I'm loving your in depth look into this guitar, as i just bought one and I'm new to Gretsch and electric guitars. Thank you so much. I'm so excited to get my hands on my new guitar
Well this guitar certainly passed Sadie's sniff test! If a dog is ok with a guitar, so am I. I'm sold! Oh ya, it sounds nice too! I picked up the entry level 2420t, had to do a handful of minor things like the fret ends etc, but I got a smoking deal on it so it was fine by me! I really can't decide which one of the two you guys reviewed to get!
Thanks for checking the video out. The 5427 and 5420 are both great guitars and color would probably be the deciding factor for me. If you like the older style Blacktop Filter'Tron pickups then the previous generation 5420 is the one to get -- stores still have those available. Yeah, Sadie is a good dog!
Hi Dewayne. Yes the 5427 (and 5420) has open back tuners that seem to work fine. I do have the very nice locked Gretch branded Gotoh tuners on my G6228 though.
You have to turn the Bigsby arm down towards the back of the guitar (like the way the guitar was shipped), but this case works great: www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/G6241Case--gretsch-g6241-16-inch-deluxe-hollowbody-electric-hardshell-case
I slightly prefer the green 5420 because the pickups are a little warmer. The 5420s have been great for a long time and I hate to see them change anything really. I'm sure the new revised models are going to be fine, though, but I'm also sure many people are going to want the previous MIK models.
Thanks for sharing this video! I have a question. I have this same G5427TG. On mine, the top of the body around the pickup toggle switch sinks down into the guitar. It’s noticeable. Does the guitar in your demo look like that? I doubt that Guitar Center inspected it before they shipped it.
Hi Gene. That doesn't sound right, but it's hard to say without seeing it. Head over to the Gretsch forum and sign up, if you are not a member, and post a photo there. Lot's of nice people hang out on that forum. www.gretsch-talk.com/forums/electromatic-gretsch-forum.23/
TI Jazz flats 11-47. What set did you use? www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/JS111--thomastik-infeld-jazz-swing-flatwound-electric-guitar-strings-light-011-047?mrkgadid=3332529216&mrkgcl=28&mrkgen=gpla&mrkgbflag=0&mrkgcat=guitars&acctid=21700000001645388&dskeywordid=92700046938601135&lid=92700046938601135&ds_s_kwgid=58700005283398305&ds_s_inventory_feed_id=97700000007215323&dsproductgroupid=676781776274&product_id=JS111&prodctry=US&prodlang=en&channel=online&storeid=&device=c&network=g&matchtype=&adpos=largenumber&locationid=9012939&creative=332063179839&targetid=aud-377243944773%3Apla-676781776274&campaignid=1708733954&awsearchcpc=1&gclid=CjwKCAiAprGRBhBgEiwANJEY7E0gz-m77kO4_6jqWOcuryHPNAChIcZjqEFazcaOnKGwvhLShrqH1xoCBTwQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds
