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Gretsch drums were/are also in high demand with drummers playing both jazz and rock. During the 1950s and 1960s, many renowned Jazz drummers, such as Elvin Jones and Max Roach, were playing the now classic “round badge” kits. Micky Dolenz also used Gretsch drums during the filming of the Monkees TV series.

The Gretsch Broadkaster line has the distinction of being the reason Leo Fender had to change the name of his pioneering solidbody electric guitar. He originally called it the “Broadcaster”, but it became the “Telecaster”—and Fender’s short run of intermediate, unlabeled guitars (”Nocasters”) are extremely rare and expensive on the vintage market.