Gretsch G5623 Electromatic CB (RED) Bono Signature Electric Guitar (with Case)

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Gretsch G5623 Electromatic CB (RED) Bono Signature Electric Guitar (with Case), Pickguard

Pick up this guitar not only to own a great instrument, but to support a great cause as well. Get Bono-approved tone while bringing awareness to Product Red.

What's special about this item?

Feature:	What it does:
Maple back and sides	Bright, focused tone with enhanced sustain
Black Top Filter'Tron pickups	Tight, bright and focused vintage tone
Adjusto-Matic bridge	Flawless intonation across all strings
Bound rosewood fretboard	Warm rosewood tone; beautiful binding

Overview

Gretsch and Bono join forces once again for a signature guitar model bearing the special (RED) logo adorn on the pickguard and truss rod cover to bring awareness of Bono's support of Product Red and their humanitarian efforts in the battle against HIV/AIDS.

The double-cutaway G5623 Electromatic Center-Block (RED) Bono "Signature" Model puts Bono's personalized stamp on Gretsch's new thinline spruce center-block design, which delivers "high gain-friendly" tone and greater control over the kind of feedback players want.

Features:

- Bound arched maple top with bound sound holes
- Maple sides and arched back (also bound)
- Maple neck
- 24.6" scale length neck
- 1.6875-43mm nut width
- 22-fret bound rosewood fingerboard
- Neo-classic "thumbnail" inlays
- 22 medium jumbo frets
- Dual "Black Top" Filter'Tron humbucking pickups
- Three-position toggle switching
- Master volume and tone controls
- Anchored Adjusto-Matic bridge
- "G"-cutout tailpiece
- Grover deluxe tuners
- Chrome hardware
- Includes hardshell case

Specs

Body
- Body Shape: Electromatic Center Block
- Body Material: Arched Laminated Maple Top and Back with Laminated Maple Sides
- Body Finish: Gloss Urethane

Neck
- Neck Material: Maple
- Scale Length: 24.6" (625 mm)
- Fingerboard Radius: 12.5" (320 mm)
- Number of Frets: 22
- Fret Size: Medium Jumbo
- String Nut: Delrin
- Nut Width: 1.6875" (42.8 mm)
- Neck Plate: None
- Neck Finish: Gloss Urethane
- Fingerboard: Bound Rosewood
- Position Inlays: Neo-Classic "Thumbnail"

Electronics
- Bridge Pickup: Black Top Filter'Tron
- Neck Pickup: Black Top Filter'Tron
- Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone
- Pickup Switching: 3-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
- Pickup Configuration: HH

Hardware
- Bridge: Anchored Adjusto-Matic with "G" Cutout Tailpiece
- Tuning Machines: Grover Deluxe Die-Cast Sealed
- Orientation: Right-Hand
- Pickguard: White Plexi Pickguard with Red (RED) Logo
- Control Knobs: G-Arrow

Miscellaneous
- Strings: NPS, .010-.046 Gauges
- Unique Features: (RED) Logo on Pickguard, 2-Ply White/Black Truss-Rod Cover with (RED) Logo, Matching (RED) Painted Headstock with Bono Signature on Back and Silver Screened Gretsch Electromatic Logo, White Bound Body, F-Holes and Fingerboard, Silver Pickup Bezels, "G"-Arrow Knobs, Knurled Strap Retainer Knobs, Adjustable Truss Rod