Serial Number | 0110136-453, built in 1990. |
Pricing | $1999 CND with case. SOLD |
Neck | Maple neck with gold-sparkle bound ebony fingerboard, vertical Gretsch logo and wings on the headplate. Hump-block inlays. |
Frets | Medium frets with negligible wear. |
Body | 17″ maple laminate body with tone bar and soundpost bracing. And of course, gold sparkle binding everywhere! |
Finish | White gloss finish, nicely fading to cream, in very good condition. |
Hardware/electronics | Gold hardware throughout. Twin Filter’Trons, gold roller bridge on ebony base, ‘Caddillac’ G tailpiece, pickup selector, master volume and individual volumes, tone control. Gold G-branded tuners. Switch tip is missing. |
Playability/Action | Plays cleanly at a standard action height. The Falcon is a 25.5″ scale, so the tension is a little higher than a 6120. |
Case | Original case included. |
Comments | Here’s a very clean pre-FMIC Gretsch White Falcon – and like all Falcons, it’s got all the subtlety of a supermodel (but perhaps requires less maintenance).
It’s got a great sound, really rings, plays easily and cleanly and really rings. And it really stands out! |
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