Gretsch G5220 Electromatic Jet BT

Has Gretsch just thrown down the gauntlet for single-cut value in 2018?

- Rob Laing

We all have our preconceptions about guitar brands and models; players and styles we associate with tone and aesthetic. But Gretsch has been taking some interesting steps to give serious pause for anyone who only thinks of them as the home of aspirational rockabilly daddios and country gents. In 2016, Gretsch’s Streamliners graced TG’s cover for good reason; the range brought the undeniably cool Gretsch style to double-cut hollow bodies and semis that appealed to new players in look and sound. And, crucially, the price was very right. Could these Jets now be the Empire Strikes Back to their New Hope?