Description
Condition: This is a used Players Edition White Falcon that is in mint condition. It shows no signs of wear and includes the original hardshell case and all factory documentation.
This is the all new Players Edition G6136T-WHT White Falcon from the Gretsch Professional Series! This new Falcon is relentless in providing players with stellar tone, feel, and looks, all while keeping its classic Gretsch roots intact. Gretsch has taken features from a few era’s to make this model. The body and fretboard are based on a ’59 spec Falcon while the vertical headstock logo is lifted from the original ’55 version. The G6136T-WHT is indeed the ultimate players Falcon!
The goal of the Players Edition design was to create the ultimate working guitarists Gretsch that delivers classic tone and style while at the same time offering modern features to increase convenience and ergonomics. Gretsch has absolutely delivered and has set a new standard in modern arch top design. All Players Edition models feature the tried and true High Sensitive Filter'Tron pickups in the neck & bridge position. These pickups are true the original Filter’Tron design offering a huge variety of tones from clean and jazzy, to punchy twang. They handle high gain settings with style and work well with all varieties of distortion and overdrive pedals. H.S. Filter’Trons are known for their highly dynamic sound with robust and punchy lows, smooth and subdued midrange and articulated shimmering high frequencies. The Players Edition guitars also feature the modern “ML” bracing concept from Gretsch. The “ML” Bracing is a bit like the classic ’59 Trestle bracing but with a lower mass and more minimal design. The result of this is a guitar that has the sustain and feedback rejection characteristics of Trestle bracing, but with a livelier resonance lighter weight overall. Essentially, you get big hollow body tones with thinner body design without all the feedback common with a conventional hollow body design. The neck used on the Players Series is medium profile “U” shape with a 12” fretboard radius and medium jumbo frets. It’s a very comfortable neck with a great feel offering effortless playability. Another standard found on the Players series is a “treble bleed” circuit on the master volume control. This means the guitar retains the tone and presence when the volume is rolled off. With Gretsch guitars that feature traditional wiring, you’ll find a bit of tone roll-off when using the master volume control. Not so with the new Players Editions, the tone stays bright and true wherever the volume is set. The Players Edition hollow body models feature a host of other “player centric” features including a thinner 2.25” body, Shaller brand locking tuners & strap locks, pinned “rocking” bar bridge, reinforced output jack, GraphTech Tusq XL nut and No-Load tone pot. Restringing is also modernized and made much easier with the new String-Thru Bigsby design.
The Players Edition represents a new era for Gretsch and they have once again set the bar for archtop electric guitar building!
Specs:
Weight: 8lbs 2 oz (Approx)
Neck thickness at 1st Fret: .85”
Neck thickness at 9th Fret: .92”
Model Name: G6136T-WHT Players Edition Falcon™ with String-Thru Bigsby®, Filter'Tron™ Pickups, White
Model Number: 2401501805
Series: Professional Collection
Color: White
Body Shape: Falcon™
Bracing: ML Style
Body Binding: Gold Sparkle with B/W/B Purfling
Body Material: Laminated Maple
Body Finish: Gloss Urethane
Body Back: Laminated Maple
Body Top: Laminated Maple
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Shape: Standard "U"
Neck Binding: Gold
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
Fingerboard Radius: 12" (305 mm)
Number of Frets: 22
Fret Size: Medium Jumbo
String Nut: Graph Tech® TUSQ XL
Nut Width: 1.6875" (43mm)
Neck Plate: NA
Neck Finish: Gloss Urethane
Fingerboard: Ebony
Position Inlays: Pearloid Thumbnails
Bridge Pickup: High Sensitive Filter'Tron
Neck Pickup: High Sensitive Filter'Tron™
Controls: Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Master Tone
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: Rocking Bar
Tuning Machines: Grover® Imperial™ Die-Cast
Orientation: Right-Hand
Pickguard: Gold Plexi with Gold Gretsch Logo
Control Knobs: Jeweled "G"-Arrow
Strings: Nickel Plated Steel .011-.049
Case: Deluxe Gretsch Case Included
