Gretsch is metal now? Legendary guitar maker unveils two new baritone models begging for downtuned riffs
Gretsch isn’t the first brand that comes to mind when you think ‘metal’. Hell, you could argue several other brands under the Fender umbrella – Charvel, Jackson and EVH – already have that sector covered.
But the good folks at Gretsch seem keen to get in on the drop-tuned, heavy riffing action, too, as they unveil a pair of new baritone models, which aim to bring “essential Gretsch power and fidelity at sub-sonic levels”.
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Arriving in the brand’s mid-priced Electromatic series and adopting the Jet and CVT blueprints, the new guitars come with extended scale lengths (baritones, duh), plus coil-splittable Twin-Six Alnico humbuckers.
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The Electromatic Jet Baritone lands with a massive 29.75” scale length, along with a Performance “C” maple neck and bound rosewood fingerboard, a chambered mahogany body with Comfort Contours and a bound carved maple top.
Meanwhile the CVT – a gretsch design touted by the likes of Rory Gallagher, Jimi Hendrix and Josh Homme – aims to “expand players’ sonic palette and help them descent into uncharted depths”, with a 27” scale length, mahogany body with beveled contours, and like the Jet, a Performance “C” maple neck and bound rosewood fingerboard.
These two guitars are far from the first baritones in the Gretsch lineup, but judging by the demo video below – for which the brand has tapped Loathe guitarist Erik Bickerstaffe – it seems its leaning heavily into the heavy metal angle with this launch.
Price-wise, the Electromatic Jet Baritone clocks in at £609 / €719 / $699, while the Electromatic CVT Baritone is priced at £599 / €709 / $599.
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