Gretsch 6.5x14 Broadkaster Snare Drum

Model No. GKNT6514S8CL
60's Marine Pearl Nitron finish
8-Lugs w/ Lightning throw-off
Grtetsch 302 hoops

From the 1920s through the 1950s, the Gretsch flagship drum set was the legendary Broadkaster Series. It featured a thin, three-ply shell and produced what was to be, “That Great Gretsch Sound.” Today, in the Gretsch Drum Factory in Ridgeland, South Carolina, USA, with the help of advanced drum-making techniques, the Broadkaster has returned, bringing with it all of sonic brilliance of its namesake.

Broadkaster shells are made with a North American maple/poplar/maple formula. Each shell includes an interior-ply scarf joint that supplies added structural integrity to thin, musical shells. Like all USA-made Gretsch drums, shell interiors are finished with classic Gretsch Silver Sealer. The shell is hand finished with the exclusive reverse roundover bearing edge, which allows greater surface contact between the bearing edge and drumhead. The result is tone that is incredibly deep and warm.

*Demo: This product may have been used for demonstration purposes on the sales floor of our retail drum shop.  It may have finger prints and stick marks.

**Salt City Drums is an Authorized Gretsch Dealer