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Gear Discussion Forums => Other Bass Brands => Topic started by: Freuds_Cat on March 30, 2009, 07:03:18 PM
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Spotted this one on Ebay today.
1976 Gretsch Broadkaster 7605
(http://www.grouseguitars.com.au/images/gretschbroadkaster/gretschbroadkasterbass1.jpg)
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/1976-Gretsch-Broadkaster-7605-bass-guitar-vintage-USA_W0QQitemZ220383339761QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAU_Musical_Instruments_Instruments?hash=item220383339761&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2|65%3A1|39%3A1|240%3A1318 (http://cgi.ebay.com.au/1976-Gretsch-Broadkaster-7605-bass-guitar-vintage-USA_W0QQitemZ220383339761QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAU_Musical_Instruments_Instruments?hash=item220383339761&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2|65%3A1|39%3A1|240%3A1318)
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A pretty bass.
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AU $2,595.00 BIN... LOL
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I know ilan, this is Australia, if we even slightly think its rare (old will qualify) we think it must be worth a fortune :rolleyes:
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Hey, I'm in Israel, I know what you're talking about... but since Gbase and eBay, I don't buy basses locally anymore.
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AU $2,595.00 BIN... LOL
I don't know what they usually go for but that seems way high to me. AFAIK these have never been well regarded and they don't have anything resembling the traditional Gretsch look.
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I think it's a nice looking bassguitar. I don't know how hight the australian dollar is at? The shop who offers it has some more nice ones i nstock.
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I don't know what they usually go for but that seems way high to me. AFAIK these have never been well regarded and they don't have anything resembling the traditional Gretsch look.
Clearly a Gretsch interpretation of the P. Pretty, though!
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Clearly a Gretsch interpretation of the P. Pretty, though!
It is pretty. All Gretsch basses look pretty except for the Billy-Bo Jupiter Thunderbird. I'd love to have one because I'm sure it's a great bass, but it has to be one of the ugliest basses I've ever seen.
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It is pretty. All Gretsch basses look pretty except for the Billy-Bo Jupiter Thunderbird...
Have you ever seen the Gretsch Committee Bass ? Uuuugly. The TK300 Bass? Triple uuuugly. And those represent a good portion of Gretsch bass production before the modern (Fred Gretsch Jr.) era. Gretsch makes very few basses now and even fewer back then.
This one may sound good, I don't know. But even the traditional looking 6070-6073 series basses don't fetch high prices in the vintage market. I can't imagine anyone paying anywhere near the asking price of this one.
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Have you ever seen the Gretsch Committee Bass ? Uuuugly. The TK300 Bass? Triple uuuugly. And those represent a good portion of Gretsch bass production before the modern (Fred Gretsch Jr.) era. Gretsch makes very few basses now and even fewer back then.
This one may sound good, I don't know. But even the traditional looking 6070-6073 series basses don't fetch high prices in the vintage market. I can't imagine anyone paying anywhere near the asking price of this one.
Maybe I did get carried away when I said all Gretsch basses were pretty except for the Billy-Bo Jupiter Thunderbird. In general, though, I do like the look of Gretsch basses.
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I just bought a 1975 7606 (the sunburst version) - may not be well regarded - but it plays beautifully. Like it more than my 68 pbass.
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I just bought a 1975 7606 (the sunburst version) - may not be well regarded - but it plays beautifully. Like it more than my 68 pbass.
As the old saying goes....pictures!!!!! (Etc.)
And to my eye, the Gretsch Committee bass looks a whole lot like a Guild B301. Granted, not a classic Gretsch look, but not bad looking to me.
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This one?
http://www.grouseguitars.com.au/sold/gretschbroadkasterbass.htm
(http://www.grouseguitars.com.au/images/gretschbroadkasterbass/gretschbroadkasterbass1.jpg)
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That's it. Its heavy but it plays like butter. fantastic instrument.
Watched the ad for months and after I couldn't take it any more & bit the bullet. It went missing in the mail for over 2 weeks. Post Office was actually processing the insurance when it finally showed up.
I play it 4 hours a day after work every day since I got it. Can't put it down.
And the Committee is a great bass.
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When i searched for Committee bass images, I found this and similar pictures...very Guild B-301 looking.
(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/ca/58/34/ca5834ba29cba571b66daf3a0f82e907.jpg)
But there's nothing wrong with the one shown a couple of posts ago - it just looks rather Precision-ish.
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Reminds me of one of mine:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v383/iamthebassman/photo41_zps13b70e9d.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/iamthebassman/media/photo41_zps13b70e9d.jpg.html)This one?
http://www.grouseguitars.com.au/sold/gretschbroadkasterbass.htm
(http://www.grouseguitars.com.au/images/gretschbroadkasterbass/gretschbroadkasterbass1.jpg)
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TK300 is a great looking bass- and it also is well made and sounds great.
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TK300 is a great looking bass- and it also is well made and sounds great.
I have to smile at that. The TK300 (http://www.guitar-list.com/gretsch/bass-guitars/gretsch-tk-300-model-7627) is one of the oddest looking ducks out there. I've played a couple, and I found the pickup nasty, unpleasant and harsh. All a matter of taste, of course.
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I have to smile at that. The TK300 (http://www.guitar-list.com/gretsch/bass-guitars/gretsch-tk-300-model-7627) is one of the oddest looking ducks out there. I've played a couple, and I found the pickup nasty, unpleasant and harsh. All a matter of taste, of course.
That's why they make so many different basses!
I had one of the new Hagstrom HB-4 models. Liked the look and feel, but all six of the pickup settings (rotary knob twistem) sounded metallic to me. I sold it and moved on.
(http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j306/apowell1/Electric%20Basses/Hagstrom%20HB-4/IMG_1514_zps258ff11c.jpg)
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Those Hagstroms need a pickup transplant! I reckon the pickups that came stock are fairly generic guitar pickups.
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y220/Meddled/Thunderstrom_zpsk9uxxbom.jpg)
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Those Hagstroms need a pickup transplant! I reckon the pickups that came stock are fairly generic guitar pickups.
Could be; the HB-4 uses rail pickups, but I have no clue who makes them.
The Hagstrom website describes them as: 2 x Dyna Rail 1025HB/N Alnico 5.
To which I would respond: "Mmmmmmmm....kay. Whatever."
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I don't remember any identifying marks on the pickups I removed. I figured they were Artec or similar. I tried to use them in another bass, but they were too microphonic to be much use.