New White Falcon Jr. from Gretsch Guitars
 January 28, 1999
The Gretsch White Falcon Jr. is the first new electric White Falcon guitar in over twenty years.This new smaller body style incorporates the top-of-the-line look of Gretsch's classic White Falcon in a smaller, sleeker body style.
"We develop very few new guitar styles, so new models like the White Falcon Jr. are very important," explained Fred Gretsch, President of The Gretsch Company."The small body Jr. guitars come out of customer requests for a smaller acoustic electric guitar that maintains Gretsch quality and tone."
The neck attaches to the body at the 18th fret, as on all double cutaway acoustic electrics from Gretsch.The body size is 14" wide and 2" deep, compared to the standard 17" wide and up to 3" deep for other White Falcon models.
Other features shared with the standard White Falcons are gold-plated hardware, rich detail work, and its pristine white finish.The classic Gretsch design is completed with a gold-plated Bigsby tailpiece and Gretsch roller bridge.
The Gretsch White Falcon family of guitars also includes three single cutaway acoustic electric models, the Gretsch Custom USA 1955 Reissue WF, the Cadillac tailpiece WF, and the
standardWF; a double cutaway WF; and a WF Rancher model that combines the body style of the Rancher jumbo acoustic with the cosmetics of the WF.The Rancher model is also available with a Fishman pickup system.
The Gretsch White Falcon Jr., model G7594JR is now available at authorized Gretsch retailers worldwide.It joins Gretsch's Country Classic Jr. and Nashville Jr. in the company's smaller body style lineup.
Specifications
Body
- Style: Double cutaway, small body acoustic electric
- Wood: Laminated maple top and back, bound with gold fleck
binding and whitelblack purfling
- Sides: Laminated (7ply) maple
- Sound Holes: F-holes with gold binding
- Finishes: All white, urethane
- Hardware: Gold-plated brass knobs, switches, strap knobs,
bridge, tailpiece
- Pickups: Two gold-plated FilterTronTm pickups
- Electronics: Master volume, two pickup volume, master tone,
pickup selection switch
- Bridge: Roller bridge with ebony base
- Tailpiece: Bigsby "W vibrato
- Pickguard: Gold with Falcon logo
- Size: 14" wide, 2" deep
Neck
- Scale: 24 1/2"
- Joint: Set in body, joins at 18th fret
- Wood: Two-piece rock maple
- Fingerboard: Ebony with gold binding and square block markers
- Frets: 22, nickel silver
- Nut: Bone
- Width at Nut: 1 11/16"
- Tuners: Gold-plated enclosed high gear ratio
- Headstock: White, gold bound with Gretsch logo and gold truss
rod cover
- Other: Adjustable truss rod
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