1972 Gretsch White Falcon Stereo 7595 Vintage Double Cutaway Guitar w/ Case, Art Wiggs

Up for sale, a 1972 Gretsch White Falcon Stereo 7595 in near-mint condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original hardshell case and hangtags. This rare Baldwin-era White Falcon was at the top of Gretsch’s range, with premium features including a tuning fork bridge, T Zone tempered treble frets, dual string mutes, and stereo functionality (separating the bass and treble strings).

This particular White Falcon has had a rather interesting history: it was purportedly owned at one point by Mötley Crüe’s Mick Mars (per Voltage Guitars in Hollywood at the time of last sale in 2003), who famously used a White Falcon during the recording of Dr. Feelgood, although no documentation is present to verify that ownership. In the early-mid 2000s, it was serviced extensively by Art Wiggs of Wing Guitar Products, a huge name in the world of vintage Gretsch restoration and service, who worked for/with Brian Setzer and Gretsch themselves over the course of his extensive career. Wiggs’ work on this instrument pertained to proper setup and optimal functionality, re-wiring the extensive controls for a more user-friendly and intuitive layout (this necessitated swapping the harness, and the original is included) and installing a pair of TV Jones Black Top Filter’Trons.

Tonewoods include a fully hollow thinline maple body, maple neck, and bound ebony fingerboard, with a lower bout width of 17” and a body depth of 2”. The pair of TV Jones Black Top Filter’Tron pickups have notable clarity, sparkle, and muscle; the neck position is thick and silky, with cutting growl and punch at the bridge. This 7595 is notable for its split stereo pickups (bass/treble), with independent three-way tone selector switches for each, yielding a remarkably wide array of tonal combinations, especially if two amps are used in stereo. This White Falcon Stereo 7595 weighs 9lbs 6oz, professionally setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar with 11-49 roundwound strings, low action, and accurate intonation.

Neck Specs:

• Wood: Maple
• Shape: Medium C, measuring .840” 1st fret, .980” 12th fret
• Fretboard: Ebony, “neo-classic” thumbnail inlays up to fret 12 (offset dots 12-21)
• Frets: Slender, no wear
• Scale Length: 25 1/2”
• Nut: 1 11/16”, bone, zero fret
• Tuners: Grover Imperials with paddle buttons (vintage, originals included)
• Serialization: 122-prefix (December, 1972)

Body Specs:

• Wood: Maple
• Pickups: TV Jones Black Top Filter’Tron x2 (replacement, originals included)
• Harness: Modern (original complete harness included, CTS pots date to 10th week of ‘65)
• Hardware: Bigsby B6G vibrato with “Chet Atkins” arm (modern), “Tuning Fork” Floating Sound Unit, Space Control bridge, dual flip-up mute assembly, G arrow knobs, pickup surrounds
• Plastics: Gold plexi pickguard
• Marquetry: Gold sparkle binding (bound f holes and heel cap), white faux leather back pad (gold trim)

The “hand-polished” finish is 100% original with no touch-up or overspray, only exhibiting a couple finish scratches on the body as a whole. The smooth gloss on the neck profile is flawless save for a few shallow marks behind the 9th fret that are not distracting to the palm while fretting.

The original hardshell case is included, just as well-kept as the instrument itself, along with the hangtags, service receipts, and all of the removed original componentry.