Gretsch G6609TFM Players Edition Broadkaster Center Block Double-Cut with String-Thru Bigsby
SKU: F240-0700-878
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 full-spectrum 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.
SPECS
GENERAL
- MODEL NUMBER: 2400700878
- SERIES: Professional Collection
- FAMILY: BroadKaster®
- PLATFORM: BroadKaster®
- COLOR: Bourbon Stain
- NUMBER OF STRINGS: 6
- ORIENTATION: Right-Hand
BODY
- BUILD: Center Block
- CUTAWAY: Double Cutaway
- BODY FINISH: Gloss
- BODY SHAPE: Broadkaster®
- BODY MATERIAL: Laminated Flame Maple
- BRACING: Center Block
- BODY BINDING: Aged White
- BODY BACK: Arched Laminated Maple
- BODY TOP: Arched Laminated Flame Maple
- BODY DEPTH: 1.75" (44.45 mm)
NECK
- NECK MATERIAL: Maple
- NECK FINISH: Gloss Urethane
- NECK SHAPE: Standard "U"
- NECK BINDING: Aged White
- SCALE LENGTH: 24.6" (625 mm)
- FINGERBOARD RADIUS: 12" (305 mm)
- FINGERBOARD MATERIAL: Ebony
- NUMBER OF FRETS: 22
- FRET SIZE: Medium Jumbo
- NUT MATERIAL: Graph Tech® TUSQ® XL
- NUT WIDTH: 1.6875" (42.86 mm)
- POSITION INLAYS: Pearloid Neo-Classic™ Thumbnail
- NECK PLATE: NA
HARDWARE
- BRIDGE: Anchored Adjusto-Matic™
- HARDWARE FINISH: Nickel
- TAILPIECE: Bigsby® B7CP String-Thru
- TUNING MACHINES: Gotoh® Locking
- PICKGUARD: None
- CONTROL KNOBS: Arrow
ELECTRONICS
- BRIDGE PICKUP: Full'Tron™
- NECK PICKUP: Full'Tron™
- CONTROLS: Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Master Volume, Master Tone
- PICKUP SWITCHING: 3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge And Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
- SPECIAL ELECTRONICS: N/A
- PICKUP CONFIGURATION: Full'Tron / Full'Tron
MISCELLANEOUS
- STRINGS: Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)
- STRAP BUTTONS: Schaller® Locking