Gretsch 22/13/16/6.5x14" Broadkaster Drum Set Telecaster Blond Ltd Edition

Steve’s notes: This is a nice set of Gretsch Broadkaster drums, sized 14x22", 9x13", and 16x16" with a matching 6.5x14" snare drum and finished in ”Telecaster Blond” gloss lacquer. This was a very limited offering shown at NAMM many years ago. Gretsch designed this limited run outfitted with tone controls and a Gibraltar rail consolette, but is otherwise modern standard build. The gloss lacquer finish has some cosmetic nitrocellulose lacquer checking on its surface - this is hard to pick up on from more than a foot or two away, but up close it is visible throughout the set.

Here's some more info from Gretsch on their Broadkaster series drums:

"From the 1920s through the 1950s, the Gretsch flagship drum set was the legendary Broadkaster Series. It featured a thin, three-ply shell and produced what was to be, “That Great Gretsch Sound.” Today, in the Gretsch Drum Factory in Ridgeland, South Carolina, USA, with the help of advanced drum-making techniques, the Broadkaster has returned, bringing with it all of sonic brilliance of its namesake.

Broadkaster shells are made with a North American maple/poplar/maple formula. Each shell includes an interior-ply scarf joint that supplies added structural integrity to thin, musical shells. Like all USA-made Gretsch drums, shell interiors are finished with classic Gretsch Silver Sealer. The shell is hand finished with the exclusive reverse roundover bearing edge, which allows greater surface contact between the bearing edge and drumhead. The result is tone that is incredibly deep and warm."

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