Experience the Falcon as it was envisioned by the greatJimmie Webster in 1955. The Gretsch G6136-55 Vintage Select Edition '55 FalconHollow Body 6-String Right-Handed Electric Guitar with Cadillac Tailpiece is atrue ‘Dream Guitar’ that will be the hallmark of any guitar collection. Fluidplayability, robustly flexible tone, and, of course, stunning Falcon stylecombine for a big, bold instrument that pops in the spotlight.
Features
A pair of TV Jones T-Armond single-coil pickups and the new Gretsch‘Squeezebox’ capacitors power this sonic raptor for a crystal-clear transparenttone that lets the soul of the guitar's definitive hollow body tone shinethrough. The Synchro-Sonic bridge not only lends original-era authenticity, itoffers pinpoint intonation accuracy, locking into place with a thumbscrew fortool-free adjustment. Parallel tone bars reinforce the laminated maple bodywith the solid spruce top mated to the laminated maple back and sides forpowerful, balanced sound and increased projection from the 2.75-inch-deep body.The 12-inch-radius ebony fingerboard with 22 medium jumbo frets and elegantmother-of-pearl Hump Block and feather inlays tops a maple neck with a comfortablyfamiliar standard ‘U’-shaped profile for supple playability, making complexchords and intricate single-note playing effortless. The White Falcon dripswith sophisticated class, sporting shining gold hardware - including the iconicCadillac ‘G’ tailpiece and gold jeweled arrow knobs - gold sparkle bound neck,body and F-holes, gleaming vintage white gloss nitrocellulose lacquer finishand gold, vintage thick plexi pickguard with Gretsch logo. The iconic G6136-55Vintage Select Edition '55 Falcon Hollow Body with Cadillac Tailpiece is thequintessential ‘Holy Grail’ guitar. Includes a deluxe hardshell case.