Neck is straight and truss rod is fully functional.Įlectronics: Dual Patent No.

Grover tuners with butterbean knobs function great. White headstock overlay with gold Gretsch logo and gold spackled truss rod cover. Ebony fingerboard is in marvelous shape, and frets look good too, with a lot of life left in them. Gold binding is in good shape, with some shrinkage along the edges but no cracks or breaks. Neck: D-shaped maple neck with red side dots, pearl thumbnail inlays up to the 12th fret, and pearl dot inlays in the upper register. 17” body width, 1 7/8” depth at deepest point. Gretsch tremolo tailpiece with adjustable tension and telescoping tremolo arm. FSU (Floating Sound Unit) with 440hz resonator fork, and compensated space roller bridge with ebony base. Gretsch plexi pickguard with white falcon logo.

Overall, this piece is in superb condition for its age, with a beautiful patina.īody: Maple back and sides with carved spruce top in white finish with dual bound f-holes. The pickguard shows two very small cracks, but is in really great overall shape, and the cap for the master volume knob is missing. A previous owner had removed the FSU and shifted the bridge forward, which has left some ghosting. The headstock overlay shows some typical separation along the edges, and much of the finish on the top of the headstock has chipped off. The finish on the back of the neck has worn down from years of playing, and there is some light seam separation on the back of the headstock. There are various scratches, dents, nicks, dings, chips, and scuffs, along with some characteristic binding shrinkage. Professionally setup and inspected by our expert in-house luthiers, and ready to go right out of the case.Ĭosmetic condition: Terrific condition for its age, with some expected signs of aging and wear throughout.

Complete with all the dazzling looks and premium appointments you’d expect, with terrific playability and a dynamite sound. Straightforward Gretsch controls in tandem with the truly iconic and over-the-top look of the White Falcon make this a perfect addition to any collection. Unlike the stereo versions of the same era, it doesn’t look like it came off the space station, and you don’t need to be an electrical engineer to operate it. ultra thin 1 7/8' body thickness, Double Flipper Mutes & the very 1st type Gretsch factory White vinyl back pad, we have never seen nor heard of one like this ever w/these features & it may be the only one ever produced exactly like it, other than some pieces of its Gold Sparkle body binding that have been replaced & restored as a few areas had crystallized a bit, this is one sweet & crazy rare original White Falcon, she is in excellent overall shape & comes with its original Gray 'polka dot' hard case.What makes this guitar special: A ’69 Falcon in original condition, in the highly sought after mono configuration-this is a very rare bird, indeed. This is one of the coolest, rarest & maybe the last example of the most desirable single cutaway White Falcon's ever produced, its the final iteration of the most sought after guitar in the World, its original White finish has yellowed w/age having had some clear lacquer oversprayed by its 1st & only owner sometime in the late 90's, its yellowed patina has a beautiful appearance, equipped with a rare set of bad ass sounding 'Project-O-Sonic' Filter'tron pickups w/factory Stereo wiring that separate the 3 pole pieces on the left side of each pickup from its 3 pole pieces on the right side of each pickup making a full active stereo that could be used with 2 separate amplifiers, complete with its huge array of switches & knobs, its original Grover Imperial Tuners have 2 replaced tuner shafts but the original 2 shafts are now in its case, nice gold sculpted pickup surrounds, super clean Gold lucite pickgard w/its Falcon motif, a Roller Bridge, 2 Pearl & Ruby inlaid knobs & mute flippers & lastly, the infamous cool breeze Cadillac 'G' Tailpiece, its beautiful super wide fingerboard has 'Neo-Classic' thumbprint inlays, its one of the most unusual examples taking in the very last of the single cutaway designs & the 1st of the double cutaway design features i.e.

Gretsch white falcon tuning forks