1979 Gretsch 7576 Country Club
$3495 CAD
($2516.4 USD)
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A near-mint Balwin-era Gretsch Country Club, with original hardshell case. The model 7576 was a full-scale rethink on the Country Club that was introduced in 1971 and discontinued a decade later. The new Country Club featured a 17” fully-hollow cut-away body with a body depth of about 2-5/8”, ebony fingerboard with pearl block markers, gold hardware, humbucking pickups, and branded tailpiece and pickguard. The truss-rod adjustment is accessible through a hole at the back of the guitar that’s covered with a plastic shield. And although that shield gives the appearance of a bolt-on neck, the instrument does indeed have a set-in neck.
This example is nearly flawless. It’s 100% original and beautifully set-up and, with the exception of some worn-away gold plating and a small check in the plywood of the back, we’d call it ‘mint.’ The neck has a fast feel with a low carve and a nut width of 1-11/16. Scale length is 25.4”.
Maple laminate body with gloss finish, bound soundholes, mulit-ply body bindings throughout, translucent grey pickguard, adjustable bridge, Rotomatic tuners.
It’s a fun guitar to play, and sounds warm and jazzy, with a powerful Filter’Tron tonality. That said, if you’re Rancid founding member Tim Armstrong you’ll likely get a slightly different kind of tone from your Country Club… Pickup DC values are 7.7 and 7.8k, which is significantly hotter than earlier Filter’Tron pickups
In the case pocket you’ll find the original hang tags and Gretsch quality control card, with matching serial number.
With original hardshell case
This example is nearly flawless. It’s 100% original and beautifully set-up and, with the exception of some worn-away gold plating and a small check in the plywood of the back, we’d call it ‘mint.’ The neck has a fast feel with a low carve and a nut width of 1-11/16. Scale length is 25.4”.
Maple laminate body with gloss finish, bound soundholes, mulit-ply body bindings throughout, translucent grey pickguard, adjustable bridge, Rotomatic tuners.
It’s a fun guitar to play, and sounds warm and jazzy, with a powerful Filter’Tron tonality. That said, if you’re Rancid founding member Tim Armstrong you’ll likely get a slightly different kind of tone from your Country Club… Pickup DC values are 7.7 and 7.8k, which is significantly hotter than earlier Filter’Tron pickups
In the case pocket you’ll find the original hang tags and Gretsch quality control card, with matching serial number.
With original hardshell case