Michaelg Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 hello basschat i own a gretsch broadkaster bass guitar. its a semi acoustic bass guitar and i absolutely love it. its a unique bass i think, i've certainly never seen anything quite like it or played on anything quite like it. it has a short scale fretboard however the body is large - so its technically disproportionate. it has a pick up selector (which is so satisfying to click) along with pickup volume controls for its humbuckers. it also has a floating bridge - correcting the internation on it is SO good. the other 2 knobs control low end and high end respectively. the neck pickup is pretty much a double bass sound and the bridge pickup is quite a nasally rickenbacker sound. i rarely use the bridge pick up. both pickups give a richer tone, a 60s sort of sound. its a quiet bass. i get the feeling it was designed for bluesy music. i'm buying a t rex squeezer compression pedal soon so its going to absolutely sing! the only other bass i can remotely compare it too is a hofner club bass 500/2. i also have an ampeg svt 450 with its 4x10 cabinet. i tried it through lots of different amps and after a solid 3 hour search (i went through oranges, trace elliots, mark basses, marshalls etc) i found the ampeg and was probably one of the most satisfying bass amps i've ever played through. if you have any questions about it ask away! im not very good at pictures so heres my one and the one below it is a google image [attachment=64070:gretsch.JPG] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocco Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 That's a real beauty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musicman20 Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 Very pretty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annoying Twit Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 Yum. I love the look of that sort of bass, but don't have one. Couldn't afford the real Gretsch though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Burrito Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 Very cool, I've always wanted one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiOgon Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 That's a real beauty, 60's special & as for playing at the Albert Hall stick that in your CV & smoke it smashing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michaelg Posted November 16, 2010 Author Share Posted November 16, 2010 im glad it gets the basschat nod! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munkonthehill Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 you lucky bastard!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and i mean that in the best possbile way my man. very sweet indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12stringbassist Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 Sweet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBass Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 Very Smart!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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