G6136-55 Vintage Select Edition ’55 Falcon Hollow Body with Cadillac Tailpiece in Vintage White

Name: G6136-55 Vintage Select Edition '55 Falcon Hollow Body with Cadillac Tailpiece in Vintage White
Brand: G6136-55
SKU: 2411510805
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Here’s What Gretsch Say About The G6136-55 Vintage Select Edition ’55 Falcon: 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 […]

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Description

Description

Here’s What Gretsch Say About The G6136-55 Vintage Select Edition ’55 Falcon:

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 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. Includes a deluxe hardshell case.

Specifications

Neck

Neck Material: Maple
Neck Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Shape: Standard “U”
Fingerboard Radius: 12″ (305mm)
Fingerboard Material: Ebony
Position Inlays: Mother of Pearl Humpblock with Feather Engraving
Number Of Fret: 22
String Nut: Bone
Nut Width: 1.6875″ (42.86 Mm)
Nut Material: Bone
Fret Size: Medium Jumbo

Body

Body: Laminated Maple with Solid Spruce Top
Body Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Shape: Falcon
Body Top: Solid Spruce
Body Binding: Gold Sparkle with W/B/W/B Purfling
Body Back: Laminated Maple
Bracing: Parallel Tone Bars

Hardware

Bridge: Synchro-Sonic
Tailpiece: Gretsch “G” Cadillac Tailpiece
Strap Buttons: Gretsch Knurled Strap Retainer Knobs
Tuners: Grover Imperial Die-Cast
Pickguard: Gold Plexi with Gold Gretsch Logo
Control Knobs: Jewelled Arrow

Electronics

Bridge Pickups: TV Jones T-Armond
Neck Pickups: TV Jones T-Armond
Controls: Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Master Volume, Master Tone
Switching: 3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup

Miscellaneous

Scale Length: 25.5″ (64.77 cm)
Included Accessories: Included: 099-6413-000 Deluxe Case – G6242L – 17″ Hollow Body Models
Made In: Japan

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