Our Professional Collection combines classic Gretsch sound with modern performance features that deliver an enhanced playing experience. Featuring flagship pickups and electronics, these guitars are designed for powerful sound, total versatility, and exceptional control.
One of the most revered and highly sought after guitars in history, the Gretsch Falcon is a true holy grail instrument. The Professional Falcon model takes it to a whole new level, from its decadent aesthetics to its deep, rich sound, and player-centric features, this big stage performer is ideal for elevating your musical game while making a bold statement.
FEATURES:
- 17″-wide, 2.5″-deep maple body with Arc-Tone™ bracing
- Standard “U”-shaped maple neck with 25.5″ scale length
- 12″-radius ebony fingerboard with rolled edges, 22 medium jumbo frets, pearloid Neo-Classic™ thumbnail inlays and Luminlay® side dots
- PRO-FT™ Filter’Tron™ humbucking pickups
- Three-position pickup toggle switch, individual volume controls for neck and bridge pickups, master volume control with treble bleed circuit and master no-load tone control with “Squeezebox” capacitor
- String-thru Bigsby® B6GP vibrato tailpiece
- Adjusto-Matic™ bridge on pinned ebony base
- Graph Tech® TUSQ® XL nut
- Grover® Imperial™ locking tuners
- Grover® strap locks
- G6242L Gretsch® 17″ deluxe hollow body hardshell case included
- Available in White and Cerulean Smoke with gold sparkle binding, or Black with silver sparkle binding
HIGHLIGHTS: Arc-Tone™ Bracing
Our all-new Arc-Tone™ bracing is our most advanced bracing system to date. Featuring torrefied maple tone bars with arc-shaped spruce support braces located underneath the bridge area, this combination of materials and design provides enhanced sustain, crisp note attack and excellent feedback control while retaining the open voice players expect from a Gretsch hollow body guitar.
Maple Neck with Rolled Fingerboard
A 12″-radius ebony fingerboard with rolled edges and 22 medium jumbo frets tops a 25.5″-scale maple neck with a comfortably familiar standard “U”-shaped profile for smooth playability, while the glow in the dark Luminlay® side dots offer precision fretting in low-light settings.
PRO-FT™ Filter’Tron Pickups
Featuring an Alnico 2 magnet in the Neck and Alnico 5 magnet in the Bridge, our direct-mounted PRO-FT™ Filter’Tron humbucking pickups deliver authentic Gretsch tone with enhanced punch, projection, and astounding note definition.
Specifications General
- Model Number: 2401564866
- Series: Professional Collection
- Family: Falcon™
- Color: Cerulean Smoke
- Orientation: Right-Hand
Body
- Build: Hollow Body
- Cutaway: Single Cutaway
- Body Finish: Gloss
- Body Shape: Falcon™
- Body Material: Laminated Maple
- Bracing: Arc-Tone™ Bracing
- Body Binding: Gold Sparkle with W/B/W/B Purfling
- Body Back: Arched Laminated Maple
- Body Top: Arched Laminated Maple
- Body Depth: 2.5″ (63.5 mm)
Neck
- Neck Material: Maple
- Neck Construction: Set-Neck
- Neck Finish: Gloss
- Neck Shape: Standard “U”
- Neck Binding: Gold Sparkle with W/B/W Purfling
- Scale Length: 25.5” (648 mm)
- Fingerboard Radius: 12″ (305 mm)
- Fingerboard Material: Ebony
- Number of Frets: 22
- Fret Size: Medium Jumbo
- Nut Material: Graph Tech TUSQ XL
- Nut Width: 1.6875″ (42.86 mm)
- Position Inlays: Pearloid Neo-Classic™ Thumbnail
- Side Dots: Luminlay®
- Headstock Binding: Gold Sparkle with W/B/W Purfling
Hardware
- Bridge: Adjusto-Matic™
- Hardware Finish: Gold
- Tailpiece: Bigsby® B6 String-Thru
- Tuning Machines: Grover® Imperial™ Locking
- Pickguard: Gold Plexi with Gold Gretsch® Logo and Black Falcon™ Graphic
- Control Knobs: G-Arrow
- Switch Tip: Gold
Electronics
- Bridge Pickup: PRO-FT™ Filter’Tron™
- Neck Pickup: PRO-FT™ Filter’Tron™
- Pickup Color: Gold
- Controls: Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Master Volume, Master Tone
- Pickup Switching: 3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
- Pickup Configuration: Filter’Tron™ / Filter’Tron™
Miscellaneous
- Strings: Nickel Plated Steel (.011-.049 Gauges)
- Strap Buttons: Grover Strap Locks
- Case/Gig Bag: Included G6242L Gretsch® 17″ Deluxe Hollow Body Hardshell (p/n 099-6413-000)
- Instrument Weight: 8.1 lbs