Description
Gretsch’s G6136B-TP is Cheap Trick bassist Tom Petersson’s signature model. It is a unique spin on the White Falcon Bass’s remarkable design, with a few features that make it a fantastic player. Tonally, you’re dealing with a Rumble’Tron neck pickup and a Seymour Duncan Super’Tron middle pickup. These two pickups provide plenty of tonal versatility, so whether you’re after Cheap Trick-esque pop-rock sounds or a cleaner, more subdued tone, this Signature Model delivers. Plus, this bass’s short 30.3” scale makes it fun to handle, with a great-playing ebony fingerboard over a “U” shaped maple neck. It’s a visual stunner as well, thanks to Mother-of-Pearl Humpblock inlays with Feather Engraving, Gold Sparkle binding with black and white purfling, and the iconic White Falcon logo on the pickguard.
About the Guitar (from gretschguitars.com):
The members of Cheap Trick have reigned as the high priests of hard-rocking U.S. power pop for more than 40 years, with an influential and infectiously ever-youthful sound driven by the impeccable playing of bassist and co-founder Tom Petersson.
Now, on the heels of Cheap Trick’s April 2016 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Gretsch is proud to introduce the G6136B-TP-AWT Tom Petersson Signature 4-String Bass. Stunning in style and tone, it puts Petersson’s distinctive stamp on the classic White Falcon Bass design, with premium features including a Gretsch Rumble'Tron neck pickup and custom Seymour Duncan® Super’Tron middle pickup, short scale length (30.3”), Adjusto-Matic™ bridge and Gretsch “Cadillac” tailpiece, gloss-finish maple neck with “U” profile, 12”-radius ebony fingerboard with 22 medium jumbo frets and mother-of pearl inlays, gold hardware and pickguard, and more. Deluxe hardshell case included.
Specs:
-Model Name: G6136B-TP Tom Petersson Signature Falcon 4-String Bass with Cadillac Tailpiece, Rumble’Tron Pickup, Aged White Lacquer
-Model Number: 2414404805
-MSRP: $5,249.00
-Series: Gretsch Professional Collection
-Color: Aged White
-Body: Laminated Maple
-Body Shape: Double Cutaway
-Bracing: Center Block
-Body Binding: Gold w/ W/B/W/B Purfling
-Body Back: Arched Laminated Maple
-Body Top: Arched Laminated Maple
-Body Depth: 1.75" (44.45 mm)
-Neck Material: Maple
-Neck Finish: Gloss
-Neck Shape: Standard "U"
-Neck Binding: Gold Sparkle w/ B/W Pufling
-Scale Length: 30.3" (770 mm)
-Fingerboard: Ebony
-Fingerboard Radius: 12" (305 mm)
-Number of Frets: 22
-Fret Size: Medium Jumbo
-Nut: Bone
-Nut Width: 1.59" (40.4 mm)
-Position Inlays: Mother-of-Pearl Humpblock w/ Feather Engraving
-Neck Plate: NA
-Bridge Pickup: Custom Seymour Duncan Super'Tron
-Neck Pickup: Gretsch Rumble'Tron
-Controls Volume: 1. Neck Pickup, Volume 2. Middle Pickup, Master Volume
-Pickup Switching: 3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Middle Pickup, Position 2. Middle and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
-Pickup Configuration: HH
-Bridge: Adjusto-Matic
-Tuning Machines: Gotoh Die-Cast
-Pickguard: Gold Plexi w/ Gold Gretsch Logo and Falcon Graphic
-Control Knobs: Jeweled "G"-Arrow
-Orientation: Right-Hand
-Case: Black Gretsch Hardshell
