Gretsch Broadcaster QK651425 Black Pearl 14" x 6,5" snare drum

Gretsch Broadcaster QK651425 Black Pearl 14" x 6,5" snare drum

Excellent condition, almost as new, all original with Canopus snare wire

Serial number: # 06708

20 x lugs, internal tone control (damper), Gretsch tuning key, die cast hoops, Micro-sensitive strainer

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.

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.