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The Gretsch White Falcon is an electric hollow-body guitar introduced in 1954 by Gretsch. This guitar was created as a "showpiece" to exhibit the craft of Gretsch's luthiers, sales, and demonstration representative, Jimmie Webster, who created it for the 1954 NAMM Convention. The guitar was so popular that it was put into production and went on ...
This category lists particular guitar models that clearly belong to ... Gretsch 6120; Gretsch 6128; Gretsch G1627; Gretsch Jupiter Thunderbird; Gretsch White Falcon; H.
Ashman was known for his iconic Gretsch White Falcon guitar and applying a spaghetti western guitar twang to Bow Wow Wow's music over Barbarossa's Burundi tribal drumming. Quite a few guitarists have listed Ashman as an influence over the years, including Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante. [24]
Two other models were introduced - the Country Club, and the White Falcon. [7] [8] [2] In 1954, Webster suggested adding the sparkle finishes from Gretsch drums onto their guitars, resulting in the Gretsch Sparkle Jet. He was also inspired by the American cars of the era in introducing new finishes to their guitars. [1] [9] [10]
This category is dedicated to electric guitar models produced by Gretsch. Pages in category "Gretsch electric guitars" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total.
Early on, Young strongly favored the Gretsch 6120, which he used in the Mynah Birds and Buffalo Springfield, though towards their end he acquired a Stereo Gretsch White Falcon and later removed the master volume, which he has sporadically used as well throughout his career. On a radio interview in 1969 he stated he owned an 11-guitar collection ...
Remarkable that the main article about Gretsch, especially since the guitars are so prominent, is silent about AC/DC's rhythm (and sometimes lead) guitarist, who favors the Jet Firebird but has also played the White Falcon and Roundup. For shame. I agree, Malcom was Known for his Gretsch G6131. 71.173.7.165 20:00, 9 August 2012 (UTC)
The Chris Cornell ES-335 Tribute was designed by Gibson and Chris himself based on the guitars he played in the 80's and 90's, mostly Gretsch Jet models, but in Gibson's own 335 style, using the same construction of a typical 335 with the 3ply maple top, maple center block, mahogany neck, rosewood fretboard, but with Lollartron™ pickups in ...