Gretsch Electromatic Chris Rocha Broadkaster Jr. Center Block, Rosewood Fingerboard, Vintage White

Chris Rocha is a highly influential guitarist and producer in the worship music scene. A twice Dove Award winner and contributor on two Grammy Award winning records, Chris is a beacon of musical light in his genre. An avid Gretsch advocate, we are honored to partner with him on this Limited Edition Electromatic Broadkaster Jr. guitar.

Features:

• 14” single-cutaway maple body with chambered spruce center block
• Thin “U” shaped maple neck with 12”-radius rosewood fingerboard, 22 medium jumbo frets, and pearloid Neo-Classic™ thumbnail inlays
• Dual High Sensitive Filter’Tron™ pickups
• Master volume with treble bleed circuit, master tone, individual pickup volume controls and three-position pickup selector switch
• Graph Tech NuBone nut
• Anchored Adjusto-Matic™ bridge
• Locking tuners
• Strap locks
• Bigsby® B70 vibrato tailpiece with wire handle
• Gold sparkle binding
• Gold hardware
• Available in Vintage White

Maple Body with Spruce Center Block
The Chris Rocha Broadkaster Jr. features a smaller arched maple body with a chambered spruce center block under the hood. Offering lightweight comfort and excellent feedback rejection, the spruce center block provides an open and airy sound while still retaining clarity, snap, and attack.

High Sensitive Filter’Tron Pickups
Favored by Chris on some of his high-end Gretsch guitars, the dual High Sensitive Filter'Tron™ pickups provide authentic Gretsch power and articulation that can be fine-tuned with a comprehensive control layout featuring a master volume with treble bleed circuit, master tone, individual pickup volume controls and three-way pickup selector switch.

Thin “U” Neck with Rosewood Fingerboard
The Thin ”U” shaped maple neck provides exceptional feel and playability, and is topped with a 12” radius rosewood fingerboard that provides warm, rich tone and a smooth, comfortable feel.

Specifications:

GENERAL
MODEL NUMBER
2509701653
SERIES
Electromatic
COLOR
Vintage White
NUMBER OF STRINGS
6
ORIENTATION
Right-Hand

BODY
BUILD
Center Block
CUTAWAY
Single Cutaway
BODY FINISH
Gloss
BODY SHAPE
Broadkaster® Jr.
BODY MATERIAL
Laminated Maple
BRACING
Center Block
BODY BINDING
Gold Sparkle with W/B/W Purfling
BODY BACK
Arched Laminated Maple
BODY TOP
Arched Laminated Maple
BODY DEPTH
1.75" (44.45 mm)

NECK
NECK MATERIAL
Maple
NECK CONSTRUCTION
Set-Neck
NECK FINISH
Gloss
NECK SHAPE
Thin "U"
NECK BINDING
Gold Sparkle
SCALE LENGTH
24.6" (625 mm)
FINGERBOARD RADIUS
12" (305 mm)
FINGERBOARD MATERIAL
Rosewood
NUMBER OF FRETS
22
FRET SIZE
Medium Jumbo
NUT MATERIAL
Graph Tech NuBone
NUT WIDTH
1.6875" (42.86 mm)
POSITION INLAYS
Pearloid Neo-Classic™ Thumbnail
SIDE DOTS
Black
HEADSTOCK BINDING
Gold Sparkle

ELECTRONICS
BRIDGE PICKUP
High Sensitive Filter'Tron™
NECK PICKUP
High Sensitive Filter'Tron™
PICKUP COLOR
Nickel
CONTROLS
Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Master Volume, Master Tone
PICKUP SWITCHING
3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge And Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
PICKUP CONFIGURATION
Filter'Tron™ / Filter'Tron™

HARDWARE
BRIDGE
Adjusto-Matic™
HARDWARE FINISH
Gold
TAILPIECE
Bigsby® B70 with Wire Handle
TUNING MACHINES
Die-Cast Sealed Locking
PICKGUARD
Gold Plexi with Ghosted Gretsch® Logo & Black “C/R” Logo
CONTROL KNOBS
G-Arrow
SWITCH TIP
Nickel

MISCELLANEOUS
STRINGS
Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)
STRAP BUTTONS
Locking
CASE/GIG BAG
Optional G2655T Gretsch® Streamliner Hardshell (p/n 099-2655-000); Optional G2164 Gretsch® Gig Bag (p/n 099-6460-000)

*Specifications subject to change without notice.