Gretsch G5442BDC Electromatic Hollow Body 30.3" Short Scale Bass, Rosewood Fingerboard, Transparent Red

Manufacturer's Description

The G5442BDC Electromatic Hollow Body Short-Scale Bass is a stylishly seismic Gretsch bass guitar with a comfortably short 30 1/4" scale and armed with two powerful "Black Top " Filter'Tron™ humbucking bass pickups that endow it with an electrifying deep-end voice and sonic identity. The double-cutaway hollow and bound body resonates with full bass tone and balance, and features sound post bracing and elegantly bound F-holes. Other features include a maple neck, bound rosewood fingerboard with 22 medium jumbo frets and Hump Block pearloid inlays, three-position pickup switch, classic G-arrow control knobs, rosewood-based four-saddle Adjusto-Matic™ bridge and G-cutout tailpiece.

Specifications

General

• Series: Electromatic® Collection
• Color: Transparent Red
• Number of Strings: 4
• Orientation: Right-Hand

Body

• Build: Basses
• Cutaway: Double Cutaway
• Body Finish: Gloss Urethane
• Body Shape: Electromatic® Bass
• Body Material: 5-Ply Maple
• Bracing: Sound Post
• Body Top: 5-Ply Arched Maple

Neck

• Neck Material: Maple
• Neck Finish: Gloss Urethane
• Scale Length: 30.25" (768 mm)
• Fingerboard Material: Rosewood
• Number of Frets: 22
• Fret Size: Medium Jumbo
• Nut Width: 1.6” (40.6 mm)
• Position Inlays: Pearloid Hump Block
• Headstock: Early '50s Gretsch
• Neck Plate: None

Electronics

• Bridge Pickup: Black Top Filter'Tron™
• Neck Pickup: Black Top Filter'Tron™
• Controls: Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Tone
• Pickup Switching: 3-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
• Pickup Configuration: Filter'Tron™ / Filter'Tron™

Hardware

• Bridge: Adjusto-Matic™ with Secured Rosewood Base
• Hardware Finish: Chrome
• Tailpiece: Gretsch® G-Cutout Tailpiece
• Tuning Machines: Die-Cast
• Pickguard: None
• Control Knobs: G-Arrow

Accessories

• Included Accessories: Optional: 099-6409-000 Economy Case - G6299 - Short Scale Bass (Flat)

Miscellaneous

• Strings: Nickel Plated Steel (.040-.095 Gauges)

Overall Condition

Music Store Live is proud to be an authorized dealer for Gretsch. This G5442BDC is 100% brand new and is being sold with a full manufacturer's warranty.

note: The photos above may not be of the exact bass you'll receive. The serial number may differ but specs will all be the same. Please feel free to get in touch with us for an in-hand description.

Our in-house guitar tech will inspect, test, set up, and clean all of our instruments on site prior to shipping. All of our instruments are guaranteed to be fully functional upon arrival.