Setzer also used this specific one on his Rockabilly Riot! tours, notably while playing his instrumental version of Bill Monroe's "Blue Moon of Kentucky.Up for sale is a beautiful Vintage Gretsch White Falcon 1972 White Original in Case.This guitar was a friend of mines who bought it in 1972 and owned it for his whole life.I have seen this guitar many time thru the last 40 years and it was always a please to see,hear and watch him play this beauty.As fas as i know and can tell this guitar is 100% original.Has some discoloring of the gold in certain areas and a couple of small dings on the neck.May have a few other scratches and small dings but overall excellent.The head stock laminate has two little cracks from tuners that's is just in the laminate top layer(see pics) and is slightly lifting a little in a area but this can easily be glued back down if you want to.It does not bother me at all.Pickups do work but i have no idea what all the knobs and switches do.I tried to find out but there is little literature on the controls.Neck and frets are good along with all hardware.Really a great piece and i was close to keeping it for myself but Im a bass player and would never play it.This guitar was the 84th guitar made in October of 1972 Comes in original case with truss rod wrench. The Gretsch White Falcon is a highend electric hollowbody guitar introduced in 1954 by Gretsch. The single-coil DynaSonic pickups are faithfully recreated by. Features include period-correct body and neck construction, wiring and electronics. The modern-day White Falcon built by Stephen Stern is a premium build that stays true to all the original specs fans have come to expect from the guitars. Based on the earliest White Falcon guitars of the mid '50s, this model is as close to the original as you can get short of having a time machine. "They were just starting to feel out what these guitars were," Setzer says. The pickguard is also rather large compared to other Falcons, while the body is neither thick nor thin. Instead of the standard gold sparkle binding, it has gold metallic, which Setzer thinks may have been a factory mistake or just the preference of the worker building it that day. Setzer's '55 is all-original yet has some peculiarities compared to others.
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It comes from the first full production year of the famous model, which Gretsch showed off at NAMM in 1954 and placed in its catalogs in '55. The vintage White Falcon is not only historic, but a historical outlier. Unveiled at the 1954 NAMM show, the White Falcon was billed as The Guitar of the Future.
Finish cracks in the overlay due to dry temperatures over the years but. This one came from its original owner and has the original case and factory warranty cards that have been beautifully maintained. The latest Vintage Select Edition Falcon is all that and more. An exceptionally original 1973 Gretsch model 7594 White Falcon in hand polished White Ducco finish and exceedingly rare block inlay. This time, it includes a show-stopping 1955 Gretsch White Falcon, a Gretsch Custom Shop White Falcon masterbuilt by Stephen Stern, and dozens of other incredible guitars and amps. Gretsch’s 1955 White Falcon was the pink Cadillac of guitars quite possibly the most outlandish guitar ever produced. The vintage White Falcon is not only historic, but a historical outlier. The Official Brian Setzer Reverb Shop is open once more.
Turns out, he was still holding some great ones back. When Setzer first opened his official Reverb shop last year-amid all the vintage amps, effects, and guitars from other brands-he put up 34 Gretsches for sale.
If you know rockabilly legend Brian Setzer, you know about his love for Gretsch guitars.
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