[freddyfingers]

Originally Posted by Teledriver

Wow! that was 100 posts for me! Never reached that ona forum before! What a topic to do it on!

Congrats! Time to find a job!

[james lee]

This is great news..

I see it like this, I am no modder don't buy a guitar to mod it. So now I can buy a stock Gretsch at a affordable price and don't have to mod it.

If you add up the price of a 5120/22 add in TV Jones.. your in the price range of this stock..

Plus it looks like a Falcon..

[elguapo776]

Hello Music has black 5120's for sale at about $489.00. If they made theses lefty I would have bought one years ago!

[BoundandPurfled]

Wish they had kept the neoclassic inlays, especially if the fretboard is ebony.
Wonder when they hit market

[p90jj]

Sad to see the 5120/2 go. Never played one, I have wanted one for a long time.

[barosborough]

Originally Posted by BoundandPurfled

Wish they had kept the neoclassic inlays, especially if the fretboard is ebony.
Wonder when they hit market

I love the thumbnails too.

[Uncle Daddy]

Originally Posted by james lee

This is great news..

I see it like this, I am no modder don't buy a guitar to mod it. So now I can buy a stock Gretsch at a affordable price and don't have to mod it.

The older 5126-9 range was affordable and needed no mods, but that too got dropped. My 26 is still the best guitar I've owned. Maybe Gretsch could bring these back, with T-Armonds.

[GattonFreak]

Originally Posted by Anni_Lover

In case you haven't learn about this, both the Electromatic Hollowbody G5120and G5122 are to be discontinued. All the details including the photos of the really cool "baby Falcon" Electromatic G5422 are on the GDP here:

http://gretschpages.com/forum/electr...d/51725/page1/

So far there are 4 pages of discussion regarding the new G5422. It hasn't been mentioned here, so now you know. When you see the new G5422, you'll see it's awesome. No news about a replacement for the G5120 - yet.

Glad I got mine !!!! HANDS OFF !!!!!!

[HypotenusLuvTriangle]

Fretboard is Rosewood I believe. In the photos posted on Gretsch Pages, it looks Rosewood. The lighting here I think is giving it a false dark ebony color. It happens sometimes.

[nadles]

Originally Posted by barosborough

I love the thumbnails too.

+1 - Sad to see the 5120 go.

[ampe]

so that is not a leftover 5122 painted white with the blacktop filters from a leftover tim armstrong model?

[The Marlin]

Change is a good thing. Any other colours in the range?

Marlin

[Nerrad]

I wonder if there will be a single cut away.

[tartanphantom]

Originally Posted by ampe

so that is not a leftover 5122 painted white with the blacktop filters from a leftover tim armstrong model?

Nope. For one thing, the 5422 is thinner than the 5122. 2" body depth as opposed to the 5122's 2.25" body depth.

Originally Posted by The Marlin

Change is a good thing. Any other colours in the range?

Marlin

Official color options haven't been disclosed yet.

Originally Posted by Nerrad

I wonder if there will be a single cut away.

Yup. Count on it. In all likelihood it will probably be closer to the specs of the 5120 (deeper body).

[Nerrad]

I Just got dont paying off my 5120. damn you, Gretsch. Im going to want the single cut away version of this lol.

[Anni_Lover]

Originally Posted by tartanphantom

Nope. For one thing, the 5422 is thinner than the 5122. 2" body depth as opposed to the 5122's 2.25" body depth....
In all likelihood it will probably be closer to the specs of the 5120 (deeper body).

I believe the new G5420 will have a 2.5" deep body like the Annies and Tennys. The f-holes for the new G5422 us the same pattern as those of the Setzer Hot Rod series. Before that they used the same f-hole patterne as the Annies. Here's a closeup of the pickups and the f-hole is definitely not bound:

[tartanphantom]

Originally Posted by Anni_Lover

I believe the new G5420 will have a 2.5" deep body like the Annies and Tennys. The f-holes for the new G5422 us the same pattern as those of the Setzer Hot Rod series. Before that they used the same f-hole patterne as the Annies. Here's a closeup of the pickups and the f-hole is definitely not bound:

agreed. When I meant "deeper" body, I was referring to it opposite the 5422-- in other words, the "5420" will have a deeper body than the double cut. I still expect that it will be slightly more shallow than the 5120 though. Your logic on the 2.5" deep body seems pretty sound.

[G5422T]

Originally Posted by Anni_Lover

I believe the new G5420 will have a 2.5" deep body like the Annies and Tennys. The f-holes for the new G5422 us the same pattern as those of the Setzer Hot Rod series. Before that they used the same f-hole patterne as the Annies. Here's a closeup of the pickups and the f-hole is definitely not bound:

The "f" holes are bound, just very hard to see against the white. Nice pic BTW

[ampe]

Originally Posted by tartanphantom

Nope. For one thing, the 5422 is thinner than the 5122. 2" body depth as opposed to the 5122's 2.25" body depth.



Official color options haven't been disclosed yet.



Yup. Count on it. In all likelihood it will probably be closer to the specs of the 5120 (deeper body).

but they are the blacktop filters, right?

[tartanphantom]

Originally Posted by ampe

but they are the blacktop filters, right?

Oh, YES. No more Gretschbuckers in the new ones.