Take a look at the 6118t players edition. Same specs the falcon at about half the price and still made in Japan. Unless you have to have the gold hardware, binding, and the falcon head stock.
I bought this guitar in midnight sapphire. It's the best guitar I have ever played. Zero buyer's remorse, despite the steep price tag. It can be clean and sparkly, warm, ballsy -- it can do everything really well. The trons just sound great. Very impressed with it.
Very tight Dagon! Beautiful Gretsch Falcon! For whatever reason Gretsch sometimes has a tendency to be over looked by many players. It seems only after they pick one up and play it for the first time do I hear comments like: “Wow what a fabulous guitar” etc. You sound great on that Big bad to the bone White Falcon! Nothing, absolutely nothing sounds like a good Gretsch.
These kind of guitars are much more versatile than one would think. Malcolm Young played a White Falcon for a time. You can see that in the Hells Bells video. Ted Nugent usually plays a Gibson Byrdland which is a hollowbody guitar as well. And of course Neil Young on his best album Harvest. Personally I have an Ibanez single cut hollowbody guitar with a Bigsby style system that I like very much.
Lars Focken: they are very versatile, but for Metal it falls short. all the players you mentioned, they all made changes to there Gretsch to give them what there looking for. Malcolm went with a Gretsch because the Gibson Les Paul he had gave him problems, a Les Paul is known for high gain, but that comes being from being a solid body with humbuckers which adds to the weight. Gretsch typically are very hollow, which makes them alot lighter than a Gibson, but doing so you give up some of that high gain you'd normally get with a Les Paul. on the flipside a Gretsch has a better clean sound than a Les Paul, so for rock, blues, country, it's a good fit, but for hard rock or metal, you have to make a few changes. in Malcolm's i believe his had P-90's as P-90's typically have higher gain than a regular humbuckers. Ted Nugent is a one hit wonder, but his music is not as heavy as AC/DC in my opinion. Neil Young is just normal rock, so you can play a Gretsch with his music easy.
@@Jeymez think u might literally be retarded… whoever is buying or looking at smthg like this isnt looking for metal. Btw neil young was pushing more gain back in the day than almost any other guitar player and could easily be considered one of the first higher gain players (it wouldnt be until grunge that his sound would start to be more common place). Hollow-bodies in general are not what youre looking for metal idk why youre even bringing that up tbh its acc dumb to me. But even then gretsch came up with bracing in the late 50’s (probably inspired by the 335) that essentially unified the front and back getting them to resonate in synch reducing feedback which is why gretsch guitars can push gain like a 60’s-70’s sound lp. Les pauls at high gain are also terrible guitars bc its too much low end and they get muddy w out a ts to tighten it up so they are also bad high gain guitars. The strat is easily the first high gain design bc its bridge pickup can channel all the gain without getting muddy which means u can push more through it than an lp.
Man, every time I hear a good guitarist play a Gretch, I think, "that sounds fantastic!" and I go buy one. Then I get it home and it sounds like cats in heat played through auto tune. This doesn't happen with any other kind of guitar. I just can't find the magic with filtertron style pickups.
I don't mind that a guitar be "Updated" so long as teh quality is till there. I would prefer teh oriiginal, yes, but quality is s still paramount tome. Personally, I like the Hollow bodies.
With his Accent at times it sounds like he's saying something else other than Falcon 😂😆😂😂😂😂😂 I have lusted for one of these guitars since Saw and heard George Thourogood play one
@@robertvance1873 i don't know if his had those for sure, his sound is certainly unique. i know P-90's give more of a punch than Humbuckers, but he probably had some kinda pedal that's no longer available. whatever he did to get his sound, it becomes trademarked and licensed. so it's virtually impossible to emulate his sound, the only thing we can do is learn his songs. wah pedals and a tube screamer with the gain set to medium can give you some interesting results, but i don't know what kinda amp he used, that'll make a difference.
I was just about to get a g5422tg but i see that middle price line going out of stock everywhere. Beautiful guitar but at a high price. Not one to buy on the side for the fun and your collection.
now this is a piece of art, but if your new to Gretsch which im sure alot of you are, this is a thing of beauty. ME, it plays as good as it looks ladies and gentlemen. id love to own one, but i don't have 3 grand sitting around. if i did nothing would stop me from buying it, but i do have a nice Gretsch at home that's very good for the price that i play alot. that being said this guitar is not for heavy metal, you can play rock, blues, rockabilly, country, funk, but just not a good fit for metal guys, just being honest. i know some people might bring up a few names, Malcom Young from AC/DC, but his was set up for there style of music which is hard rock. there studio albums were mostly recorded with a Les Paul and SG. it was a little later Malcolm used a Gretsch, but ideally the pickups in a Gretsch are designed differently, because most are hollow, a Les Paul is a solid body which adds to the high gain you get in hard rock and metal. but the downside is the weight puts people off, Gretsch are lighter despite the size you see, but that lighter weight makes it better suited for rock and country rock. for metal, you'd have to make a few changes on it. still even if your a metal guy, i wouldn't buy this guitar for that.
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I just looked up the price. I'm closing this video and gonna cry.
Try an Epi` Swingster Royal for a fraction of the cost, that`s what I did!
My tears join yours - with inflation.
Take a look at the 6118t players edition. Same specs the falcon at about half the price and still made in Japan. Unless you have to have the gold hardware, binding, and the falcon head stock.
I bought this guitar in midnight sapphire. It's the best guitar I have ever played. Zero buyer's remorse, despite the steep price tag. It can be clean and sparkly, warm, ballsy -- it can do everything really well. The trons just sound great. Very impressed with it.
That sounds like one gorgeous guitar!
Amazing color ❤
Ahh man! I’ve always wanted one of these!! I’d love the Billy Duffy signature model!😍
I like that with the Billy d one you get a free tea towel for your 3K as he used one to stop the squawk on stage
Oh the sweetness of that tone...😳🎶🎸❤️
Far out! A beautiful guitar, totally getting one when I can
Very tight Dagon!
Beautiful Gretsch Falcon!
For whatever reason Gretsch sometimes has a tendency to be over looked by many players. It seems only after they pick one up and play it for the first time do I hear comments like: “Wow what a fabulous guitar” etc.
You sound great on that Big bad to the bone White Falcon!
Nothing, absolutely nothing sounds like a good Gretsch.
These kind of guitars are much more versatile than one would think. Malcolm Young played a White Falcon for a time. You can see that in the Hells Bells video. Ted Nugent usually plays a Gibson Byrdland which is a hollowbody guitar as well. And of course Neil Young on his best album Harvest. Personally I have an Ibanez single cut hollowbody guitar with a Bigsby style system that I like very much.
Lars Focken: they are very versatile, but for Metal it falls short. all the players you mentioned, they all made changes to there Gretsch to give them what there looking for. Malcolm went with a Gretsch because the Gibson Les Paul he had gave him problems, a Les Paul is known for high gain, but that comes being from being a solid body with humbuckers which adds to the weight.
Gretsch typically are very hollow, which makes them alot lighter than a Gibson,
but doing so you give up some of that high gain you'd normally get with a Les Paul.
on the flipside a Gretsch has a better clean sound than a Les Paul, so for rock, blues, country, it's a good fit, but for hard rock or metal, you have to make a few changes.
in Malcolm's i believe his had P-90's as P-90's typically have higher gain than a regular humbuckers. Ted Nugent is a one hit wonder, but his music is not as heavy as AC/DC in my opinion. Neil Young is just normal rock,
so you can play a Gretsch with his music easy.
@@Jeymez Ted is a one hit wonder? Stranglehold, Cat scratch fever, stormtrooping, Wango Tango, ect. Learn some music history scrub
@@Jeymez think u might literally be retarded… whoever is buying or looking at smthg like this isnt looking for metal. Btw neil young was pushing more gain back in the day than almost any other guitar player and could easily be considered one of the first higher gain players (it wouldnt be until grunge that his sound would start to be more common place). Hollow-bodies in general are not what youre looking for metal idk why youre even bringing that up tbh its acc dumb to me. But even then gretsch came up with bracing in the late 50’s (probably inspired by the 335) that essentially unified the front and back getting them to resonate in synch reducing feedback which is why gretsch guitars can push gain like a 60’s-70’s sound lp. Les pauls at high gain are also terrible guitars bc its too much low end and they get muddy w out a ts to tighten it up so they are also bad high gain guitars. The strat is easily the first high gain design bc its bridge pickup can channel all the gain without getting muddy which means u can push more through it than an lp.
Man, every time I hear a good guitarist play a Gretch, I think, "that sounds fantastic!" and I go buy one. Then I get it home and it sounds like cats in heat played through auto tune. This doesn't happen with any other kind of guitar. I just can't find the magic with filtertron style pickups.
practice son!!!!
Love the Falcon!
only watched it to see Dagan
Koyuki played the same guitar! :)
Such a cool guitar
I'd love to have it!
That looks like the perfect cowboy guitar.
sweet looking guitar!
John Frusciante plays this in the Californication music video
Price rarely indicates the value of a guitar. Worth it if you replace 3 or 4 mid level guitars in your collection. That’s what I’m doing.
I don't mind that a guitar be "Updated" so long as teh quality is till there. I would prefer teh oriiginal, yes, but quality is s still paramount tome. Personally, I like the Hollow bodies.
I kept weighting for son malcolm yung acdc rithum to bust out !
I was waiting for some Billy Duffy
Ok second time I’ve heard you play that opening melody. Can someone please tell me what song it reminds them of or what song he’s playing?
That country song "f you btch, you broke my heart"
Either that or strawberry wine.
With his Accent at times it sounds like he's saying something else other than Falcon 😂😆😂😂😂😂😂 I have lusted for one of these guitars since Saw and heard George Thourogood play one
ya but his had P-90's in it i believe
@@Jeymez so Those are the pickup to have to get that sound correct?
@@robertvance1873 i don't know if his had those for sure, his sound is certainly unique. i know P-90's give more of a punch than Humbuckers, but he probably had some kinda pedal that's no longer available.
whatever he did to get his sound, it becomes trademarked and licensed. so it's virtually impossible to emulate his sound,
the only thing we can do is learn his songs.
wah pedals and a tube screamer with the gain set to medium can give you some interesting results, but i don't know what kinda amp he used, that'll make a difference.
@@Jeymez ok thank you
How would I go about protecting sharpied signatures on this guitar?
Polyurethane clear coat.
Can it jangle on the bridge P/U and dive bomb with the bigsby?
yes
I was just about to get a g5422tg but i see that middle price line going out of stock everywhere. Beautiful guitar but at a high price. Not one to buy on the side for the fun and your collection.
now this is a piece of art, but if your new to Gretsch which im sure alot of you are, this is a thing of beauty. ME, it plays as good as it looks ladies and gentlemen.
id love to own one, but i don't have 3 grand sitting around.
if i did nothing would stop me from buying it, but i do have a nice Gretsch at home that's very good for the price that i play alot. that being said this guitar is not for heavy metal,
you can play rock, blues, rockabilly, country, funk, but just not a good fit for metal guys, just being honest. i know some people might bring up a few names, Malcom Young from AC/DC,
but his was set up for there style of music which is hard rock.
there studio albums were mostly recorded with a Les Paul and SG. it was a little later Malcolm used a Gretsch, but ideally the pickups in a Gretsch are designed differently,
because most are hollow, a Les Paul is a solid body which adds to the high gain you get in hard rock and metal. but the downside is the weight puts people off,
Gretsch are lighter despite the size you see, but that lighter weight makes it better suited for rock and country rock. for metal, you'd have to make a few changes on it.
still even if your a metal guy, i wouldn't buy this guitar for that.
I am here because of one reason
Malcolm Young
Would be awesome to see it in silver & white 😍😋
Check out the Billy Duffy model..
Give us a centreblock god damn it
noooooooooo
😎🎸👍✌
Nice thing, shame it costs more than my car.
LMAO that "falcon" guitar. Your accent makes it a bit different 😂
Not feeling that particular model...
Lol literally stopped watching another video when I saw this. Ooh well my fish don’t need plants
F***n.
Sounds and looks great , but damn can you learn some new guitar riffs?! I feel like you play the same riffs on every guitar and amp you test!! 😂
This guy is 6"5 and it looks too big for him...
Liberace come to mind... Not one for me.
love liberace!!!
I'll pass.... the Gibson es-355 is more collectible, comes in different colors, and is lighter.
Falcons come in white+gold, black+gold and black+silver iirc