new pickups on a G5235T electromatic I have a gretsch elecrtomatic G 5235 T I want to put new pickup on it what stile pickup will fit
ceviche- 05-23-2008
It's been said that this is your best option:
http://www.tvjones.com/cgi-bin/commerce.cgi?search=action&category=PROJ&keywords=all&template=PDGCommTemplates/Header_Footer/Storebuilder_Projet.html
Word is, the Pro Jet is rather difficult to modify with new pups. You'd think that Gretsch would have allowed for at least a little flexibility when it came to this. I guess it has to do with the shape/dimensions of the stock mini-humbucker pups and dealing with the cavity space. Because of this, a little bit of routing out of wood is called for. That's a scary thought, but it seems people have been fairly successful pulling this off. You can also hire a luthier to do this for you. Less bragging rights when you have to resort to that.
Good Luck!
--Dave E.