1962 black Gretsch Country Gent Falcon

Highlander · December 05, 2009, 08:33:53 AM

This is what I call beautiful...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/GRETSCH-1962-COUNTRY-GENT-BASS-BLACK-FALCON-CONVERSION_W0QQitemZ390127366466QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item5ad5673142

angrymatt · December 05, 2009, 10:10:08 AM

It is gorgeous... and who knew?

"962 WAS THE FIRST YEAR THESE BASSES WERE MADE, GRAB SOME COOL HISTORY!"

Gretsch beat everyone to the electric bass punch by almost 1000 years....

Highlander · December 05, 2009, 10:24:06 AM

There is nothing like a pyto...

Pilgrim · December 05, 2009, 01:46:38 PM

Kenny, you have great taste. That's lovely!

Highlander · 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...

Basvarken · December 05, 2009, 03:21:02 PM

Wow! That is a gorgeous bass.

ilan · 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.

drbassman · 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!