Gretsch · 6136 · 1955–1971 (as model 6136)
Gretsch demonstrator Jimmie Webster built the White Falcon as a showpiece for the July 1954 NAMM convention, raiding the drum and banjo lines for gold sparkle binding and engraved pearl inlays. Dealers wanted it, so Gretsch put the 6136 on sale in 1955 as its most expensive electric. It's a 17-inch hollow body with a 25.5-inch scale, gold-plated hardware, a falcon engraved on the gold pickguard, a Cadillac G tailpiece and a winged vertical logo on the headstock. Gretsch kept changing it. Humptop inlays came in 1957, and 1958 brought Filter'Tron humbuckers, thumbnail inlays, the Space Control roller bridge and a stereo version, the 6137. The logo turned horizontal, the body got thinner, and in 1962 the Falcon went double cutaway with a Bigsby as standard. Neil Young plays one, and Gretsch has built Stephen Stills and Billy Duffy signature Falcons. The 1950s single cutaways are the collector pieces. If you want the look to play, Gretsch has reissued nearly every phase, most of them made in Japan, so pick the year you like.
Check the serial against Gretsch's yearly table, and on 1959–1965 guitars look for it on the headstock nameplate. Block inlays and DynaSonics mean 1955–1957, Filter'Trons and the roller bridge mean 1958 or later, and a double cutaway means 1962 on.
The floating tuning fork bridge Gretsch used from about 1966 was unpopular and often removed. Old Gretsch binding and glue deteriorate with age, which leads to binding replacement and neck resets.
Buying guide
White Falcons are scarce, with about 4 listed, so the $13,325–26,000 delivered band isn't a market read. The one we'd look at is the 1966 from a US seller at $14,035 delivered, since the 1965 6137 stereo guitar that two Japanese dealers list at $11,280 and $14,833 is the same guitar, and the 1960 single cut at $59,500 has nothing here to compare against. Ask for the serial (on the headstock nameplate on 1959–1965 guitars), check that the bridge, pickups and gold sparkle binding fit the year, and on a stereo 6137 ask for photos of the extra switches and output jack. At this price, insist on a hard case plus box, full insurance and a return window, and pay only through eBay checkout.
$14,035.47est. delivered
Every other Falcon here is either listed twice or asks $59,500, so this 1966 from a US seller is the one to look at. Gretsch fitted an unpopular tuning fork bridge from about 1966 that owners often removed, so ask which bridge it has and for photos of the binding and neck joint.
1966 GRETSCH WHITE FALCON GUITAR
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Used$14,035.47est. delivered
$13,900.00 + $135.47 shipping
Buy It Now$13,900.00
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Titled 1966, no other detail. In the US.
Seller: krob23
100% positive
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Used$11,280.00delivered
$11,280.00 · free shipping
Buy It Now$11,280.00
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Same 1965 6137 stereo guitar dimeback-516 lists at $14,833. Ships from Japan.
Seller: ishibashimusic
100% positive
Used$14,832.90delivered
$14,832.90 · free shipping
Buy It Now$14,832.90
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Same 1965 6137 stereo guitar ishibashimusic lists at $11,280. 05 VG is the dealer's grade. Ships from Japan.
Seller: dimeback-516
99.5% positive
Used$59,500.00est. delivered
$59,000.00 + $500.00 shipping
Buy It Now$59,000.00
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Priced high
1960 single cut, the collector shape, with nothing here to compare its ask against. In the US.
Seller: dtownguitars
100% positive
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