Gretsch has long produced some of the world’s finest instruments. Their list of contributions to guitar manufacturing and innovation is a lengthy one, and it doesn’t seem like it will stop growing anytime soon. Known all around the world for their bold design features and one-of-a-kind sound, their guitars have helped define and influence music for generations.
The Players Edition series brings together the authenticity of the classic Gretsch sound and modern-day appointments to set a mold for highly functional, perfectly playable guitars that sound just like their vintage ancestors that paved the way to bring us here. This G6136TG Players Falcon is fully loaded with plenty of your favorite “bells and whistles” that make up the undeniable sound and feel of a Gretsch guitar.
A 2.5-inch-deep maple body with “ML” bracing resonates beautifully and allows for plenty of booming projection. If you’re a rolled ebony fingerboard fan, this one will surely not disappoint in richness and feel, smooth as can be. It’s also adorned with Pearloid thumbnail inlays, and the “U” shaped maple neck features Luminlay side dots for visibility in the dimmest of stage lighting. Two FT-67 Filter’Tron pickups sing classic sparkly Gretsch tones but are also refined enough to accomplish a wide variety of sounds by adjusting the guitars expansive (yet very user friendly) tone controls. Separate bridge and neck volumes, no-load master volume and tone, and a treble bleed circuit all play their part in making this guitar a Swiss Army Knife of sounds. And let’s not forget about the Bigsby. The new string-through B6GP vibrato allows for quick string changes and even more importantly allows for better vibration and sustain.
The G6136TG is a powerful, versatile, and eye-catching guitar that is vintage inspired with all the benefits of present-day guitar building. Rock, jazz, blues, country, or whatever genre you’d like to invent next, the Players Edition Falcon will get the job done.
- Maple body with “ML” bracing
- Standard “U” shaped maple neck with Luminlay side dots
- Ebony fingerboard with rolled edges
- 2x FT-67 Filter’Tron pickups
- B6GP String-Through Bigsby, Adjusto-Matic bridge
- Gold Plexi pickguard with Gold Gretsch Logo and Black Falcon Graphic
- Bound body, neck, and headstock with purfling