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 jeweled 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.
HardwareBRIDGE: Space Control™BRIDGE COVER/TAILPIECE: Bigsby® B6G Vibrato Tailpiece with Gretsch® LogoBRIDGE MOUNTING: PinnedPICKGUARD: Gold Plexi with Gold Gretsch® LogoCONTROL KNOBS: Jeweled G-ArrowHARDWARE FINISH: GoldTUNING MACHINES: Grover® Imperial™ Die-CastSTRINGS: Nickel Plated Steel (.011-.049 Gauges)NECK PLATE: NASTRAP BUTTONS: Gretsch® Knurled Strap Retainer Knobs
NeckHEADSTOCK: Falcon™ StyleNECK MATERIAL: MapleNECK FINISH: Gloss Nitrocellulose LacquerNECK SHAPE: Standard “U”FINGERBOARD RADIUS: 12″ (305 mm)FINGERBOARD MATERIAL: EbonyPOSITION INLAYS: Pearloid Neo-Classic™ ThumbnailNUMBER OF FRETS: 22STRING NUT: BoneNUT WIDTH: 1.6875″ (42.86 mm)NUT MATERIAL: Bone
ElectronicsBRIDGE PICKUP: TV Jones® Filter’Tron™ ClassicNECK PICKUP: TV Jones® Filter’Tron™ ClassicPICKUP CONFIGURATION: Filter’Tron™ / Filter’Tron™CONTROLS: Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Master VolumeSWITCHING: 3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck PickupAUXILIARY 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
BodyBODY: Laminated MapleBODY FINISH: Gloss Nitrocellulose LacquerBODY SHAPE: Falcon™BODY TOP: Arched Laminated MapleBODY BINDING: Gold Sparkle with W/B/W/B PurflingBODY BACK: Arched Laminated MapleBODY STYLE: Gretsch® Hollow Body GuitarsBODY MATERIAL: Laminated MapleCUTAWAY: Single CutawayBRACING: 1959 Style Trestle
