GRETSCH - G6136-55 - WHITE FALCON - VINTAGE SELECT EDITION

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 guitar’s 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 hardware—including the iconic Cadillac “G” tailpiece and gold jeweled arrow knobs—gold 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.

Specs

Series: Professional Collection
Family: Falcon
Color: White Lacquer
Build: Hollow Body
Cutaway: Single Cutaway
Body Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Shape: Falcon
Body Material: Laminated Maple with Solid Spruce Top
Bracing: Parallel Tone Bars
Body Binding: Gold Sparkle with W/B/W/B Purfling
Body Back: Laminated Maple
Body Top: Solid Spruce
Body Depth: 2.75" (7 cm)
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Shape: Standard "U"
Neck Binding: Gold
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
Fingerboard Radius: 12" (305 mm)
Fingerboard Material: Ebony
Number of Frets: 22
Fret Size: Medium Jumbo
Nut Material: Bone
Nut Width: 1.6875" (42.86 mm)
Position Inlays: Mother-of-Pearl Humpblock with Feather Engraving
Headstock: Falcon™ Style
Bridge Pickup: TV Jones® T-Armond
Neck Pickup: TV Jones® T-Armond
Controls: Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Tone
Pickup Switching: 3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
Pickup Configuration: TV Jones® / TV Jones®
Bridge: Synchro-Sonic™
Hardware Finish: Gold
Tailpiece: Gretsch® "G" Cadillac Tailpiece
Tuning Machines: Grover® Imperial™ Die-Cast
Pickguard: Gold Plexi with Gold Gretsch® Logo
Control Knobs: Jeweled Arrow
Strings: Nickel Plated Steel (.011-.049 Gauges)
Strap Buttons: Gretsch Knurled Strap Retainer Knobs