Detail 01
Individual pickup volumes plus master tone and master volume
Lets you set each pickup level separately, then make overall tone and volume changes.
Product detailSKU #1500000153575
Gretsch GuitarsG5230LH Electromatic Jet FT Single-Cut With "V" Stoptail Left-Handed Electric Guitar Black
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Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
Built around a chambered mahogany body, maple top, and two Black Top Filter'Tron pickups, the left-handed G5230LH delivers full lows and mids with smooth, present highs and clear definition at gain. Its single-cut design uses a fixed Adjusto-matic bridge and stopbar tailpiece. Separate pickup-volume controls let you set the pickup blend, while master tone and master volume with treble bleed provide shared control across the guitar.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Setting pickup balance and overall tone from the guitar's individual and master controls.
- Players who need a left-handed six-string electric guitar with two humbucker-style pickups.
Consider the trade-offs
When to look elsewhere
- Right-handed guitarists, since this model is left-handed.
- Players who require an active pickup system.
What matters in use
The specifications, translated
Catalog numbers tell only part of the story. These are the details most likely to change how this product feels, sounds, or fits into a setup.
Detail 02
Fixed Adjusto-matic bridge with stopbar tailpiece
Uses the listed fixed-bridge and stopbar arrangement.
Final check
Know before you order
- 01This is a left-handed instrument.
- 02A gig bag is listed.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01How many pickups does it have?
It has two passive Black Top Filter'Tron pickups.
02What controls are on the guitar?
There are individual pickup-volume controls, plus master tone and master volume with a treble bleed circuit.
Reference
Full specifications
The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.
4 detailsPickups & controls
- Pickup Configuration
- HH
- Pickup switch
- 3-way
- Kill switch
- No
- Active or passive pickups
- Passive
6 detailsPlayability
- Number of Frets
- 22
- Scale Length
- 24.6"
- Orientation
- Left handed
- Number of strings
- 6-string
- Number of frets
- 22
- Number of Strings
- 6-string
15 detailsBody & build
- Bridge Type
- Fixed
- Body Type
- Semi-hollow or chambered body
- Country of Origin
- China
- Color
- Chrome
- Body Material
- Solid wood
- Top Material
- Maple
- Neck finish
- Gloss
- Neck Wood
- Mahogany
- Body wood
- Mahogany
- Neck wood
- Mahogany
- Fingerboard Material
- Laurel
- Body Shape
- Single cutaway
- Top wood
- Maple
- Body finish
- Gloss
- Body material
- Solid wood
2 detailsSize & weight
- Nut width
- 1.687" (42.8 mm)
- Scale length
- 24.6"
28 detailsOther
- Configuration
- HH
- Series or parallel
- Series
- Tailpiece
- Stopbar
- Color
- Chrome
- Korena Special
- false
- Tuning machines
- Die-cast
- Orientation
- Left handed
- Joint
- Set-in
- Piezo
- No
- Bridge
- Filter'Tron
- Control layout
- Volume 1, volume 2, master tone
- Body shape
- Single cutaway
- Radius
- 12"
- Inlays
- Pearloid Neo-Classic Thumbnail
- Active EQ
- No
- Truss rod
- Standard
- Case
- Gig bag
- Tier
- new
- Fret size
- Medium Jumbo
- Neck
- Filter'Tron
- Category Source
- detail
- Bridge design
- Adjusto-matic
- Material
- Laurel
- Body type
- Semi-hollow or chambered body
- Country of origin
- China
- Bridge type
- Fixed
- Source Id
- site51500000153575
- Prop65
- WARNING: This product can expose you to chemicals including Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP), which is known to the State of California to cause cancer, and to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.
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