Product Overview
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.
- Body: Laminated Maple
- Body Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
- Body Top: Arched Laminated Maple
- Body Binding: Gold Sparkle with W/B/W/B Purfling
- Body Shape: Falcon
- Body Back: Arched Laminated Maple
- Control Knobs: Jeweled G-Arrow
- Fingerboard: Ebony
- Hardware Finish: Gold
- Pickguard: Gold Plexi with Gold Gretsch Logo
- Position Inlays: Pearloid Neo-Classic Thumbnail
- Neck Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
- Neck Shape: Standard "U"
- Neck Pickup: TV Jones Filter'Tron Classic
- Headstock: Falcon Style
- Bridge Cover/Tailpiece: Bigsby B6G Vibrato Tailpiece with Gretsch Logo
- Orientation: Right-Hand
- Configuration: Filter'Tron / Filter'Tron
- Refinement Pickups: Filter'Tron / Filter'Tron
- Bracing: 1959 Style Trestle
- Scale Length: 25.5" (64.77 cm)
- Number of Frets: 22
- Fret Size: Medium Jumbo
- String Nut: Bone
- Nut Width: 1.6875" (42.86 mm)
- Bridge Pickup: TV Jones Filter'Tron Classic
- 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
- Pickup Configuration: Filter'Tron / Filter'Tron
- Bridge: Space Control
- Tuning Machines: Grover Imperial Die-Cast
- Strings: Nickel Plated Steel (.011-.049 Gauges)
- Included Accessories: Included: 099-6413-000 Deluxe Case - G6242L - 17" Hollow Body Models
- Case/Gig Bag: Included G6242L Gretsch 17" Deluxe Hollow Body Hardshell (p/n 099-6413-000)
- Recommended Case: Included: 099-6413-000 Deluxe Case - G6242L - 17" Hollow Body Models
- Auxiliary 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
- Fingerboard Radius: 12" (305 mm)
- Refinement Fingerboard Radius: Modern
- Neck Material: Maple
- Refinement Neck Material: Maple
- Nut Material: Bone
