Gretsch Guitars G5120 Electromatic Hollowbody Review

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Gretsch Guitars G5120 Electromatic Hollowbody has been rated by 670 musicians.

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Overall Rating 4.57

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Features 4.57

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Quality 4.55

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Reliability / Value 4.55

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  • Number of Strings: 6  
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  • Body Type: Hollowbody  
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  • Body Wood: Laminated Maple  
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  • Finish: Urethane  
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  • Pickguard: Yes  
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  • Neck Shape: C-shaped neck  
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  • Neck Wood: Maple  
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  • Fingerboard Material: Rosewood  
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  • Number of Frets: 21  
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  • Nut Width: 1.6875" (1-11/16")  
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  • Hardware: Chrome  
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  • Fret Size: Medium Jumbo  
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Gretsch Guitars is a company that you can count on and be sure that they know their job, and that's building great instruments. Another model from Gretsch Guitars named G5120 Electromatic Hollowbody outperforms and outranks sound-wise many other models in its price range. It's well worth the price.

Gretsch Guitars took time and with its vast experience at making new guitars, made a G5120 Electromatic Hollowbody, a guitar that stands out for its remarkable features it offers for a fair price. Gretsch Guitars did a great job, and a lot of musicians gave highest grades to G5120 Electromatic Hollowbody, which proves the quality of this instrument. Feature-wise, there is no need to say much about it. This guitar will satisfy a great majority of musicians and that's what Gretsch Guitars had in mind while building it.

Gretsch Guitars's G5120 Electromatic Hollowbody is a guitar that will amaze you with its clean sound and defined tone. Plug it into a decent amp and you will sound great out of the box. Tweak the tone a bit more and you'll be having fun in no time, playing full of inspiration with such a great tone. G5120 Electromatic Hollowbody handles well with many kinds of different music genres, and is easy to get used to.

Ready to play out of the box, Gretsch Guitars's G5120 Electromatic Hollowbody is easy to set it up even more precise than usual, thanks to great hardware pieces it has built in. Handling and playing this kind of guitar is a pure joy as it stays in tune 90% of the time, regardless of the level of usage. It feels reliable and it really is, as Gretsch Guitars put great deal of time and effort to produce such a good-looking guitar that is behaving well, as G5120 Electromatic Hollowbody does.

If you're concerned whether G5120 Electromatic Hollowbody will serve you well in terms of durability or reliability, then you shouldn't worry at all about that. Gretsch Guitars created a very fine musical instrument that will stand the test of time and perform well in any situation: studio sessions, gigs or rehearsals. G5120 Electromatic Hollowbody is a quality built instrument that will last you a lifetime if you take good care of it.