Custom Gretsch Guitars Electromatic Series Hollow Body Short-Scale Electric Bass

The Gretsch G5442BDC Electromatic Hollow Body Short-Scale Bass is a stylishly seismic new Gretsch bass guitar with a comfortably short scale (30 1/4”) and armed with two powerful new “Black Top” Filter’Tron™ bass pickups that endow it with an electrifying deep-end voice and identity.

Its double-cutaway hollow and bound body resonates with full bass tone and balance, and features sound-post bracing and elegant bound f holes. Other features include a maple neck, bound rosewood fingerboard with 22 medium jumbo frets and hump-block pearloid inlays, three-position pickup switch, classic “G” arrow control knobs, rosewood-based four-saddle Adjusto-Matic™ bridge and “G”-cutout tailpiece.

Gretsch Electromatic Hollow Body Short-Scale Bass Specifications:

Model Name: G5442BDC Electromatic® Hollow Body Short Scale BassSeries: Electromatic CollectionColor / Part # : Transparent Red / 251-8002-515, Black /251-8002-506

Body

Body Material: 5-Ply MapleBody Shape: Double CutawayBody Finish: Gloss Urethane, Gloss UrethaneBracing: Sound PostBody Depth: 2.25" (57 mm)

Neck

Number of Frets: 22Fret Size: Medium JumboFretboard: RosewoodNeck Material: MapleNut Width: 1.6” (40.6 mm)Scale Length: 30.25" (768.4 mm)

Electronics

Bridge Pickup: "Black Top" Filter'Tron™ Bridge PickupNeck Pickup: "Black Top" Filter'Tron™ Neck PickupPickup Switching: 3-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck PickupControls: Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Master Volume, Master Tone

Hardware

Hardware Finish: Chrome-PlatedBridge: Rosewood-Based 4-Saddle Adjusto-Matic™ BridgeTuning Machines: Enclosed Precision Tuners

Miscellaneous

Unique Features: Hump-Block Fingerboard Inlays, Bound Body Top and Back, Bound Sound Holes and Fingerboard, Knurled Strap Retainer Knobs, Adjustable Truss Rod, "G" Cutout Tailpiece

NOTICE REGARDING USE OF HISTORIC PATENT NUMBERS/MARKINGS: Some GRETSCH® products are intentional recreations or reissues of vintage guitars and guitar components, and may therefore incorporate markings or text associated with original patents that have since expired. Specific examples of such models include patent numbers on certain FILTER'TRON™ pickups and patent numbers on BIGSBY® tailpieces. Such markings are included only for the sake of historical accuracy, and are not intended to denote or imply live patents or ongoing patent protection.

Product Specs

Condition:Brand New Make:Gretsch Model:Electomatic Finish:Transparent Red Categories:4-String