Description
Few players have made a White Falcon roar quite like Billy Duffy. As the guitarist behind The Cult’s most enduring anthems, from “She Sells Sanctuary” onward, Duffy shaped his sound around thick, chorus-soaked power chords and searing, feedback-laden solos that only a Falcon could deliver. The G7593T is Gretsch’s answer to fans who’ve wanted his exact instrument since Dreamtime and Love first hit turntables.
This isn’t a generic Falcon reissue with a signature sticker slapped on. Gretsch went back to Duffy’s actual guitar for the details: a ’70s Baldwin-era silhouette, pure white gloss nitrocellulose finish, a V-shaped headstock, and Silver Sparkle binding that catches stage light differently than standard models. The custom-wound “Black Top” Filter’Tron pickups, mounted in three-point adjustable ’70s-style metal bezels, push harder than a stock set, and the Bigsby tailpiece he’s relied on for decades is here too.
Under the hood, it’s built like the arch-top hollow bodies Falcon players expect: a 17″ wide, 2.75″ deep three-ply maple body with an arched maple top and back, spruce parallel tone bars, and a sound post for structural stability and tone. The three-piece maple/walnut/maple neck carries an ebony fingerboard with pearloid wide-block inlays across 22 medium jumbo frets. A chrome truss rod cover bears Duffy’s signature, matched by a chrome output jack plate and vintage-style aluminum “G” arrow knobs.
Details worth knowing:
- 3-position pickup toggle plus a 3-position master tone switch for tonal shaping beyond volume knobs alone
- Adjusto-Matic bridge with a pinned ’70s-style ebony base and Bigsby B6CW cover with wire handle
- Grover Imperial tuners with butter-bean buttons and a bone nut
- Ships in a premium gray speckled Billy Duffy case
Whether you’re chasing that chiming, cavernous Falcon roar or just want the exact spec Duffy has used on every album since Dreamtime, this guitar delivers the real thing.
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