Gretsch G6136TG-58 Limited Edition 1958 Custom Falcon Electric Guitar w/ Bigsby - Ebony Fingerboard - Emerald Night
The Limited Edition 1958 Custom Falcon™ offers an alluring take on a classic Gretsch design. Featuring the dark and mysterious Emerald Night metallic finish, this Falcon combines period-accurate features with some modern twists thrown in. A maple body with Trestle Bracing and TV Jones® Ray Butts Ful-Fidelity Filter’Tron™ pickups provide all the twang, growl, and power you need to cut through the mix, making this rare bird a formidable companion as you embark on your own sonic adventures.
FEATURES
- 2.75” deep maple body with Trestle Bracing
- Standard “U” shaped maple neck with 12”-radius ebony fingerboard, 22 medium jumbo frets, and Mother of Pearl Neo-Classic™ thumbnail inlays
- Luminlay® side dots
- Nitrocellulose lacquer finish
- Bone nut
- Grover® Imperial™ tuners
- Space Control™ bridge with pinned ebony base
- TV Jones® Ray Butts Ful-Fidelity Filter-Tron™ pickups
- Bigsby® B6GP String-Thru vibrato tailpiece
- Gold hardware
- G6241 Gretsch® deluxe hardshell case included
- Available in Emerald Night finish
HIGHLIGHTS
Maple Body with Trestle Bracing
The Limited Edition 1958 Custom Falcon™ features a 2.75” deep maple body with Trestle Bracing. Originally introduced in 1958, and further refined in 1959, Trestle Bracing utilizes two bridge-shaped struts that span the length of the top and connect to the back of the guitar via four ‘feet’. This bracing system results in added snap and faster note attack, improved sustain, and excellent feedback rejection, all while retaining the fundamental hollow nature of the instrument.
TV Jones Ray Butts Ful-Fidelity Filter’Tron™ Pickups
A faithful reproduction of the original “Ful-Fidelity” Filter’Tron pickups invented by the legendary Ray Butts, these pickups are made according to Ray's personal notes and designs, and TV Jones' extensive multi-decade analysis of original Filter'Tron pickups. They produce a tighter bass response and slightly more top end than modern Filter’Tron pickups, and the absence of wax potting results in a more open, three-dimensional sound with truly unique sparkle and exceptional dynamics.
Classic & Modern Features
Designed for pure tone and slick, comfortable playing feel, this guitar features a mix of the classic and modern appointments that Gretsch fans have come to love - jeweled G-Arrow control knobs, gold sparkle binding with multi-ply purfling, Mother of Pearl Neo-Classic™ thumbnail inlays, Luminlay® side dots, gold vintage thick plexi pickguard with ghosted Gretsch logo and Penguin graphic, Bigsby® B6GP String-Thru vibrato tailpiece, Space Control™ bridge with pinned ebony base, bone nut, and Grover® Imperial™ tuning machines. A resurrected blast from the past with elegantly refined style and sound, the 1958 Custom Falcon is sure to satisfy any player’s desire for something that sets them apart from the crowd.
SPECIFICATIONS
General
- Model Number: 2401582875
- Series: Professional Collection
- Family: Falcon™
- Platform: Falcon™
- Color: Nightbird Emerald
- Number of Strings: 6
- Orientation: Right-Hand
Body
- Build: Hollow Body
- Cutaway: Single Cutaway
- Body Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
- Body Shape: Falcon™
- Body Material: Laminated Maple
- Bracing: 1959 Trestle Bracing
- Body Binding: Gold Sparkle with W/B/W/B Purfling
- Body Back: Arched Laminated Maple
- Body Top: Arched Laminated Maple
- Body Depth: 2.75" (70 mm)
Neck
- Neck Material: Maple
- Neck Construction: Set-Neck
- Neck Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
- Neck Shape: Standard "U"
- Neck Binding: Gold Sparkle with B/W Purfling
- Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
- Fingerboard Radius: 12" (305 mm)
- Fingerboard Material: Ebony
- Number of Frets: 22
- Fret Size: Medium Jumbo
- Nut Material: Bone
- Nut Width: 1.6875" (42.86 mm)
- Position Inlays: Mother of Pearl Neo-Classic™ Thumbnail
- Side Dots: Luminlay®
- Headstock Binding: Gold Sparkle with W/B/W Purfling
Electronics
- Bridge Pickup: TV Jones® Ray Butts Ful-Fidelity
- Neck Pickup: TV Jones® Ray Butts Ful-Fidelity
- Pickup Color: Gold
- Controls: Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Master Volume
- Pickup Switching: 3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge And Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup, 3-Position Tone Switch
- Pickup Configuration: Filter'Tron™ / Filter'Tron™
Hardware
- Bridge: Space Control™
- Hardware Finish: Gold
- Tailpiece: Bigsby® B6GP String-Thru
- Tuning Machines: Grover® Imperial™
- Pickguard: Gold Plexi with Gold Gretsch® Logo and Falcon Graphic
- Control Knobs: Jeweled G-Arrow
- Switch Tip: Gold
Miscellaneous
- Strings: Nickel Plated Steel (.011-.049 Gauges)
- Strap Buttons: Gretsch® Knurled Strap Retainer Knobs
- Case/Gig Bag: Included G6242L Deluxe Hardshell Case
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