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expirediconian | Staff posted Mar 21, 2025 9:37 PM

Gretsch G5655TG Electromatic Center Block Jr. Electric Guitar w/ Bigsby (Various)

$399

$900

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Adorama has Gretsch G5655TG Electromatic Center Block Jr. Electric Guitar w/ Bigsby (Various) for $399. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Deal Editor iconian for sharing this deal.

Available: Features:
  • Slightly smaller 14" single-cutaway maple body with a chambered spruce center block
  • Lower set maple neck for effortless access and performance
  • 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 controls
  • Bigsby B70 vibrato tailpiece
  • Anchored Adjusto-Matic bridge
  • Graph Tech NuBone nut
  • Gold hardware

Editor's Notes

Written by citan359 | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • This offer is $30 less than the previous FP deal.
    • Please see the original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.
  • About this product:
    • Gretsch 2 Year Limited Warranty
  • About this store:
    • Details of Adorama's return policy (here)
No Longer Available:

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Written by iconian | Staff
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Adorama has Gretsch G5655TG Electromatic Center Block Jr. Electric Guitar w/ Bigsby (Various) for $399. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Deal Editor iconian for sharing this deal.

Available: Features:
  • Slightly smaller 14" single-cutaway maple body with a chambered spruce center block
  • Lower set maple neck for effortless access and performance
  • 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 controls
  • Bigsby B70 vibrato tailpiece
  • Anchored Adjusto-Matic bridge
  • Graph Tech NuBone nut
  • Gold hardware

Editor's Notes

Written by citan359 | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • This offer is $30 less than the previous FP deal.
    • Please see the original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.
  • About this product:
    • Gretsch 2 Year Limited Warranty
  • About this store:
    • Details of Adorama's return policy (here)
No Longer Available:

Original Post

Written by iconian | Staff

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Model: Gretsch Guitars Gretsch G5655TG Electromatic Center Block Jr. 6-String Guitar (Single Barrel Burst) with Gretsch Cen

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Mar 22, 2025 2:04 AM
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SoCal49ersMar 22, 2025 2:04 AM
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Bought cerulean smoke last month. Absolutely gorgeous and worth every penny.
Mar 22, 2025 2:16 AM
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rafoyonMar 22, 2025 2:16 AM
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Wow. Paid 550 a few months back on sale. This is worth it
Mar 22, 2025 3:54 AM
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basile_vMar 22, 2025 3:54 AM
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Deals on Gretsches have been absolutely insane recently, this is an amazingly well made guitar. Paid $499 for mine 3 months ago, it was still a great deal.
Mar 22, 2025 4:43 AM
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ben_007Mar 22, 2025 4:43 AM
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Quote from basile_v :
Deals on Gretsches have been absolutely insane recently, this is an amazingly well made guitar. Paid $499 for mine 3 months ago, it was still a great deal.
Does it need a setup or kind of OK out of the box ?
Mar 22, 2025 4:44 AM
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ben_007Mar 22, 2025 4:44 AM
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Does this guitar has same size as a Les Paul?
Mar 22, 2025 7:17 AM
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IndigoCaribou938Mar 22, 2025 7:17 AM
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Quote from ben_007 :
Does it need a setup or kind of OK out of the box ?
I believe it's mostly hit or miss. Lots of reported issues and lots of happy owners at the same time.
Mar 22, 2025 10:25 AM
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runningoutMar 22, 2025 10:25 AM
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Quote from ben_007 :
Does this guitar has same size as a Les Paul?
Ya, the Gretsch "Jr." are about the same size as a Les Paul.

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Mar 22, 2025 2:44 PM
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JollyMarmot818Mar 22, 2025 2:44 PM
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Quote from ben_007 :
Does it need a setup or kind of OK out of the box ?
I bought a streamliner semi hollow and it needed a lot of adjustment. Later on I bought two electromatic solid bodies and they were perfect right out of the box, so that's the info I can give you. But I will say that I sold the streamliner to guitar center for $20 less than what I got for it on adorama.
Mar 22, 2025 4:09 PM
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ben_007Mar 22, 2025 4:09 PM
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Quote from runningout :
Ya, the Gretsch "Jr." are about the same size as a Les Paul.
Thank you.
Mar 22, 2025 7:30 PM
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PortabelloRoadMar 22, 2025 7:30 PM
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I bought the single barrel burst version of this when it was $449. It was actually perfect out of the box. No fret sprout, no buzzing/muted strings. Was actually surprised. And it's beautiful.
Not saying everyone's will be so nice out of the box, but I wouldn't hesitate on it. Wish I'd gotten it for $50 less Smilie
Mar 22, 2025 8:05 PM
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brickwindowMar 22, 2025 8:05 PM
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This is killing me. I DONT NEED ANOTHER GUITAR!!!! I've had one of these on my wishlist for months.
Mar 22, 2025 10:33 PM
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RyanLMar 22, 2025 10:33 PM
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What's the difference between the electromatic center block and the electromatic classic? Is the classic more of a true hollow body?

Edit: Looks like that has a center block too so nevermind. I believe the body is slightly larger on the classic. Anywho, is there any rhyme or reason to the numbering of their model numbers, a hierarchy of sorts? With most brands, the higher the #, the better the model. Kind of interested in Gretsches and may jump on one soon.
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Quote from RyanL :
What's the difference between the electromatic center block and the electromatic classic? Is the classic more of a true hollow body?

Edit: Looks like that has a center block too so nevermind. I believe the body is slightly larger on the classic. Anywho, is there any rhyme or reason to the numbering of their model numbers, a hierarchy of sorts? With most brands, the higher the #, the better the model. Kind of interested in Gretsches and may jump on one soon.
The ONLY thing I think the numbers can consistently represent is if it starts with a 6 it is part of their "professional line". Electromatic start with a 5, and I believe Streamliners start with a 2. Also, the letters at the end indicate some of the features of the guitar:
T indicates it has a tremolo system.
FM indicates Flame Maple top

They distinguish the guitars mainly by product lines. Starting from the highest quality and highest price:

Custom Shop: All custom made in the USA. Some might be built in small limited runs and a lot may be one offs.
Professional: Highest end regular production models. All made in Japan and over $2,000. Subdivided in to Vintage Select and Player.
Electromatic: upper middle range. Good quality for a moderate price.
Streamliner: Most affordable line.

The numbers may have meant things at some point, but the general idea is that they came from catalog numbers way back when Gretsch made more than just guitars, and the guitars were all in the 6000 series catalog numbers. If they mean more than that now, I don't think anyone outside of Gretsch has really decoded it... unless I'm wrong in which case I'd love to know Smilie
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Mar 23, 2025 4:20 AM
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ben_007Mar 23, 2025 4:20 AM
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For pickup noise, is a Gretsch lower than a Les Paul, or are they about the same?

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sporkscalamityMar 23, 2025 4:36 AM
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Quote from ben_007 :
For pickup noise, is a Gretsch lower than a Les Paul, or are they about the same?
Both have humbucker pickups so they should be pretty minimal noise.

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