a strong sonic profile and exceptional acoustic balance

Lower set mahogany neck for effortless access and performance

12”-radius laurel fingerboard with 22 medium jumbo frets

Dual Black Top Broad’Tron™ pickups

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

Gretsch V-Stoptail tailpiece

Anchored Adjusto-Matic™ bridge

Upgraded appointments include bound headstock, plain-face head cap, vintage-inspired purfling, Big Block inlays and closed back tuning keys

Chrome hardware

GENERAL

MODEL NUMBER 2517110533

SERIES Electromatic®

FAMILY Jet™ 

COLOR Midnight Sapphire 

ORIENTATION Right-Hand 

BODY

BUILD Solid Body 

BODY FINISH Gloss

BODY SHAPE Jet™

BODY MATERIAL Chambered Mahogany

BRACING Chambered 

BODY BINDING White with B/W Purfling

BODY BACK Mahogany

BODY TOP Arched Laminated Maple

BODY DEPTH 1.85" (47 mm)

MISCELLANEOUS

STRINGS Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)

STRAP BUTTONS Gretsch® Knurled Strap Retainer Knobs

NECK

NECK MATERIAL Mahogany

NECK CONSTRUCTION Set-Neck

NECK FINISH Gloss

NECK SHAPE Thin "U"

NECK BINDING White

SCALE LENGTH 24.6" (625 mm)

FINGERBOARD RADIUS 12" (305 mm)

FINGERBOARD MATERIAL Laurel

NUMBER OF FRETS 22

FRET SIZE Medium Jumbo

NUT MATERIAL Synthetic Bone

NUT WIDTH 1.6875" (42.86 mm)

POSITION INLAYS Pearloid Big Block

SIDE DOTS Black

HEADSTOCK BINDING White

NECK PLATE None

HARDWARE

BRIDGE Anchored Adjusto-Matic™ 

HARDWARE FINISH Chrome

TAILPIECE Gretsch® V-Stoptail 

TUNING MACHINES Die-Cast

PICKGUARD Silver Plexi w/ Black Gretsch® & Electromatic® Logos

CONTROL KNOBS G-Arrow

ELECTRONICS

BRIDGE PICKUP Black Top Broad’Tron™

MIDDLE PICKUP N/A

NECK PICKUP Black Top Broad'Tron™

PICKUP COLOR Chrome

CONTROLS Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Master Volume with Treble Bleed, Master Tone

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

SPECIAL ELECTRONICS N/A

PICKUP CONFIGURATION Broad'Tron™ / Broad'Tron™