The Gretch White Falcon

[pewing33ny]

I owned the last 6136 with the vertical logo and cowboy inlays. Got it straight from Fender.

 

I bought it so girls would talk to me and it worked.

 

It also sounded great and for the most part played great but the fret access and college tuition made me sell it to some weirdo christ-rock guy in Texas, damn shame.

 

They have very low resale value and I'd love to buy another but you can get a guitar that sounds/plays 99% of the way there for considerably less, you're paying a huge premium for the look.

[Jkater]

Better:

 

:love:

[SirJackdeFuzz]

Better:

 

 

 

 

Then rather gimme this one over that Yam :

 

http://tvjones.19.forumer.com/viewtopic.php?t=267 -

[EJD]

 

Oh man, it's just gorgeous.

 

Especially that tailpiece

[SirJackdeFuzz]

Thread needs more pix :

 

 

 

 

[Carbohydrates]

 

They have very low resale value and I'd love to buy another but you can get a guitar that sounds/plays 99% of the way there for considerably less, you're paying a huge premium for the look.

 

Oh for sure. A Country Club is pretty much the same guitar and can be found used for $1200-1400 or so.

 

But Falcons are cooler.

[ten56gibby]

Absolutely gorgeous but I don't think I'll ever own one.

[Guitar Heel]

I think they're neat, but not OMG awesome or OMG awful. Could take 'em or leave 'em, really.

[Uma Floresta]

Love the white falcon, but mine is black. It's a perfect guitar for me.

 

Yeah, the black looks better. I love all Gretsches, but the White Falcon is just a little over the top for me. Love the headstock shape, though.

[Tidal Rhythm]

The White Falcon always reminds me of these:

Class & elegance - what's not to like?

[thunder100]

 

WAY less Liberace looking and 1,000 times better.

 

 

The Poll didnt offer -->looks OK but plays unbelievable-->therefore I went for the first vote

 

A Friend has 2 (and some Setzer's) I am too stupid to play it(too long in Strat's) but hey the Falcon really rocks

 

Roland

[Hubert Stumblin]

The White Falcon always reminds me of these: Class & elegance - what's not to like?

 

Actually, to me they remind me more of this:

 

[flyinbryan]

i didnt vote because none really fit my opinion of it.

 

its not the most beautiful thing ive ever laid eyes on, but it is pretty.

its not ugly ( but its a bit too flashy for my use)

certainly not a useless thread

and i participated

[EJD]

Actually, to me they remind me more of this:

 

Nah, that's a Strat

[artiem]

 

Yeah that's a good enough reason.

+1000

 

If Billy Duffy picks his nose, that would be enough to make it cool. As far as I'm concerned, the guy defines "badass".

[Willyguitar]

Anything used by Billy Duffy has to be pretty cool. But it is a bit TOO blingtastic in the looks department.

[JohnnyDD]

Wasn't too flashy for Neil Young.

[vintage clubber]

hmm...me no likey gold hardware, stupid master volume on lower horn, opaque white paint, and no bigsby...so give me transparent orange, chrome hardware, all the controls in the lower bout, and a bigsby and I'd be all over it...

[Muddslide]

I love it. Very over the top but it works in that guitar. It's got just enough bling without quite getting into Elvis territory. EG

 

Ditto. I usually don't care at all for blingy guitars, and I effin' hate gold hardware on 99% of guitars, but I've always thought the Falcon (as well as the White Penguin) was classy.

 

Slap a Bigsby on it and it would be one of my #1 GAS dreams.

 

Also hot--both of these:

 

 

And, for good measure, the Penguin:

 

[Carbohydrates]

hmm...me no likey gold hardware, stupid master volume on lower horn, opaque white paint, and no bigsby...so give me transparent orange, chrome hardware, all the controls in the lower bout, and a bigsby and I'd be all over it...

Sounds like you want a 5120 - they're trans orange with chrome hardware and a Bigsby. They still have the master volume on the lower bout, but trust me, it's actually a very handy spot for it. You could even completely ignore it if you want and just use the two pickup volume controls, LP-style.

[Jealousblues]

I like it but I think I prefer the model with Bigsby (for looks really)

 

and I *think I like the other headstock that you see sometimes

[Carbohydrates]

 

I like it but I think I prefer the model with Bigsby (for looks really) and I *think I like the other headstock that you see sometimes

 

All Falcons have the same headstock. The only other head Gretsch uses on archtops is the one you see on this and every other non-Falcon archtop. Hell, in the 90s, they even used that headstock on jets.

[Jealousblues]

not to be contrary or anything...

 

(hope this link works)

 

 

 

might be a slightly different model?

(or another year or something, I dunno)

[ExiledCrow]

Thread needs more pix :

 

Yeah, but those would be cool pics regardless! :poke:

[Carbohydrates]

not to be contrary or anything... (hope this link works) might be a slightly different model? (or another year or something, I dunno)

Judging by the pickguard shape, this version of the 6136 is based on the Baldwin era of Gretsch, which was... pretty {censored}, honestly. I do like the wire arm Bigsby, though!