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WHITE FALCON MODEL 6136/7593/7594
- single round cutaway hollow body, four-ply bound arched spruce top, four-ply bound maple back, maple sides, two double-bound f-holes, maple neck, 21-fret bound ebony fingerboard with pearl "wing engraved" humptop block inlays, bound V-styled whiteface headstock with vertical Gold Sparkle wings/logo, three-per-side Grover Imperial tuners, Melita bridge, tubular V-shaped tailpiece with G logo tailpiece, raised gold pickguard with falcon/logo, two exposed DeArmond pickups, control layout #1 (four knobs, one switch), knobs are inlaid with center pearl and ruby red, gold hardware, available in White finish, 17 in. body width, 2.875 in. body depth, 25 in. scale, mfg. 1955-1981.
White Falcon Project-O-Sonic Stereo Model 6137/7595
- similar to the White Falcon Model 6136/7593/7594, except has stereo output with different pickups and additional knobs/switches, mfg. 1958-1981.
WHITE/BLACK/SILVER FALCON REISSUE MODEL G6136 (NO. 241-1401)
- single round cutaway semi-hollow body, arched bound laminated maple top, bound laminated maple back and sides, two bound f-holes, three-piece maple neck, 22-fret bound rosewood fingerboard with pearl block (early models) or thumbnail (later models) inlays, bound peghead with pearl gold sparkle logo inlay, three-per-side tuners, ebony/metal tune-o-matic bridge, Cadillac (disc. 2005) or Bigsby tailpiece, raised gold plexi pickguard with flying falcon (Black Falcon and White Falcon) or a silver plexi pickguard (Silver Falcon), two FilterTron pickups, control layout #1 (early models, four knobs, one switch) or control layout #2 (later models, three knobs, two switches) chrome (Silver Falcon) or gold (Black Falcon and White Falcon) hardware, available in Black (Black Falcon and Silver Falcon) or White (White Falcon) finish, 17 in. body width, 2.75 in. body depth, 25.5 in. scale, mfg. 1989-present.
White Falcon Reissue Left-Handed Model G6136LH (No. 240-1421)
- similar to the White/Black/Silver Falcon Reissue Model G6136, except in left-handed configuration and a standard Bigsby tailpiece, available in White finish, current mfg.
White/Black Falcon I Model G7593 (No. 240-1406)
- similar to the White/Black/Silver Falcon Reissue Model G6136, except has standard size f-holes, block pearloid fingerboard inlays, no square logo on headstock, and a Bigsby tailpiece with a wire handle, available in Black (Black Falcon I, disc.) or White (White Falcon I) finish, mfg. 1989-present.
White/Black Falcon II Model G7594 (No. 240-1407)
- similar to the White/Black/Silver Falcon Reissue Model G6136, except has a double rounded cutaway body, standard size f-holes, block pearloid fingerboard inlays, no square logo on headstock, and a Bigsby tailpiece with a wire handle, available in Black (Black Falcon II) or White (White Falcon II) finish, mfg. 1989-2006.
White/Black Falcon Dynasonic Model G6136DS (No. 241-1410)
- similar to the White/Black/Silver Falcon Reissue Model G6136, except has two DynaSonic single coil pickups, hump block MOP fingerboard inlays, vertical headstock logo, standard Gretsch G tailpiece (no Bigsby), and a tone knob instead of a switch, available in Black of White finish, mfg. 2006-present.
White Falcon Lacquer-Dynasonic Model G6163T-LDS (No. 240-1414)
- similar to the White/Black/Silver Falcon Reissue Model G6136, except has two DynaSonic single coil pickups, hump block MOP fingerboard inlays, vertical headstock logo, standard Gretsch G tailpiece (no Bigsby), and control layout #1 (four knobs, one switch), available in Vintage White Lacquer finish, mfg. 2007-present.
White Falcon Lacquer-TV Jones Model G6136-LTV (No. 240-1413)
- similar to the White/Black/Silver Falcon Reissue Model G6136, except has two TV Jones pickups, thumbnail fingerboard inlays, horizontal headstock logo, Gretsch Bigsby vibrato tailpiece, and control layout #2 (three knobs, two switches), available in Vintage White Lacquer finish, mfg. 2007-present.
WHITE FALCON JR. MODEL G7594JR (NO. 240-1408)
- similar to White Falcon Reissue, except has a smaller, sleeker body, laminated maple top and back, gold fleck binding and white/black purfling, seven-ply laminated maple sides, f-holes, two-piece rock maple set neck, 22-fret ebony fingerboard, white headstock with gold binding, gold truss rod cover, bone nut, two gold-plated Filtertron pickups, master volume, two pickup volume, master tone, selector switch, gold-plated hardware, available in White finish, mfg. 1999-2003.
WHITE FALCON DOUBLE CUTAWAY G6136DC (NO. 240-1430)
- symmetrical double cutaway body, laminated maple body, two-piece maple neck, two f-holes, gold sparkle binding, white back pad, 22-fret ebony fingerboard with thumbnail inlay, white headstock with three-per-side stairstep Grover Imperial tuners, adj. Gretsch space control ebony bridge, Bigsby vibrato tailpiece, raised brown pickguard with bird logo, two Filter'Tron pickups, three knobs (MV, bridge v, neck v), three switches (pickup, tone, standby), gold hardware, available in White finish, 25.5 in. scale, mfg. summer 2006-present.
STEPHEN STILLS WHITE FALCOLN MODEL G6136-1958 (NO. 240-0105)
- single cutaway White Falcon design, arched laminated maple top, back, and sides, two enlarged f-holes, multiple-bound top and back, two-piece maple neck, 22-fret bound ebony fingerboard with thumbnail inlays and Stephen Stills' signature between the 18th and 21st frets, white bound headstock with gold horizontal Grestsch logo and three-per-side tuners, ebony-based Adjusto-Matic bridge, Gretsch Bigsby vibrato tailpiece, no pickguard, two FilterTron pickups, control layout #2 (three knobs, two switches), gold hardware, available in Aged White finish, 17 in. body width, 2.75 in. body depth, 25.5 in. scale, current mfg.
1955 WHITE FALCON CUSTOM REISSUE MODEL G6136-1955
- similar to White Falcon 1955 Single Cutaway, except has a carved solid spruce top, ebony fingerboard and bridge base, 24kt. gold plating on hardware, two Gretsch Dynasonic pickups, available with hand rubbed lacquer finish, 17 in. body width, mfg. 1995-99.
WHITE FALCON U.S. CUSTOM SHOP G6136CST (NO. 240-1404)
- U.S. Custom Shop version based on the earliest White Falcons from the 1950s, includes DynaSonic pickups, and all signature Falcon trim, available in White finish, mfg. 2004-present.
BONO IRISH FALCON G6136I (NO. 241-1409)
- single cutaway hollow body, arched laminated maple body, f-holes, two-piece maple neck, multiple gold sparkle bindings, 22-fret ebony fingerboard with MOP hump-block inlays and Bono's signature at the 12th fret, three-per-side tuners, ebony-based Rocking bar bridge, Gretsch Cadillac G tailpiece, gold plexi pickguard with "The Goal is Soul" graphic, two High Sensitive Filter'Tron pickups, three knobs, two switches, gold hardware, available in Everygreen finish, mfg. summer 2005-present.
DAVID LEE SIGNATURE MODEL G6136DL (NO. 241-1425)
- single cutaway hollow body based on a White Falcon, arched laminated maple top, laminated maple back and sides, two bound oversized f-holes, B/W/B body binding, set three-piece maple neck with a tapered heel, 22-fret B/W/B bound ebony fingerboard with MOP block inlays, B/W/B bound white headstock with black vertical Gretsch logo and wing graphics, pinned rosewood-based rocking bar bridge, Bigsby vibrato tailpiece, no pickguard, two TV Jones Power'Tron pickups with P-90-style covers, three jeweled knobs (v, two tone), three-way pickup switch, polished aluminum and nickel-lated hardware, available in Aged White finish, 17 in. body width, 2.75 in. body depth, 25.5 in. scale, deluxe hardshell case included, new 2008.