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G5120 Electromatic Hollow Body (2006–2012)
VerifiedSingle documented run
Factory unknown · Standard voicing
- Orange
- Black
- Sunburst
What made this run special
Specs from the 2006-07-18 launch capture, the 2008-02-14 gear sheet and the 2013-01-16 partno sheet. Dropped from the February 2013 pricelist (its successor already announced): run closed at 2012, though the product page stayed live into January 2013. Factory: Korea per community serial evidence (KP then KS); not attributed pending primary sourcing.
What changed
"New for 2006" — the affordable Gretsch hollowbody that anchored the line for six years.
Specifications
| Scale length | 24.5625" (624 mm) |
|---|---|
| Number of frets | 22 |
| Neck material | Maple |
| Fretboard material | Rosewood |
| Nut width | 1.693" (43 mm) |
| Body material | Laminated Maple |
| Construction | Set Neck |
| Pickup configuration | HH |
| Neck pickup | Gretsch Dual-Coil humbucker |
| Bridge pickup | Gretsch Dual-Coil humbucker |
| Bridge / tremolo | Adjusto-Matic on rosewood base, Bigsby B60 vibrato |
| Tuners | Chrome die-cast |
| Original MSRP | USD 850.00 |
| Msrp Trail | $850 (2007) -> $860 (2008) -> $1,000 (2009-10) -> $1,075 (2012-13 page) |
| Scale Note | Official statements wobble between 24.6", 24.56"/624mm and 24.5"/622mm across the run — Gretsch rounding drift, not spec changes. |
| Factory Note | Serial-prefix community evidence: KP (Peerless, Korea) before ~2007, then KS. Factory left unattributed pending stronger sourcing. |
| Fret Count Conflict | The July 2006 launch page states 21 frets; the 2008 and later official sheets state 22 — recorded, not resolved (22 stored as the sustained claim). |