G5442BDC Electromatic® Hollow Body 30.3" Short Scale Bass, Rosewood Fingerboard, Transparent Red
SKU #2518002515
$999.99
| Model Number | 2518002515 |
|---|---|
| Est. U.S. Street | $999.99 |
| Series | Electromatic® Collection |
| Color | Transparent Red |
| Number of Strings | 4 |
| Orientation | Right-Hand |
| 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 Material | Maple |
|---|---|
| Neck Finish | Gloss Urethane |
| Scale Length | 30.25" (768 mm) |
| Fingerboard Material | Rosewood |
| Number of Frets | 22 |
| Fret Size | Medium Jumbo |
| Nut Material | Delrin® |
| Nut Width | 1.6” (40.6 mm) |
| Position Inlays | Pearloid Hump Block |
| Headstock | Early '50s Gretsch |
| Neck Plate | None |
| Bridge Pickup | Black Top Filter'Tron™ |
|---|---|
| Neck Pickup | Black Top Filter'Tron™ |
| Pickup Color | Chrome |
| 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™ |
| 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 |
| Strings | Nickel Plated Steel (.045-.100 Gauges) |
|---|---|
| Strap Buttons | Gretsch® Knurled Strap Retainer Knobs |
| Other Features | Hump-Block Fingerboard Inlays, Bound Body Top and Back, Bound Sound Holes and Fingerboard, Knurled Strap Retainer Knobs, Adjustable Truss Rod, "G" Cutout Tailpiece |
| Case/Gig Bag | Optional G6299 Gretsch® Short Scale Bass Hardshell (p/n 099-6409-000) |
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Support Materials
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.
