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Experience the Falcon as it was envisioned by the great Jimmie Webster in 1955. The G6136-55 Vintage Select Edition 55 Falcon Hollow Body with Cadillac Tailpiece is a true Dream Guitar that will be the hallmark of any guitar collection. Fluid playability, robustly flexible tone and, of course, stunning Falcon style combine for a big, bold instrument that pops in the spotlight.
A pair of TV Jones T-Armond single-coil pickups and the new Gretsch Squeezebox paper-in-oil capacitors power this sonic raptor for crystal-clear transparent tone that lets the soul of the guitars definitive hollowbody tone shine through. The Synchro-Sonic bridge not only lends original-era authenticity, it offers pinpoint intonation accuracy, locking into place with a thumbscrew for tool-free adjustment. Parallel tone bars reinforce the solid spruce top mated to laminated maple back and sides for powerful, balanced sound and increased projection from the 2.75-deep body. The 12-radius ebony fingerboard with 22 medium jumbo frets and elegant mother-of-pearl Hump Block and feather inlays tops a maple neck with a comfortably familiar standard U-shaped profile for supple playability, making complex chords and intricate single-note playing effortless.
The White Falcon drips with sophisticated class, sporting shining gold hardwareincluding the iconic Cadillac G tailpiece and gold jeweled arrow knobsgold sparkle bound neck, body and F-holes, gleaming vintage white gloss nitrocellulose lacquer finish and gold, vintage thick plexi pickguard with Gretsch logo. The iconic G6136-55 Vintage Select Edition 55 Falcon Hollow Body with Cadillac Tailpiece is the quintessential Holy Grail guitar. Includes a deluxe hardshell case.
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Type |
HollowBody |
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Colour |
White Lacquer |
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Orientation |
Right Handed |
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Number of Strings |
6 |
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Body Shape |
Falcon |
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Body Material |
Laminated Maple with Solid Spruce Top |
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Body Finish |
Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
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Neck Material |
Maple |
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Neck Finish |
Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
| Neck Shape | Standard U |
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Fretboard Material |
Ebony |
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Number of Frets |
22 |
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Fretboard Inlays |
Mother-of-Pearl Humpblock with Feather Engraving |
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Fret Size |
Medium Jumbo |
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Fretboard Radius |
12 (305 mm) |
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Nut Material |
Bone |
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Nut Width |
1.6875 (42.86mm) |
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Neck Pickups |
TV Jones T-Armond |
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Bridge Pickups |
TV Jones T-Armond |
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Controls |
Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Master Tone, 3-Position Toggle |
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Bridge |
Synchro-Sonic |
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Tuners |
Grover Imperial Die-Cast |
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Strings |
Nickel Plated Steel (.011-.049 Gauges) |
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Case/ Bag |
Included G6242L Gretsch 17 Deluxe Hollow Body Hardshell |