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Re: 1962 black Gretsch Country Gent Falcon
« Reply #1 on: December 05, 2009, 10:10:08 AM »
It is gorgeous... and who knew?

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Re: 1962 black Gretsch Country Gent Falcon
« Reply #2 on: December 05, 2009, 10:24:06 AM »
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Re: 1962 black Gretsch Country Gent Falcon
« Reply #3 on: December 05, 2009, 01:46:38 PM »
Kenny, you have great taste.  That's lovely!
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Re: 1962 black Gretsch Country Gent Falcon
« Reply #4 on: December 05, 2009, 02:14:03 PM »


You'ld have to have a heart of stone not to find this desireable...

I have had a fondness for Falcons for years... Stills and Young started it off...
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Re: 1962 black Gretsch Country Gent Falcon
« Reply #5 on: December 05, 2009, 03:21:02 PM »
Wow! That is a gorgeous bass.

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Re: 1962 black Gretsch Country Gent Falcon
« Reply #6 on: December 06, 2009, 12:57:58 AM »
This bass must have started life as either a 6070 (long scale, double cutaway, single pickup) or 6072 (long scale, double cutaway, two pickups) model. Both had painted-on fake f-holes. So real f-holes had to be cut in order for this bass to look like a Falcon.

I've seen another one last year on eBay, also a 60's 6070 model converted to look like a White Falcon bass. Probably by the same person.

I'm not sure I like what he's doing to vintage Gretches.
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Re: 1962 black Gretsch Country Gent Falcon
« Reply #7 on: December 06, 2009, 08:49:26 AM »
Yep, this isn't all original Gretsch.  They didn't make falcon basses in the 60's.  I have thought that someday I'd take an original busted up Country Gentleman or Ric hollow body guitar, rehab it and make it into a bass like this one.  Not authentic, sure nice! 
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