Description
What makes this guitar special: A Baldwin-era gem, with superb resonance and playability, in terrific condition for its age. This one showcases very little wear, and has just the right amount of finish checking…giving it a classic vintage look, without all the wear and tear. The SuperTron humbuckers sound terrific, and offer a wide array of tonal offerings, making this one suitable for quite a few different things. The slim neck feel is great too, allowing for hours of easy and effortless playing. It’s been professionally setup and inspected by the experts at Cream City Music, and will arrive ready to play out of the case.
Cosmetic condition: Pretty great shape for its age, with some expected wear throughout. There are various scratches, dents, nicks, dings, chips, and scuffs throughout the instrument, with visible weather checking throughout the instrument and some minor fretwear. Overall, this one has a terrific look to it, with a beautiful patina.
Body: Double bound maple body with dual f-holes in cherry sunburst finish. Chrome trapeze tailpiece and compensated bridge with floating ebony base. Black molded pickguard with white Gretsch logo.
Weight: 9 lb, 1 oz
Neck: Slim maple neck with aged white side dots and pearl block inlays. 1 11/16” nut width with zero fret and 24.6” scale length. Black headstock overlay with pearl Gretsch logo. Chrome sealed tuners function perfectly. Double bound rosewood fingerboard is in good shape, and frets show only some light pitting near the first position, but nothing that hinders playability. Neck is straight and plays great up and down the length of the fingerboard.
Electronics: Dual blacktop SuperTron humbuckers (Neck-4.66K ohms, Bridge-4.49K ohms) with 3-way pickup selector switch, 3-way tone selector switch, and standby switch. G-Arrow knobs, 2x individual volume, 1x master volume.
Case: Original hard shell case included.
