Gretsch G5410T Electromatic Rat Rod Hollowbody Singlecut - Matte Black Review

Great build quality and fantastic sound.

The Rat Rod line is supposed to be a stripped down version of the regular Gretsch Electromatic series, like the stripped down "rat rod" hot rods it gets its name from. It mainly achieves this effect with its, "eye-grabbing red pickup inserts, bound F-holes, aged multi-ply body binding, late-'50s bound headstock, and pearloid Neo-Classic thumbnail fingerboard inlays." In truth,… read more these are all great adjustments to an already-stellar guitar line, that make the Rat Rod model stand out from the rest of the Electromatics. It has a very full sound that comes through with both an amp and when unplugged. Even though this isn't an acoustic guitar like most would envision, the larger f holes give it plenty of volume on its own. It has an exceptionally rich depth of tone thanks to its humbucker pickups, rosewood fretboard, and hollow body, and has a highly adjustable sound that really sings when you get the balance just right. I also want to call out that I really enjoy the narrower body, which keeps it comfortable over longer play sessions. In the end, beyond some aesthetics differences, there's really is nothing stripped down about this excellent guitar. I've had mine for a several months, and am absolutely thrilled with it.

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I love this guitar!

I bought this because (1) the colors matched my car, and (2) really decided to purchase it because when I saw demos and read reviews. This thing is sweet to look at, easy to play, and sounds absolutely wonderful. I own many guitars, and this one ranks way up there regardless of pricepoint.

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Gretsch Rat Rod outstanding

Gretsch guitars are great guitars nuff said .

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Very impressed

I got the rat rod in black as a birthday gift, and it is actually better than I was hoping for. The crew at Sweetwater sent it to me properly set up and it was ready to play right out of the box. Being my first hollow body guitar, I was worried about feedback when the reverb was turned up. Turns out it can handle it fine. I love the built in tremolo bleed also, gives the sound an… read more eerie undertone. I have only been playing for two years and this is easily the best guitar I have played.

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Loving this guitar

Sound is amazing. Comfortable to play. I can sit in the living room and play acoustically or plugged in. The dirty channel on my little Orange 20RT I keep in the living room is just nasty with this thing.

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