Gretsch G6136T-59 Vintage Select Edition '59 Falcon Hollow Body with Bigsby - White Lacquer
A sophisticated rendition of the original masterpiece, the G6136T-59 Vintage Select Edition '59 Falcon Hollow Body with Bigsby combines period-accurate features and appointments from the golden age of electric guitars. Satisfying eyes and ears with its golden tones and gleaming looks, this rare bird comes alive in the player's hands, singing with its distinctive voice at every strum.
A pair of TV Jones Classic pickups generates powerful tone and unparalleled dynamics. The new Gretsch "Squeezebox" capacitors provide an incredibly silky high end. Add some expressive shimmer to your playing with the Bigsby B6GVT vibrato tailpiece while the pinned Space Control bridge and bone nut combine for impeccable tuning stability. A highly resonant 3-ply maple top with 1959-style trestle bracing and multi-ply laminated maple back and sides make this instrument a veritable cannon, firing off notes with incredible projection and rich, balanced tone. A maple neck with a comfortable and versatile standard "U"-shaped profile for supple playability is capped by a 12"-radius ebony fingerboard with 22 medium jumbo frets and classic Gretsch thumbnail inlays, making complex chords, far-reaching bends and intricate single-note playing effortless.
Authentically iconic, this striking guitar displays gold hardware - including the gold jewelled G-arrow knobs - gold sparkle bound neck, body and F-holes, vintage white gloss nitrocellulose lacquer finish and gold vintage thick plexi pickguard with Gretsch logo. With its stunning looks and huge sound, the iconic G6136T-59 Vintage Select Edition '59 Falcon Hollow Body with Bigsby is the crown jewel of Gretsch guitars. Includes a deluxe hardshell case.
Specifications - Gretsch G6136T-59 Vintage Select Edition '59 Falcon Hollow Body with Bigsby - White Lacquer
General- Series: Professional Collection
- Model Number: 2401513805
- 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
- Bracing: 1959 Style Trestle
- Body Binding: Gold Sparkle with W/B/W/B Purfling
- Body Back: Arched Laminated Maple
- Body Top: Arched Laminated Maple
- 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: Pearloid Neo-Classic Thumbnail
- Bridge: Space Control
- Hardware Finish: Gold
- Tailpiece: Bigsby B6G Vibrato Tailpiece with Gretsch Logo
- Tuning Machines: Grover Imperial Die-Cast
- Pickguard: Gold Plexi with Gold Gretsch Logo
- Control Knobs: Jeweled G-Arrow
- Switch Tip: Jewelled G-Arrow
- Bridge Pickup: TV Jones Filter'Tron Classic
- Neck Pickup: TV Jones Filter'Tron Classic
- Controls: Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Master Volume
- Pickup Switching: 3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
- Auxiliary Switching: 3-Position Master Tone Switch: Position 1. Medium Level, High Frequency Roll Off, Position 2. Switch Out of Circuit, Pickup Wide Open, Position 3. Slight Level, High Frequency Roll Off
- Pickup Configuration: Filter'Tron / Filter'Tron
- 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)
