“Everything from robust clean tones to incendiary overdrive right at your fingertips”: The Jet takes flight as Gretsch refreshes the singlecut for Streamliner and Electromatic series – and there is a single-pickup rock 'n' roll machine FTW

A family photo of the newly refreshed Gretsch Streamliner and Electromatic Jet singlecut electric guitars, in various classic and bold finishes.

Gretsch has ushered in a new era for its storied singlecut electric guitar, offering the relaunched Jet in its Electromatic and entry-level Streamliner series, with dual-humbucker and single-humbucker options, wraparound tailpieces and vintage mojo as standard.

There is about these singlecuts that will be familiar to longtime fans of Gretsch guitars. The shape is reassuringly Jet. You will use it for all the same sounds, rock ’n’ roll, punk, indie, rock, alt, blues and more. In some senses it is a case of meet the new Jet, same as the old Jet, but this new drop has a heap of new features – and we just can’t get passed the option of having a single-pickup Jet.