Bar-style bridge on ebony base and factory B-6 Bigsby ("Gretsch by Bigsby") vibrato tailpiece. "Arrow" knobs set in the middle with a mother-of-pearl circle and a red rhinestone at the tip of the arrow and with cross-hatch pattern on the sides. Three volume controls (volume for each pickup on lower treble bout and master volume on the upper treble bout) and two three-way selector switches (one pickup selector and one tone selector) on the upper bass bout. Clear acrylic pickguard back-painted in gold with Gretsch "T-roof" logo engraved from underneath and a falcon engraved from underneath in black. Two "Patent Applied For" Filter'Tron pickups with sculpted mounting rings and balanced outputs of 4.17k and 4.28k.
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Madagascar ebony fretboard with 21 frets plus zero fret and neo-classic inlaid pearl thumbprint (half-moon) position markers. Individual Grover Imperial tuners with stairstep metal buttons.
On the headstock face (which is also triple-bound in black and white and has a 1/8 inch band of gold sparkle) is a rectangular metal plate which is engraved "The/White/Falcon/36806." Gold sparkle plastic "V"-shaped truss-rod cover. The neck has a scale length of 25 1/2 inches, a nice fat nut width of just under 1 3/4 inches and a wonderful medium-to-fat neck profile. "V" headstock with horizontal Gretsch "T-roof" logo cut from gold sparkle plastic and inlaid into white Nitron drum material. Three-piece maple/ebony/maple neck which is also bound in similar gold sparkle on the sides of the fretboard. Laminated maple body with five-ply black and white binding and a 7/32 inch band of gold sparkle on the top and bottom of the body and the 'f' holes triple-bound in black, white and gold sparkle. No one will ever tell the difference.This rare and oh so beautiful 17-inch-wide, 2 3/4-inch deep electric archtop guitar weighs 8.60 lbs. If I wanted something to give me the Gretsch sound for recording I'd buy a lower end Gretsch or a good copy. If I was you, I'd only buy the White Falcon if I really wanted a White Falcon.
I've only had to return one guitar, and that was because it was damaged in transit. The guitar that arrived was fine, and by the time I'd adjusted it to my preferences it was great for me. When I knew I wanted a Tele style for example, I looked at the options, read reviews, then made my purchase. I play for a living, and I've bought my last ten or so guitars online, and never had a problem. What it comes down to then, is knowing what type of guitar you want.
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So assuming the guitar you order is free of actual faults everything else can be addressed if you know how to do a basic setup, swap pickups etc etc. There are very few objectively bad guitars being produced today, especially if you stick to known brands. I live on a small island off the coast of Africa (Canaries) with one small music store, so I'm in the same boat as you. And its better than any other gibson ive played and way way cheaper. A gibson bfg which is basically like a studio. In fact my favorite guitar I have is my cheapest one. Anything over 1200 like I said is already an incredible guitar.
If I put gold foils in my les paul itd sound pretty close to a duojet. In fact most famous gretsch sounds are not a WF most come from other guitars in their lineup. You dont need a 5k gretsch to have the gretsch sound. Most of jack whites work in raconteurs is a duojet. Sometimes better.Īrctic monkeys song r u mine is a gretsch duojet and has that authentic awesome gretsch tone. China, Korea, Mexico etc make them judt as good as anywhere else. And back in the day made in Japan or US was worth the premium for guitars. The WF is 5k because its built in Japan and because it has the name behind it. Any decent gretsch will sound likr a gretch. I've never heard anyone say you need a white falcon to get authentic gretsch tones.
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