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

General

• Series: Professional Collection
  
• Orientation: Right-Hand
  
• Color: White Lacquer
  
• Country Of Origin: Japan
  
• Platform: Falcon™

Neck

• Headstock: Falcon™ Style
  
• Neck Material: Maple
  
• Neck Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
  
• Neck Shape: Standard "U"
  
• Fingerboard Radius: 12" (305 mm)
  
• Fingerboard Material: Ebony
  
• Position Inlays: Mother of Pearl Humpblock with Feather Engraving
  
• Number of Frets: 22
  
• String Nut: Bone
  
• Nut Width: 1.6875" (42.86 mm)
  
• Nut Material: Bone
  
• Fret Size: Medium Jumbo
  
• Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)

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
  
• Body Style: Gretsch® Hollow Body Guitars
  
• Body Material: Laminated Maple with Solid Spruce Top
  
• Cutaway: Single Cutaway
  
• Bracing: Parallel Tone Bars

Hardware

• Bridge: Synchro-Sonic™
  
• Bridge Cover/Tailpiece: Gretsch® "G" Cadillac Tailpiece
  
• Pickguard: Gold Plexi with Gold Gretsch® Logo
  
• Control Knobs: Jeweled Arrow
  
• Hardware Finish: Gold
  
• Tuning Machines: Grover® Imperial™ Die-Cast
  
• Strings: Nickel Plated Steel (.011-.049 Gauges)
  
• Neck Plate: NA
  
• Strap Buttons: Gretsch® Knurled Strap Retainer Knobs

Electronics

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