[quote name='Romeo2' timestamp='1415663153' post='2602594']
Do forgive my ignorance please, but what is that thing on the back of it..?
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No problem mate. It's the classic Gretsch back pad, adds nothing to the projection, tone or sound of the instrument but protects the body from belt buckle scratches and in certain models as the Country Gentleman guitar was made to cover the hole made for installing the electronics.
No hole in this model by the way, you can easily snapp of the pad in seconds if you don't like how it looks.