Gretsch G7593T Billy Duffy Signature Falcon™ Hollow Body With Bigsby® – White Lacquer

Description

Gretsch G7593T Billy Duffy Signature Falcon™ Hollow Body With Bigsby® – White Lacquer

Billy Duffy is not afraid to make a statement, and few things make a bolder statement than Duffy wielding his Gretsch® White Falcon under the stage lights with British rock legends The Cult. Duffy burst out of London’s early ’80s post-punk scene in Theatre of Hate before meeting Ian Astbury and forming one of rock ‘n’ roll’s most powerful, unique and long-lasting duos—The Cult. Duffy’s combination of thick power chords steeped in rich chorused delay, melodic Morricone-inspired lead phrases and filthy feedback-laden solos created an unparalleled sound larger than most venues could contain. The Cult’s first two albums, Dreamtime and Love, solidified their place among the pre-“alternative” elite, with the latter album featuring what would become their most popular single, “She Sells Sanctuary”, which remains a global staple on rock radio more than 30 years later and was featured on a 2012 Super Bowl advertisement. Every track on those iconic albums exclusively featured his Gretsch White Falcon, and Duffy has made a point to include it on every subsequent album, most notably the chart-topping Electric and Sonic Temple, and their 2012 critically acclaimed release Choice of Weapon.

It is with great pleasure that Gretsch released the G7593T Billy Duffy Falcon guitar, which has immediately become one of the most unique and bewitching White Falcon guitars ever made. Featuring much of what Falcon fans hold dear, Duffy’s inimitable guitar has several unique aesthetic differences separating it from the rest of the “Falcon” flock—its period-correct ’70s Baldwin-era styling, loss nitrocellulose lacquer finish, V-shaped Falcon headstock, Silver Sparkle binding, custom wound hot Black Top Filter’Tron humbucking pickups with three-point adjustable ’70s-style metal bezels and Duffy’s preferred Bigsby tailpiece.

In addition, Duffy’s signature bird of prey features a 17″ wide, 2 ¾” deep single-cutaway three-ply maple body with a three-ply maple arched top and back and two spruce parallel tone bars and sound post, a three-piece maple/walnut/maple neck with ebony fingerboard, a chrome-plated truss rod cover with Duffy’s signature emblazoned on it, a chrome-plated output jack plate, pearloid wide-block fretboard inlays, ’70s-style aluminum G-arrow knobs and a premium gray speckled “Billy Duffy” case. The Gretsch G7593T Billy Duffy Falcon guitar is the tool inspired, designed and built to deliver the ultimate statement of rock ‘n’ roll nirvana.

Specs:

GENERAL
MODEL NUMBER:2401409805
SERIES:Professional Collection
FAMILY:Falcon™
PLATFORM:Falcon™
COLOR:White Lacquer
NUMBER OF STRINGS:6
ORIENTATION:Right-Hand

BODY
BUILD:Hollow Body
CUTAWAY:Single Cutaway
BODY FINISH:Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
BODY SHAPE:Falcon™
BODY MATERIAL:Laminated Maple
BRACING:Parallel Spruce Tone Bars with Sound Post
BODY BACK:Arched Laminated Maple
BODY TOP:Arched Laminated Maple
BODY DEPTH:2.75″ (7 cm)

MISCELLANEOUS
STRINGS:Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)
OTHER FEATURES:Chrome Plated Truss Rod Cover with Billy Duffy Signature, Chrome Output Jack Plate, Pearloid Wide-Block Position Inlays, ’70s Style Aluminum “G” Arrow Knobs, Premium Gray Speckled Billy Duffy Case

NECK
NECK MATERIAL:3-Piece Maple/Walnut/Maple
NECK FINISH:Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
SCALE LENGTH:25.5″ (64.77 cm)
FINGERBOARD RADIUS:12″ (305 mm)
FINGERBOARD MATERIAL:Ebony
NUMBER OF FRETS:22 (Plus Zero Fret)
FRET SIZE:Medium Jumbo
NUT MATERIAL:Bone
NUT WIDTH:1.71″ (43.4 mm)
POSITION INLAYS:Pearloid Big Block
HEADSTOCK:Falcon™ Style
NECK PLATE:None

HARDWARE
BRIDGE:Adjusto-Matic™ with Pinned ’70s Style Ebony Base
HARDWARE FINISH:Chrome
TAILPIECE:Bigsby® B6CW with Wire Handle
TREMOLO ARM:Bigsby® “Wire” Style Handle
TUNING MACHINES:Grover® Imperial™ with Butter-Bean Buttons
PICKGUARD:None
CONTROL KNOBS:70’s Style Aluminum G-Arrow

ELECTRONICS
BRIDGE PICKUP:Custom Wound Black Top™ Filter’Tron™
NECK PICKUP:Custom Wound Black Top™ Filter’Tron™
CONTROLS:Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Master Volume
PICKUP SWITCHING:3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
AUXILIARY SWITCHING:3-Position Master Tone Switch: Position 1. Medium Level, High Frequency Roll Off, Position 2. Switch Out of Circuit, Pickup Wide Open, Position 3. Slight Level, High Frequency Roll Off
PICKUP CONFIGURATION:Filter’Tron™ / Filter’Tron™