Detail 01
Chambered mahogany body with maple top
This is the specified body and top construction behind the guitar's described balanced frequency response.
Product detailSKU #1500000153570
Gretsch GuitarsG5230T Electromatic Jet FT Single-Cut With Bigsby Electric Guitar Black
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Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
Gretsch's G5230T Electromatic Jet FT is a right-handed, single-cut electric guitar with a chambered mahogany body, maple top, and Black Top Filter'Tron HH pickups. Its construction and pickups are described as producing balanced lows, mids, and highs, spanning deep, punchy sounds through clear, sparkling ones. Individual pickup volumes work alongside master tone and treble-bleed master volume controls, giving you direct control over the two-pickup setup. The guitar also carries a Bigsby tailpiece.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Electric players who want individual pickup-volume control alongside master tone and treble-bleed master volume.
- Players seeking the described range from deep, punchy response to clear, sparkling sounds.
- Right-handed six-string setups that suit a single-cut, chambered-body electric guitar.
Consider the trade-offs
When to look elsewhere
- Players who need a case or gig bag included with the guitar.
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
Black Top Filter'Tron HH pickups
Two passive Black Top Filter'Tron pickups provide the guitar's supplied wide tone range.
Detail 03
Volume 1, Volume 2, master tone, and treble-bleed master volume
Set each pickup's level independently, then use the shared tone and overall volume controls.
Detail 04
24.6-inch scale, 22 medium-jumbo frets, and 12-inch laurel fingerboard radius
These are the listed neck and fingerboard dimensions and fret format.
Detail 05
Bigsby tailpiece and Adjusto-matic bridge design
The guitar is specified with this tailpiece and bridge combination.
Final check
Know before you order
- 01A case or gig bag is sold separately.
- 02The guitar is right-handed.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01What pickup configuration does it use?
It has an HH configuration with two passive Black Top Filter'Tron pickups.
02How are the controls laid out?
It has individual volume controls for the pickups, plus master tone and master volume with a treble-bleed circuit.
03Is a case included?
A case or gig bag is sold separately.
04What is the scale length?
The listed scale length is 24.6 inches.
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
- Right handed
- Number of strings
- 6-string
- Number of frets
- 22
- Number of Strings
- 6-string
14 detailsBody & build
- Bridge Type
- Fixed
- Body Type
- Semi-hollow or chambered body
- Country of Origin
- China
- Color
- Chrome
- Body Material
- Solid wood
- Top Material
- Body wood: Mahogany
- Neck finish
- Gloss
- Neck Wood
- Mahogany
- Body wood
- Mahogany
- Neck wood
- Mahogany
- Fingerboard Material
- Laurel
- Body Shape
- Single cutaway
- Body finish
- Gloss
- Body material
- Solid wood
2 detailsSize & weight
- Nut width
- 1.687” (42.8 mm)
- Scale length
- 24.6”
30 detailsOther
- Configuration
- HH
- Series or parallel
- Series
- Neck shape
- Not specified
- Tailpiece
- Bigsby
- Color
- Chrome
- Korena Special
- false
- Tuning machines
- Die-cast
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Joint
- Set-in
- Brand
- Gretsch
- Piezo
- No
- Bridge
- Blacktop Filter'Tron
- Control layout
- Volume 1, volume 2, master tone
- Body shape
- Single cutaway
- Radius
- 12”
- Inlays
- Pearloid block
- Active EQ
- No
- Truss rod
- 2-way adjustable
- Case
- Sold separately
- Tier
- new
- Fret size
- Medium jumbo
- Neck
- Blacktop 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
- site51500000153570
- Prop65
- WARNING: Cancer and Reproductive Harm www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.
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