Gretsch G6136-55 Vintage Select Edition '55 Falcon Hollow Body with Cadillac Tailpiece - White Lacquer
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" capacitors power this sonic raptor for crystal-clear transparent tone that lets the soul of the guitar's definitive hollow body 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 jewelled 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. Includes a deluxe hardshell case.
Specifications - Gretsch G6136-55 Vintage Select Edition '55 Falcon Hollow Body with Cadillac Tailpiece - White Lacquer
General- Series: Professional Collection
- Model Number: 2411510805
- Platform: Falcon
- Family: Falcon
- Colour: White Lacquer
- Number of Strings: 6
- 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" (64.77 cm)
- 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
- 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
- Switch Tip: Jewelled Arrow
- 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
- Strings: Nickel Plated Steel (.011-.049 Gauges)
- Strap Buttons: Gretsch Knurled Strap Retainer Knobs
- Case/Gig Bag: Included G6242L Gretsch 17" Deluxe Hollow Body Hardshell (p/n 099-6413-000)
