Gretsch white falcon bass

gray · Post by **gray** » Sat May 19, 2007 5:02 am

Just in case a 4005 is a little out of your reach...
http://cgi.ebay.com/Gretsch-White-Falcon-Long-Scale-Bass-Brand-New-2007_W0QQitemZ160117212797QQihZ006QQcategoryZ4713QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Sat May 19, 2007 5:29 am

WTF!!! ... what is on the back of that bass? a diaper???

gray · Post by **gray** » Sat May 19, 2007 6:12 am

Ha! I hate those things, too. I wish they'd make that optional. How do you protect the back of an instrument by drilling holes in it?

Other than that, I think it's a neat bass. Lots of people will probably think it's too flashy, but if anyone's into Gretsches...

johnallg · Post by **johnallg** » Sat May 19, 2007 10:59 am

I wonder how the feedback issues are? I had a similiar shaped bass back in the 70s that had problems when you got loud with it.

gray · Post by **gray** » Sat May 19, 2007 12:54 pm

Well, it has Thundertron pickups, so it probably has painted F-holes, otherwise it would probably feed back like crazy. I'm not sure what it'd be like when you really cranked it up. My guess is that you'd want to hit that standby switch before you got too close to a cranked-up amp with it.
I guess. That's my take on it, anyway.

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Sun May 20, 2007 12:35 pm

I love the looks of those basses and the back thing to me is a nice touch, all the hollow Gretsch's had them I believe. I think they are made in Korea now though and that is a lot of money for a Korean bass even though it's a beautiful bass. I had a Gibson EB-2 which is a semi-hollow bass with real F-holes and played it loud right in front of an SVT and never had feedback problems, although I could sustain certain notes for a LONG time if I wanted to, but that was when I was very loud.

freshmattyp · Post by **freshmattyp** » Sun May 20, 2007 1:29 pm

They are made in Japan, actually.

mgauction · Post by **mgauction** » Sun May 20, 2007 6:21 pm

The Wedding Cake Bass!

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Mon May 21, 2007 3:16 pm

Lot of money for a guitar made in Japan,