Serial Number: JT15123891
Weight: 8.4 lbs
A sophisticated rendition of the original masterpiece, the G6136T-59GE Golden Era Edition ’59 White Falcon with Bigsby combines period-accurate features & appointments from the golden age of electric guitars. Satisfying eyes & ears with its golden tones & 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 & unparalleled dynamics. The new Gretsch “Squeezebox” paper-in-oil 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 & bone nut combine for impeccable tuning stability. A highly resonant 3-ply maple top with ’59-style trestle bracing & multi-ply laminated maple back & sides make this instrument a veritable cannon, firing off notes with incredible projection & rich, balanced tone. A maple neck with a comfortable & versatile standard “U”-shaped profile for supple playability is capped by a 12”-radius ebony fingerboard with 22 medium jumbo frets & classic Gretsch thumbnail inlays, making complex chords, far-reaching bends & 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 & F Holes, vintage white gloss nitrocellulose lacquer finish & gold vintage thick plexi pickguard with Gretsch logo.
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| Model Name | | G6136T-59GE Golden Era Edition 1959 Falcon™ with Bigsby® |
| Color | | White |
| Body Shape | | Falcon™ |
| Bracing | | 59 Style Trestle |
| Body Binding | | Gold Sparkle with W/B/W/B Purfling |
| Body Material | | Laminated Maple |
| Body Finish | | Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
| Body Back | | Arched Laminated Maple |
| Body Top | | Arched Laminated Maple |
| Neck Material | | Maple |
| Neck Shape | | Standard "U" |
| Neck Binding | | Gold |
| Scale Length | | 25.5" (64.8 cm) |
| Fingerboard Radius | | 12" (305 mm) |
| Number of Frets | | 22 |
| Fret Size | | Medium Jumbo |
| String Nut | | Bone |
| Nut Width | | 1.6875" (43mm) |
| Neck Finish | | Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
| Fingerboard | | Ebony |
| Position Inlays | | Mother-of-Pearl Thumbnails |
| Bridge Pickup | | TV Jones® Classic |
| Neck Pickup | | TV Jones® 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 | | HH |
| Bridge | | Space Control |
| Tuning Machines | | Grover® Imperial™ with Butter-Bean Buttons |
| Pickguard | | Gold Plexi with Gold Gretsch Logo |
| Control Knobs | | Jeweled "G"-Arrow |
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