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.
For big sound in a small package, the G6659T Players Edition Broadkaster® Jr. Center Block with Bigsby® features a slightly smaller single-cutaway body for greater comfort, tonal focus and feedback resistance. 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.
The G6659T is available in three fashionable Gretsch finishes — Round-Up Orange with matching headcap and tortoise pickguard, Two-Tone Ivory/Walnut Stain with tortoise pickguard and Walnut Stain headcap, or Two-Tone Smoke Green with Smoke Green pickguard and headcap. All finishes feature nickel hardware.
Slightly smaller 14” single-cutaway maple body with chambered spruce center block
Lower set maple neck for greater playing comfort
12”-radius ebony fingerboard with 22 medium jumbo frets and aged pearloid Neo-Classic™ thumbnail inlays
Dual U.S.-made Full-Tron™ humbucking pickups
Master volume with treble bleed circuit and no-load tone control with Squeezebox™ capacitor
String-thru Bigsby® B7CP vibrato tailpiece
Anchored Adjusto-Matic™ bridge
Graph Tech® TUSQ® XL nut
Nickel hardware
Available in Round-up Orange with matching headcap and tortoise pickguard, Two-Tone Lotus Ivory/Walnut Stain with tortoise pickguard and Walnut Stain headcap or Two-Tone Smoke Green with Smoke Green pickguard and headcap
Includes hardshell case
FEATURES
Slightly smaller 14” single-cutaway maple body with chambered spruce center block
Lower set maple neck for greater playing comfort
12”-radius ebony fingerboard with 22 medium jumbo frets and aged pearloid Neo-Classic™ thumbnail inlays
Dual U.S.-made Full-Tron™ humbucking pickups
Master volume with treble bleed circuit and no-load tone control with Squeezebox™ capacitor
String-thru Bigsby® B7CP vibrato tailpiece
Anchored Adjusto-Matic™ bridge
Graph Tech® TUSQ® XL nut and Gotoh® locking tuners
Nickel hardware
Available in Round-up Orange with matching headcap and tortoise pickguard, Two-Tone Lotus Ivory/Walnut Stain with tortoise pickguard and Walnut Stain headcap or Two-Tone Smoke Green with Smoke Green pickguard and headcap
Includes hardshell case
General
SERIES: Professional Collection
COLOR: Round-Up Orange
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: JP
Neck
NECK MATERIAL: Maple
NECK FINISH: Gloss
NECK SHAPE: Standard “U”
NECK CONSTRUCTION: Set-Neck
FINGERBOARD RADIUS: 12″ (305 mm)
FINGERBOARD MATERIAL: Ebony
POSITION INLAYS: Aged Pearloid Neo-Classic™ Thumbnail
NUMBER OF FRETS: 22
STRING NUT: Graph Tech® TUSQ® XL
NUT WIDTH: 1.685″ (42.8 mm)
NUT MATERIAL: Graph Tech® TUSQ® XL
Body
BODY: Laminated Maple
BODY FINISH: Gloss
BODY SHAPE: Broadkaster® Jr.
BODY TOP: Arched Laminated Maple
BODY BINDING: Aged White with B/W/B Purfling
BODY BACK: Laminated Maple
BODY STYLE: Gretsch® Center Block Guitars
BODY MATERIAL: Laminated Maple
BRACING: Center Block
WAIST: 8.75″ (222mm)
SOUND HOLE: F-Holes, Bound
Hardware
BRIDGE: Anchored Adjusto-Matic™
BRIDGE COVER/TAILPIECE: Bigsby® B7CP String-Thru
BRIDGE MOUNTING: Anchored
PICKGUARD: Tortoise with Gold Gretsch® Logo
CONTROL KNOBS: Arrow
HARDWARE FINISH: Nickel
TUNING MACHINES: Gotoh® Locking
STRINGS: Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)
STRAP BUTTONS: Grover® Strap Locks
Electronics
BRIDGE PICKUP: Full’Tron™
NECK PICKUP: Full’Tron™
PICKUP CONFIGURATION: Full’Tron / Full’Tron
CONTROLS: Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Master Volume, Master Tone
SWITCHING: 3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge And Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
Measurements
DIMENSION: S5.70×19.70×47.10 IN
SHIPPING WEIGHT: 15.05 LB
UPPER BOUT: 10.4375″ (265 mm)
LOWER BOUT: 14″ (356 mm)
BODY DEPTH: 1.75″ (44.45 mm)
FRET SIZE: Medium Jumbo
SCALE LENGTH: 24.6″ (625 mm)
SHIPPING LENGTH: 47.10 IN
SHIPPING HEIGHT: 5.70 IN
SHIPPING WIDTH: 19.70 IN
Miscellaneous
COMMODITY CODE: 9207901000
