Gretsch G6136T-59 Vintage Select Edition '59 Falcon Hollow Body Electric Guitar with Bigsby. TV Jones, Vintage White, Lacquer
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” paper-in-oil 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.
Body: Laminated Maple
Body Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Control Knobs: Jeweled G-Arrow
Fingerboard: Ebony
Hardware Finish: Gold
Neck Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Pickguard: Gold Plexi with Gold Gretsch® Logo
Inlays: Pearloid Neo-Classic™ Thumbnail
Body Shape: Falcon™
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Shape: Standard "U"
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
Fingerboard Radius: 12" (305 mm)
Number of Frets: 22
Fret Size: Medium Jumbo
Nut: Bone
Nut Width: 1.6875" (42.86 mm)
Bridge Pickup: TV Jones® Filter'Tron™ Classic
Neck Pickup: TV Jones® Filter'Tron™ Classic
Controls: Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Master Volume
Pickup Switch: 3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
Pickup Configuration: Filter'Tron™ / Filter'Tron™
Bridge: Space Control™
Tuning Machines: Grover® Imperial™ Die-Cast
Strings: Nickel Plated Steel (.011-.049 Gauges)
Case/Gigbag: Included G6242L Gretsch® 17" Deluxe Hollow Body Hardshell (p/n 099-6413-000)