Model: 2400940805
With a multitude of projects over the years headlined by a nearly two-decade stint with rock powerhouse Guns N’ Roses, Richard Fortus is one of the most respected guitarists in the world.
True to his dreams, the G6636T-RF Richard Fortus Signature Falcon™ Center Block with String-Thru Bigsby® checks all the boxes. It begins with a resonant 1.75”-deep, 17”-wide double-cutaway maple body with a lightweight chambered spruce center block running throughout, reinforcing the arched laminate top while eliminating undesired feedback for volume-friendly performance that fits modern stages.
The 25.5” scale length, “U” shaped maple neck and 12”-radius ebony fingerboard with 22 medium jumbo frets provide easy playability with enhanced sustain and tone, perfect for deep bends and soaring leads.
Guitarists with Fortus’ shape-shifting talents demand versatility in their instruments to remain on top of their game, which is why a set of Custom Wound Filter’Tron™ pickups in the bridge and neck positions fit perfectly.
A master volume with treble bleed circuit allows you to throttle your amp without sacrificing your dialed-in tone, while a master tone with a no-load pot provides that organic vintage ‘Tron feel at the twist of a knob. Switch between pickup combinations with a three-way toggle switch, while a string-thru Bigsby couples with a TonePros® Tune-o-matic bridge with roller saddles and pinned ebony base to offer stability, lightning-fast string changes and added expressiveness. A Graph Tech® TUSQ® XL nut also minimizes friction between string and nut.
A player-centric instrument ready to rock any genre, the G6636T-RF Richard Fortus Signature Falcon Center Block with String-Thru Bigsby comes in a stunning Vintage White finish and is decked out with nickel hardware including the jeweled G-arrow knobs, pearloid Neo-Classic™ thumbnail inlays and tortoise headstock logo, binding, bezels and pickguard.
- Model: G6636T-RF Richard Fortus Signature Falco Center Block with String-Thru Bigsby
- Builder: Gretsch
- Year: 2022
- Body Type: Center Block Double Cutaway
- Top Wood: Arched Laminated Maple
- Body Wood: Laminated Maple
- Finish Type: Gloss
- Finish Color: Vintage White
- Binding: Tortoise with W/B/W/B Purfling
- Neck Wood: Maple
- Fingerboard: Ebony
- Neck Carve: Standard "U"
- Scale Length: 25.5" (64.77 cm)
- Neck Radius: 12" (305 mm)
- Frets: 22 - Medium Jumbo
- Nut Width: 1.6875" (42.86 mm)
- Nut Material: Graph Tech® TUSQ® XL
- Neck Finish: Gloss
- Inlays: Pearloid Neo-Classic™ Thumbnail
- Neck Pickup: Custom Wound Filter'Tron™
- Bridge Pickup: Custom Wound Filter'Tron™
- Pickguard: Tortoise with Gold Gretsch® Logo & Falcon™ Graphic
- Hardware: Nickel
- Bridge: TonePros® TP6R with Roller Saddles with Bigsby® B6CP String-Thru Vibrato Tailpiece
- Tuners: Grover® Rotomatic™ Die-Cast
- Controls: Master Volume with Treble Bleed, Master Tone with No-Load Pot
- Electronics: 3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge And Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
- Case: Gretsch Hardshell Case
- Weight: 8.30 Pounds (8 lbs 5 oz)
