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G6659TFM PLAYERS EDITION BROADKASTER JR

For many years, if you wanted a slice of the Gretsch sound and aesthetic, then your options were limited to large, full-hollow archtops or compact single- or double-cut Jets. Happily, in recent times, the company has provided a variety of ‘best of both worlds’ solutions in the form of scaled-down Jr models and guitars equipped with feedback reducing, and sustain enhancing, centre-blocks.

Part of the Players Edition range designed with the modern working professional in mind, the G6659TFM Broadkaster Jr’s 14-inch body has a slim, 335-like depth of 44mm and is built around a spruce centre-block that runs its entire length. Spruce is a light

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