Product Overview
Contact us and find out why you should buy your next guitar from Liberty Music! We fully inspect your instrument more than once, when received and when shipped. We also will SETUP your instrument at no additional charge prior to shipping your order.
We offer the following to help you secure your next dream piece of gear.
TRADE FROM ANYWHERE PROGRAM
- We accept trades on any musical instruments from anywhere simply reach out and we take care of all the logistics.
FINANCING UP TO 48 Months
- We offer financing up to 48 Months with Affirm, Synchrony, and Klarna, contact us today to find out more!
90 DAY LAYAWAY!
- With a 20% deposit you have 90 days to pay the balance if the guitar is in stock, if it is a pre-order simply put 20% down to secure your guitar and the remainder due once it arrives.
We buy, sell and trade with financing options with Klarna, Affirm and Synchrony available.
We will also beat any competitor's price.
We are an AUTHORIZED Fender DEALER. New guitars come with a full manufacturer's warranty and remember your item inspected upon receipt from the supplier and again prior to shipping your order.
Description
No nonsense, Electromatic Jet FT 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.
Pure Jet Power
Since 1953 the Gretsch Jet has been the hallmark sound for iconic players. The G5230T Electromatic Sparkle Jet FT captures that essential Jet power and fidelity at an incredible price
Chambered Mahogany Bodies - Loud and Clear
Classic Jet tone begins with a chambered mahogany body with maple top that produces full lows and mids with an exceptionally smooth and present high end. The result is a deep acoustic foundation that is robust, yet balanced.
FT-5E Filter'Tron Pickups - Quintessential Power and Clarity
The FT-5E Filter’Tron pickups provide classic chime with enhanced presence, clarity and note definition, making them extremely versatile and well suited for a wide range of styles. Together, the body and pickups thunder with full, responsive lows, clear mids, and a high end that sparkles without spikes.
Total Tonal Control
The Electromatic Sparkle Jet FT 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.
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 Neo-Classic thumbnail inlays and 22 medium jumbo frets
FT-5E Filter'Tron humbucking pickups
Master volume with treble bleed circuit, master tone and individual pickup volume controls
Bigsby B50 vibrato tailpiece
Anchored Adjusto-Matic bridge
Silver plexi pickguard
Chrome hardware
Available in Gold Sparkle or Silver Sparkle
Specifications
General
Series: Electromatic Collection
Platform: Electromatic Jet
Color: Silver Sparkle
Number of Strings: 6
Orientation: Right-Hand
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 Neo-Classic Thumbnail
Side Dots: Black
Headstock: Binding White
Body
Build: Solid Body
Cutaway: Single Cutaway
Body Finish: Gloss
Body Shape: Jet
Body Material: Mahogany
Bracing: Chambered
Body Binding: White with B/W Purfling
Body Back: Mahogany
Body Top: Arched Maple
Body Depth: 1.85" (47 mm)
Hardware
Bridge: Adjusto-Matic
Hardware: Finish Chrome
Tailpiece: Bigsby B50
Tuning Machines: Die-Cast Sealed
Pickguard: Silver Plexi with Silver Gretsch Logo
Control Knobs: G-Arrow
Switch Tip: Chrome
Electronics
Bridge Pickup: FT-5E Filter’Tron
Neck Pickup: FT-5E Filter’Tron
Pickup Color: Chrome
Controls: Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Master Volume, Master Tone
Pickup Switching: 3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
Pickup Configuration: Filter'Tron / Filter'Tron
