Gretsch G5655TG Electromatic Center Block Jr. - Azure Metallic Review

Nothing less than incredible

This guitar play incredibly well and it's good reviews are justified. Only two issues I have noticed is: 1) from strap lock screw backs out of the body on it's own. 2) the broad'tron pickups are very hot....a lot of gain. But that is more a thing of opinion and not good nor bad. I'm loving it

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Found my new love

So I've had the guitar for a couple of weeks now so I feel I can give a good review. First of all this guitar looks incredible! I can't stop staring at her. I catch my jam buddies looking at her as well but I don't let them touch her, she is all mine. But lets be honest, looks only get you so far. This thing can sing as well. My biggest concern buying this was that it wouldn't… read more compare with my other guitars. I always end up putting custom pickups in them to fine tune my sound. I don't think I will do that with this one. She sounds great as is. So far she has stayed in tune even with my using the vibrato. I'm very impressed.

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Gretsch Azure Metallic...Worth The Wait!

Before I get to the Gretsch, Let me give a great well done to Nick Church! I had to wait almost three months for my guitar as it was on order from Gretsch. He did an OUTSTANDING job helping me with order, keeping me posted on its status and notifying me when it arrived. I have worked with Nick on multiple purchases and he always out does himself. Nick is an outstanding Professional… read more and I look forward to working with him in the future! Also want to tip my cap to the tech who did my inspection and setup.....perfect out of the box! This is my fourth Gretsch and smallest of the lot. I am not normally a fan of blue but the workmanship and finish is amazing! Photos do not do justice to the actual color. It has a richer, bluer finish than it shows, stunning. It has that classic Gretsch sound and I am amazed at how clean the highs and lows are. It still has that humbucker growl but not overpowering. No issues staying in tune with the Bigsby. It is lighter than my Les Paul and it also sounds brighter than my Gretsch hollow bodies. All in all this guitar is a winner and it was worth the wait! I just want to plug in and play!

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Exactly what I was looking for!

This Gretsch captured all the elements I have been looking for in my next electric guitar. I had a bunch of oddly specific needs for a Gretsch that I'll spare you from here, but some things I love about this guitar: - The BroadTron pickups are perfect to me. Filtertrons were a little too bright for my tastes, but these have some of the heft of humbuckers without losing the definition… read more and chime Gretsch is known for. - I love the look of the semi-hollow body, and the detail is very crisp and well done! - My main instrument is acoustic, and I have a dual gig-bag designed to carry both an acoustic and an electric. I was worried I wouldn't ever able to fit a semi-hollow Gretsch into the electric side, but this guitar fits perfectly, even with the Bigsby! - The controls are very usable, and I have been able to get a variety of sounds using just the guitar volume and tone controls while going straight into my Vox amp. Clean and chimey, crunchy, mellow, and everything in between. - I enjoy having built in strap locks. They're not as easy to add and remove as aftermarket ones like Grovers, but they get the job done. - I haven't been big on using vibrato systems before like on a Stratocaster, but I've actually found the Bigsby very useful to add some shimmer. It's easy to flip out of the way too for when I don't want to use it. Tuning has also been surprisingly stable. Setup make a world of difference! The only complaints I can think of: - The pickguard arrived slightly loose, and would slide down as I strummed. It wasn't too hard to retighten it, but it did cause some of the gold paint to get scratched off underneath, and it still sometimes clacks against the pickup rings as I strum. - I forgot that this doesn't come with a case. It's not been an issue since the double gig bag I already owned doesn't have anything else in it, but it would've been nice to have a case or at least gig bag come with the guitar. - Again, the strap locks are nice to be included, but they take a while to take on and off. Perhaps the biggest issue is that these are designed differently than other strap pins I've had, meaning my options for replacing them are more limited. Overall, I am very pleased with this guitar, and at the rate it's going, this is going to surpass my other electrics to become my main electric guitar!

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Gretsch G5655TG Azure Metallica

The over all build is impressive, and of course with the 55 point inspections it played out of box nicely. The new Broad'Trons have a lot of woof in them, the bottom end is wide (The neck pick up is almost like a Phat Cat P90). The highs (Bridge) never spike. The middle position I found I had to roll off the Neck pickup off a little(personal taste). There is plenty of clarity with… read more the Broad'Tron with the output of Humbucker. The neck is very nice, and plays like a Les Paul Custom I once had. Treble Bleed in master volume does it's job. I have never had an issue with the Bigsbys in either of my Gretsch's. Over all I'm very impressed with the stock build.

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