Gretsch Guitars G5265 Jet Baritone Review

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Overall Rating 3.96

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Features 4.07

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Quality 4.38

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Reliability / Value 3.97

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Gretsch Guitars G5265 Jet Baritone Specs

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  • Body Shape: LP  
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  • Number of Strings: 6  
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  • Body Type: Solid Body  
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  • Scale Length: 24-3/4"  
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  • Body Construction: Single cutaway  
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  • Body Wood: Alder  
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  • Finish: Gloss  
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  • Pickguard: Yes  
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  • Neck Shape: Standard  
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  • Neck Joint: Bolt-on  
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  • Neck Wood: Maple  
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  • Fingerboard Material: Ebony  
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  • Fingerboard Inlays: Abalone Dot  
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  • Number of Frets: 21  
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  • String Nut: Syntetic Bone  
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  • Bridge: Bigsby  
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  • Bridge: Tune-O-Matic  
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  • Hardware: Chrome  
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  • Fret Size: Classic  
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  • Number of Pickups: 2  
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  • Pickup Switch Type: 3-way Pickup Selector  
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  • Bridge Pickup Type: Minibucker  
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  • Neck Pickup Type: Minibucker  
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  • Controls: Tone  
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  • Controls: Volume  
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  • Dual mini Gretsch humbuckers

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There are better guitars then G5265 Jet Baritone but it feels like that G5265 Jet Baritone is truly a very good guitar in its price range. Gretsch Guitars could've maybe invested a bit more into G5265 Jet Baritone development phase and that would make G5265 Jet Baritone awesome, but it's by no means a bad guitar as it is.

Gretsch Guitars went really far in carefully choosing G5265 Jet Baritone's features. There's little to be wished for, which makes G5265 Jet Baritone a full-featured guitar for a musician that plays a music style this instrument is primarily built for. If you decide to go for Gretsch Guitars's G5265 Jet Baritone you will be happy with its, safe to say - rich features. A job well-done by G5265 Jet Baritone.

G5265 Jet Baritone guitar has a huge sound that sits shoulder to shoulder with sound produced by the guitars of the highest rank. It's easily controllable and even easier to shape to your own personal music style and style of playing. It's an easy task to adjust the hardware to make this guitar truly fit your playing needs. Gretsch Guitars has produced a guitar that is capable of achieving that huge and expensive sound which you can hear on records, played by world's top musicians.

Gretsch Guitars did a good job. G5265 Jet Baritone is built well, the finish feels just right, the hardware is solid. While playing for a longer periods of time you can expect G5265 Jet Baritone to stay in tune and you will be pleased while playing, because the neck is extremely comfortable. You might find that over time metal parts will oxidize a bit, but that's normal and nothing to worry about. Gretsch Guitars did a really good job with G5265 Jet Baritone guitar.

Playing live, G5265 Jet Baritone will perform well and will not let you down. It is fairly reliable instrument both in studio and on stage, and will be a long term companion, as it is built to last. Gretsch Guitars has made a solid instrument that you will be happy with, and can depend on right from the start. Needs no backup as it has proven to be built really well.