Gretsch Custom Shop Master Built G6659 Broadkaster Center Block Single-Cut with String-Thru Bigsby - Transparent Ocean Water

The Gretsch Custom Shop is where the time-honored legacy reaches its creative apex. No instruments epitomize the extraordinary expertise and attention to detail of Gretsch’s most trusted hands like Custom Shop instruments. From modern versions of legendary Gretsch instruments to artist tribute models and specially requested one-off guitars, the Gretsch Custom Shop takes “That Great Gretsch Sound” to an entirely new plane, but also preserves and perfects it.

Gonzalo Madrigal started out at Fender in 1996 by binding and sanding guitar bodies on the production line. A superior craftsman, he gradually made his way to the Fender Custom Shop in 2004, where he worked on Benedetto guitar bodies, binding and neck fitting. He too worked on various high-profile "tribute" projects, including the Fender Custom Shop Eric Clapton "Blackie" Stratocaster, Stevie Ray Vaughan "Number One" and "Lenny" Stratocasters and Andy Summers Tribute Telecaster, and the EVH "Frankenstein" replica guitar.

Madrigal's exemplary work also brought him to the attention of Stern and projects at the Gretsch Custom Shop, where he contributed to the Brian Setzer and Eddie Cochran 6120 models, the Billy Zoom Silver Jet, the G6128T-GH George Harrison "Tribute" Duo Jet and the G6131MY-CS Custom Shop Malcolm Young "Salute" Jet™M. After 12 years under Stern's tutelage, Madrigal was promoted in early 2018 to a Master Builder.  In his spare time, Madrigal enjoys playing soccer and basketball, and going to the movies with his family.

Other Specifications include:

• COLOR OCEAN WATER TRANS 
• MASTERBUILT BY GONZALO MADRIGAL
• AGING TYPE NOS 
• NECK WOOD CURLY MAPLE LIGHT TOBACCO STAIN 
• FRETBOARD WOOD EBONY 
• FRETBOARD INLAY MATERIAL MOP 
• FRETBOARD INLAY STYLE T/N 
• HEADSTOCK PERIMETER G 6120 
• HEADSTOCK LOGO ROUND G 
• HEADSTOCK LOGO MATERIAL MOP 
• HDCP MATERIAL CURLY MAPLE OCEAN WATER TRANS 
• ZERO FRET NO 
• FRETS VINTAGE 
• NECK BINDING CREAM 
• SIDE DOTS RED 
• NECK SHAPE STOCK C 
• NUT BONE 
• BODY STYLE BROADKASTER 
• TOP CURLY MAPLE 
• BACK CURLY MAPLE 
• SIDES CURLY MAPLE 
• BRACING TRESTLE 
• BODY BINDING CREAM 040 BLACK 
• WIRING TONE POT 
• HARDWARE GOLD 
• TUNERS GOTO 
• NECK PICKUP TV JONES FILTER-TRON CLASSIC 
• BRIDGE PICKUP TV JONES FILTER-TRON CLASSIC 
• KNOBS G ARROW 
• BRIDGE ROCKIN BAR 
• TAILPIECE BIGSBY B3G 
• PICKGUARD ENGRAVING GRETSCH LOGO 
• PART NUMBER 9252004219 
• 6 lbs 12 oz
• UC23032459

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