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Gretsch Guitars - 240-1401-806

Description

The G6136TBK Black Falcon with Bigsby is both gorgeous and scorching, with classic 1959 styling. The single-cutaway hollow body has an arched top, 1959 trestle bracing and oversized bound f holes; the three-piece maple neck has an ebony fingerboard with Neo Classic thumbnail inlays. Other features include dual High Sensitive Filter'Tron pickups, three-position pickup switch, gold-sparkle binding (body, fingerboard and headstock), gold plexi pickguard with Falcon motif, horizontal gold-sparkle Gretsch logo headstock inlay, gold-plated Grover Imperial tuners, Space Control bridge and Bigsby B6GB vibrato tailpiece.

Body
Body Shape: Falcon
Body Back: Laminated Maple
Body Sides: Laminated Maple
Body Top: Arched Laminated Maple
Body Finish: Gloss Urethane
Bracing: 1959 Style Trestle
F Holes Sound Holes: Bound Oversized "F"-Holes
Body Depth: 2.75" (70 mm)
Body Width Lower Bout: 17" (432 mm)
Body Binding: Multiple

Neck
Number of Frets: 22
Position Inlays: Neo-Classic "Thumbnail"
Fingerboard Radius: 12" (305 mm)
Head Stock Binding: Bound
Fretboard: Ebony
Neck Material: Maple
Nut Width: 1.6875" (42.8 mm)
Scale Length: 25.5" (64.8 cm)
Headstock: "V" Shaped with Vertical Winged Sparkle Gretsch Logo
Neck Binding: Bound Fingerboard

Electronics
Pickup Configuration: HH
Bridge Pickup: High Sensitive Filter'Tron
Neck Pickup: High Sensitive Filter'Tron
Pickup Switching: 3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
Controls: Volume 1.(Neck Pickup), Volume 2.(Bridge Pickup), Master Volume.

Hardware
Hardware Finish: Gold-Plated
Bridge: Ebony-Based Space Control Roller
Bridge Cover: Bigsby B6GB Vibrato Tailpiece
Tuning Machines: Grover Imperial Die-Cast
String Nut: Synthetic Bone
Tremolo Arm Handle: Bigsby Flat Handle
Auxiliary Switching: 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

Miscellaneous
Unique Features: V-Shaped Falcon Headstock with Horizontal Gretsch Logo, Neo Classic "Thumbnail" Inlay Position Markers, Gold-Sparkle Fingerboard and Headstock Bindings, Oversized Bound F-Holes, Multiple Gold-Sparkle Body Bindings, Gold-Sparkle Inlaid Gretsch Logo on Headstock, Gold Plexi Dove-Style Pickguard with Falcon Detail, Knurled Strap Retainer Knobs, Adjustable Truss Rod

Accessories
Case Gig Bags: Deluxe Hardshell
Pickguard: Silhouette Gretsch Logo & Falcon Graphic
Included Accessories: Includes G6242L Deluxe Hardshell Case
Control Knobs: Jeweled "G"