GPOTD 10.30.20

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Gretsch USA Custom Shop Stephen Stern Masterbuilt Super Broadkaster Relic 2020 Aged Lake Placid Blue


Mint Condition Masterbuilt Stephen Stern, if you own or have ever had the pleasure of playing a Stern, you know the quality, tone, and playability of these instruments. Very versatile with tons of tone shaping options, killer rock guitar and just at home at rockabilly, country etc.. and all that Gretsch sparkle! Includes OHSC and COA.

Base Model: Super Broadcaster

Color: Aged Lake Placid Blue

Aging Type: Relic

Tuners: Grover Imperial Machine Heads w/Stairstep Buttons

Pickups: Power'Tron

Nut: Bone

Wiring: 1: Pickup Selector Switch

2: Tone Switch

3: Neck Pickup Control Switch. Down is Coil Split, Middle Normal Humbucker, Up is Dynamic Pickup Control (Outside Coil is on Inside Coil is sent to D)

4: Bridge Pickup Control. Down is Coil Split, Middle Normal Humbucker, Up is Dynamic Pickup Control (Outside Coil is on Inside Coil is sent to D)

5: Standby Switch

A: Master Volume

B: Neck Pickup Volume

C: Bridge Pickup Volume

D: Neck Pickup Control Blend. (This allows you to dial in exactly how much signal from the inside coil you want to send to ground when switch 3 is activated in the up position)

E: Bridge Pickup Control Blend. (This allows you to dial in exactly how much signal from the inside coil you want to send to ground when switch 4 is activated in the up position)

Binding: C/B/C/B

Frets: Vintage (Zero Fret)

Fretboard Wood: Ebony

Fretboard Inlay Material: Mother of Pearl

Fretboard Inlay Style: Half Moon Thumbnail (Double)

Neck Wood: Quartersawn Maple

Truss Adjust: Headstock

Pickguard: Gretsch Engraving on Black Pickguard

Knobs: G Arrow

Bridge: Synchrosonic

Tailpiece: Bigsby B6G

Top: Laminated Maple

Back: Laminated Maple

Sides: Laminated Maple

Construction: Center Block Bracing

Hardware: Nickle

Headstock Logo: Squared Horizontal Gretsch Logo

Bodystyle: Double Cutaway, Simi-Hollow Archtop, 2 F-Holes

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[Psychotronic]

Nope. Too busy.

 

[micwalt]

Not enough knobs and switches.

 

[dodgechargerfan]

I like it.

The inlays are a little goofy, but I could live with them.

 

[Flamencology]

It fucks.

 

[335clone]

Thats a lot of knobs and switches. Makes a Jazzmaster seem simple. Otherwise I kinda like it.

 

[jelloman]

I did the Gretsch thing once...that one makes me glad it was only once...

 

[Lerxst]

Needs more knobs and switches above the bigsby just cause...maybe a non-functional one in the center of the headstock.

 

[Chad]

If it had 1 more switch, it would rock

 

[VoidTerraFirma]

The color is magnificent. The rest is not.

 

[Gary Blanchard]

Not that Gretsch. with all the inlays, knobs, and switches it doesn't appeal to me.

 

[Peen Simmons]

The absolute perfect number of knobs and switches.

 

[Denverdave]

I guess that much control would be nice in a professional studio setting. It is patently useless live where you need to make fast changes. I like Gretschs in general, but that one is not even remotely something I would consider buying.

Especially at over $6K....

 

[Kerouac]

 

[BuzzBaloo]

Wow, I don't think I need all those controls, otherwise, nice.

 

[frunobulax]

Yup!

 

[CBHScott]

Looks like a Photoshop job. I know it isn’t, but still looks like one.

 

[PunkKitty]

Too many switches, etc.

 

[Aahzz]

The color is magnificent. The rest is not.

Truth has been spoken here.

 

[Tiltsta]

Too complicated for me. I'd like it with a more typical ES-335 type layout.