Here's what Gretsch say
Gretsch’s time-honored “Broadkaster” name now adorns the flagship guitars of its center block lineup, crafted for full-spectrum sound at high volume with powerful new pickups and a chambered spruce center block that enhances body resonance for more organic tone and comfortably lighter weight.
Built to perform, the G6609TFM Players Edition Broadkaster® Center Block Double-Cut with String-Thru Bigsby® and Flame Maple features a stunning tiger flame maple body with a matching headstock in handsome Dark Cherry Stain and Bourbon Stain finishes. Two
new U.S.-made Full’Tron™ pickups deliver fullspectrum sonic range with a growl unlike any other pickup, in addition to classic Gretsch chime, balance and brilliance with a dash of extra-mid concentration for powering through overdriven and distorted passages at full volume.
Premium features include:
- Tiger flame maple top and body with lightweight chambered spruce center block
- All-new U.S.-made Full’Tron™ pickups
- Lower neck set for greater playing comfort
- Studded Adjusto-Matic™ bridge for pinpoint intonation
- Treble bleed circuit, “no-load” tone control,
- “Squeezebox” PIO capacitors
- Bigsby® B7CP String-Thru vibrato tailpiece
- Locking tuners
Specifications
- Series: Gretsch® Professional Collection
- Body Material: Laminated Maple
- Body Finish:Gloss
- Upper Bout:11.5” (292mm)
- Lower Bout:16” (406mm)
- Waist:9.5” (241mm)
- Neck:Maple, Standard “U”
- Neck Finish:Gloss
- Fingerboard:Ebony, 12” (305mm)
- Frets:22, Medium Jumbo
- Tuning Machines: Gotoh® Locking
- Scale Length:24.6” (625mm)
- Bridge: Anchored Adjusto-Matic™
- Tailpiece: Bigsby® B7GP String-Thru Pickguard: Tortoise with Gold Gretsch Logo
- Pickups: Full’Tron™ (Bridge and Neck)
- Pickup Switching:3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge AndNeck Pickups, Position 3. Neck PickupControls:Volume 1. Neck Pickup, Volume 2. Bridge Pickup, Master Volume,Master Tone
- Control Knobs:Arrow
- Hardware: Gold
- Position Inlays: Aged Pearloid Thumbnails
- Nut (Material/Width): Graph Tech® TUSQ XL, 1.6875” (43mm)