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  • G6136T-59 Vintage Select 1959 White Falcon
  • G6136T-59 Vintage Select 1959 White Falcon
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G6136T-59 Vintage Select 1959 White Falcon
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G6136T-59 Vintage Select 1959 White Falcon

G6136T-59 Vintage Select 1959 White Falcon

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Serial Number: #JT25092952

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The Guitar of the Future

The Gretsch Falcon's existence is the happiest accident in the history of American guitar design. You see, Gretsch's marketing guru in the fifties, Jimmie Webster, loved cars (he also loved two-handed tapping, which he popularized decades before Eddie Van Halen was even a gleam in his father's eye). In those times, car manufacturers would build ridiculous, ostentatious proto... Read More...

  • Brand

    Gretsch

  • Finish Aging

    Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer

  • Weight

    8.14 lbs.

  • neck measurements

    .820 1st - .910 9th

  • Finish Color

    Vintage White

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The Guitar of the Future

The Gretsch Falcon's existence is the happiest accident in the history of American guitar design. You see, Gretsch's marketing guru in the fifties, Jimmie Webster, loved cars (he also loved two-handed tapping, which he popularized decades before Eddie Van Halen was even a gleam in his father's eye). In those times, car manufacturers would build ridiculous, ostentatious prototypes that had more in common with jet planes than actual automobiles and send them to trade shows as a marketing stunt. Jimmy saw the publicity these one-off cars generated, so he took a page out of Pontiac's book and dreamed up a guitar that would get people talking. What about a white hollowbody with gold hardware that used the sparkly pearloid material used to finish Gretsch's drumsets for binding? The folks at Gretsch called their little marketing stunt the White Falcon, and it made people FREAK OUT when they debuted it at the NAMM show in 1954. You have to remember that in 1954, almost every production model guitar sported a tasteful, simple finish like sunburst or black. No one had ever seen such a blinged-out guitar before, and orders started pouring in left and right. Fred Gretsch Jr. and Jimmie Webster had no choice: they had struck gold with their prototype, and now they had to figure out how to put their craziest design ever into production. When they worked the kinks out of the manufacturing process, they billed the White Falcon as "the finest guitar we know how to make," and it retailed for the princely sum of $600. At the time, it was the second-most expensive guitar money could buy behind the Gibson Super 400. The hefty price tag didn't deter players from pulling the trigger, and the White Falcon became a runaway hit. Ever since, they've been a fixture of American guitar culture, used by everyone from alt-rocker Billy Duffy of The Cult to rockabilly revivalist Brian Setzer (and who can forget Stephen Stills and Neil Young playing dueling solos on twin Falcons with Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young?). In later years, Gretsch would introduce a variant with a black finish, the aptly-named Black Falcon. It's funny: Jimmie Webster called the Falcon "the guitar of the future" back in 1954, and here we are in the future, still drooling over his little one-off trade show guitar. It's proof that great design is timeless, and we are proud to showcase it in its Vintage Select incarnation. As a result of the Gretsch's out-of-this-world build quality, these guitars have incredible unplugged resonance that is only magnified by their High-Sensitive Filter'Tron pickups. If you play jazz, country, rockabilly, rock, folk, alternative, punk, and anything in between, these fabulous Falcons will handle business with aplomb. We believe that these fantastic Falcons carry on the proud tradition of excellence begun by Jimmie Webster in 1954. Somehow, six decades after their debut, they're still the guitar of the future. We invite you to experience the timeless magic of a Gretsch by plugging one in. We know it will inspire you for a long, long time.
  • Brand Name

    Gretsch

  • Model

    G6136T-59 Vintage Select Edition 1959 White Falcon

  • Finish Color

    Vintage White

  • Finish Type

    Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer

  • Weight

    8.14 lbs.

  • Top Wood

    Arched Laminated Maple

  • Bracing

    1959 Style Trestle

  • Binding

    Gold Sparkle

  • Back & Sides Wood

    Laminated Maple

  • Neck Dimensions

    .820 1st - .910 9th

  • Neck Wood

    Maple

  • Neck Shape

    Standard U

  • Neck Finish

    Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer

  • Fingerboard Wood

    Ebony

  • Fingerboard Radius

    12"

  • Fingerboard Inlays

    Pearloid Neo-Classic Thumbnail

  • Scale Length

    25.5"

  • Headstock

    Falcon-style V Shaped with Vertical Winged Sparkle Gretsch Logo

  • Nut Material

    Bone

  • Width at Nut

    1.6875"

  • Pickups

    2 TV Jones Filter'Tron Classics

  • Controls

    Master Volume, Neck Volume, Bridge Volume, 3-Way Pickup Selector Switch, 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

  • Tailpiece

    Bigsby B6G Vibrato

  • Hardware

    Gold-Plated

  • Tuners

    Grover Imperial Die-Cast

  • bridge

    Space Control

  • Pickguard

    Gold Plexi with Gold Gretsch Logo and Black Falcon Graphic

  • Case

    G6242L Gretsch Deluxe Hollowbody Hardshell

An instrument from Wildwood isn't just an ordinary guitar. It's your guitar. Each and every instrument we sell includes a full, point by point setup, an exhaustive evaluation, and expert shipping procedures, with first class, industry leading standards from start to finish. Why? Because you deserve it.

Product Descriptions

The Guitar of the Future

The Gretsch Falcon's existence is the happiest accident in the history of American guitar design. You see, Gretsch's marketing guru in the fifties, Jimmie Webster, loved cars (he also loved two-handed tapping, which he popularized decades before Eddie Van Halen was even a gleam in his father's eye). In those times, car manufacturers would build ridiculous, ostentatious prototypes that had more in common with jet planes than actual automobiles and send them to trade shows as a marketing stunt. Jimmy saw the publicity these one-off cars generated, so he took a page out of Pontiac's book and dreamed up a guitar that would get people talking. What about a white hollowbody with gold hardware that used the sparkly pearloid material used to finish Gretsch's drumsets for binding? The folks at Gretsch called their little marketing stunt the White Falcon, and it made people FREAK OUT when they debuted it at the NAMM show in 1954. You have to remember that in 1954, almost every production model guitar sported a tasteful, simple finish like sunburst or black. No one had ever seen such a blinged-out guitar before, and orders started pouring in left and right. Fred Gretsch Jr. and Jimmie Webster had no choice: they had struck gold with their prototype, and now they had to figure out how to put their craziest design ever into production. When they worked the kinks out of the manufacturing process, they billed the White Falcon as "the finest guitar we know how to make," and it retailed for the princely sum of $600. At the time, it was the second-most expensive guitar money could buy behind the Gibson Super 400. The hefty price tag didn't deter players from pulling the trigger, and the White Falcon became a runaway hit. Ever since, they've been a fixture of American guitar culture, used by everyone from alt-rocker Billy Duffy of The Cult to rockabilly revivalist Brian Setzer (and who can forget Stephen Stills and Neil Young playing dueling solos on twin Falcons with Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young?). In later years, Gretsch would introduce a variant with a black finish, the aptly-named Black Falcon. It's funny: Jimmie Webster called the Falcon "the guitar of the future" back in 1954, and here we are in the future, still drooling over his little one-off trade show guitar. It's proof that great design is timeless, and we are proud to showcase it in its Vintage Select incarnation. As a result of the Gretsch's out-of-this-world build quality, these guitars have incredible unplugged resonance that is only magnified by their High-Sensitive Filter'Tron pickups. If you play jazz, country, rockabilly, rock, folk, alternative, punk, and anything in between, these fabulous Falcons will handle business with aplomb. We believe that these fantastic Falcons carry on the proud tradition of excellence begun by Jimmie Webster in 1954. Somehow, six decades after their debut, they're still the guitar of the future. We invite you to experience the timeless magic of a Gretsch by plugging one in. We know it will inspire you for a long, long time.

Specifications

    • Serial Number

      JT25092952

    • Brand Name

      Gretsch

    • Model

      G6136T-59 Vintage Select Edition 1959 White Falcon

    • Finish Color

      Vintage White

    • Finish Type

      Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer

    • Weight

      8.14 lbs.

    • Top Wood

      Arched Laminated Maple

    • Bracing

      1959 Style Trestle

    • Binding

      Gold Sparkle

    • Back & Sides Wood

      Laminated Maple

    • Neck Dimensions

      .820 1st - .910 9th

    • Neck Wood

      Maple

    • Neck Shape

      Standard U

    • Neck Finish

      Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer

    • Fingerboard Wood

      Ebony

    • Fingerboard Radius

      12"

    • Fingerboard Inlays

      Pearloid Neo-Classic Thumbnail

    • Scale Length

      25.5"

    • Headstock

      Falcon-style V Shaped with Vertical Winged Sparkle Gretsch Logo

    • Nut Material

      Bone

    • Width at Nut

      1.6875"

    • Pickups

      2 TV Jones Filter'Tron Classics

    • Controls

      Master Volume, Neck Volume, Bridge Volume, 3-Way Pickup Selector Switch, 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

    • Tailpiece

      Bigsby B6G Vibrato

    • Hardware

      Gold-Plated

    • Tuners

      Grover Imperial Die-Cast

    • bridge

      Space Control

    • Pickguard

      Gold Plexi with Gold Gretsch Logo and Black Falcon Graphic

    • Case

      G6242L Gretsch Deluxe Hollowbody Hardshell

Why Order from Us

An instrument from Wildwood isn't just an ordinary guitar. It's your guitar. Each and every instrument we sell includes a full, point by point setup, an exhaustive evaluation, and expert shipping procedures, with first class, industry leading standards from start to finish. Why? Because you deserve it.

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