Extremely rare from 2006. These first batch custom shop guitars are a cut above. This is 1 of 20 made by Stephen Stern in 2003 when he came over tot he custom shop. They differ from the current custom shop guitars in the fact that they are all hand tooled by Stephen himself, and not team made. They do not have the custom shop logo on the back of the headstock and are undetectable from the originals falcons. This guitar took nearly a year to build, on the same machines and tools that they used on the originals. Most of these guitars went to artists. (Billy Duffy, Brian Setzer, Neil Young, John Frusciante, Tim Armstrong). I was lucky enough to snag one. The aging on the guitar is perfect, and this was one came with a period specific gold plated bigs. The pictures to not do it justice. I A/B’d this guitar with an original 55 falcon at Gruhn in Nashville. I spent about 3 hours playing both guitars, and examining the similarities and differences. The only difference was the the CS played way better, and kept way better tune. The guitars were identical. I reached out to Stephen afterwards and he let me know that he literally reverse engineered an original 55 and 59 that were on loan and replicated them in every detail over a 12 month period when he made this guitar. I also A/B’d this guitar with a modern custom shop falcon, and there is no comparison. This one smoked it in feel finish, weight, balance and playability. Category: Hollow Body GuitarsSeries: U. Body Style: Single CutawayScale Length: 25.5 (648mm). Top: Arched Laminated MapleBracing: N/ABack: Laminated Maple Body, 17″ Wide, 2.75″ DeepNeck: 3-Piece MapleWidth at Nut: 1-11/16 (43mm). Fretboard: Ebony, 12 Radius (305mm) No. Of Frets: 22Bridge: Ebony-Based Chrome “Rocking” Bar. Hardware: Hand Aged Gold-PlatedMachine Heads: Grover(r) ImperialTM Gold-Plated Die-cast Tuners: Hand Aged Period Specific Gold Plated Bigsby. Pickups: 2’55 -’57 DynasonicTM PickupsPickup Switching: 3-Position Toggle:Position 1. Bridge and Neck PickupsPosition 3. Neck PickupControls: Volume 1. Medium Level, High Frequency Roll OffPosition 2. Slight Level, High Frequency Roll Off. Finish: Hand Aged, Gloss Nitrocellulose LacquerColors: (805) WhiteUnique Features: V-Shaped Falcon Headstock with Vertical Gretsch Logo, Mother-of -Pearl Hump Block Inlay Position Markers with Feather Engraving, Gold-Sparkle Fingerboard and Headstock Bindings, Oversized Bound F-Holes, Multiple Gold-Sparkle Body Bindings, Gold-Sparkle Inlaid Gretsch Logo on Headstock, Gold Plexi Dove-Style Pickguard with Falcon Detail, Knurled Strap Retainer Knobs, Adjustable Truss Rod. Case: Includes G6242L Deluxe Hardshell Case. Custom ShopNotice: 1 of 20 Introduced: 1/2007 Discontinued: 2/2009. The item “2006 Gretsch Masterbuilt 1955 White Falcon Custom Shop Stephen Stern (1 of 1)” is in sale since Friday, November 27, 2015. This item is in the category “Musical Instruments & Gear\Guitars & Basses\Electric Guitars”. The seller is “ollieoxenfreebee” and is located in Chicago, Illinois. This item can be shipped to United States.
- Brand: Gretsch
- Model Year: 2006
- Model: Custom
- MPN: Does Not Apply
- Body Color: White