The Gretsch G61361 Bono Irish Falcon 6-String Semi Acoustic Guitar Cadillac Green is an updated version of the iconic Gretsch guitar known as the Irish Falcon used by the U2 singer.
The G6136I incorporates classic Gretsch Falcon specs, including an arched laminated Maple body with multiple gold sparkle bindings, two-piece Maple neck with Ebony fingerboard, High Sensitive Filter'Tron pickups, Gretsch Cadillac ‘G’ tailpiece and lustrous Evergreen finish.
Other premium features include mother-of-pearl hump block inlays with Bono's signature engraved at the 12th fret, gold plexi pickguard with ‘The Goal Is Soul’ graphic, ebony-based Space Control bridge, Grover Imperial tuners, gold sparkle bound fingerboard and headstock and jewelled knobs.
The main features of the Gretsch G61361 Bono Irish Falcon 6-String Semi Acoustic Guitar Cadillac Green include:
- Series: Professional Collection
- Colour: Cadillac Green
- Model no: 241-1409-846
- Body Shape: Falcon
- Body Back: Laminated Maple
- Body Sides: Laminated Maple
- Body Top: Arched Laminated Maple
- Body Finish: Gloss Urethane
- Bracing: Parallel Tone Bars
- F Holes Sound Holes: Bound Oversized "F"-Holes
- Body Depth: 2.75" (70 mm)
- Body Width Lower Bout: 17" (432 mm)
- Body Binding: Multiple
- Number of Frets: 22
- Position Inlays: Mother-of-Pearl Hump Block Inlay with Feather Engraving
- Fingerboard Radius: 12" (305 mm)
- Fretboard: Ebony
- Neck Material: Maple
- Nut Width: 1.6875" (42.8 mm)
- Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
- Headstock: "V" Shaped with Vertical Winged Sparkle Gretsch Logo
- Neck Binding: Bound Fingerboard
- Pickup Configuration: HH
- Bridge Pickup: High Sensitive Filter'Tron
- Neck Pickup: High Sensitive Filter'Tron
- Pickup Switching: 3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
- Controls: Volume 1.(Neck Pickup), Volume 2.(Bridge Pickup), Master Volume.
- Hardware Finish: Gold-Plated
- Bridge: Ebony-Based Gold "Rocking" Bar Bridge with Gretsch "G" Cadillac Tailpiece
- Tuning Machines: Grover Imperial™ Die-Cast
- String Nut: Synthetic Bone
- Auxiliary Switching: 3-Position Master Tone Switch: Position 1. Medium Level, High Frequency Roll Off. Position 2. Switch Out of Circuit, Pickup Wide Open. Position 3. Slight Level, High Frequency Roll Off
- Unique Features: V-Shaped Falcon Headstock with Winged Vertical Gretsch Logo, Mother-of -Pearl Hump Block Inlay Position Markers with Feather Engraving, Bono's Signature in 12th Fret Inlay, Gold-Sparkle Fingerboard and Headstock Bindings, Oversized Bound F-Holes, Multiple Gold-Sparkle Body Bindings, Gold-Sparkle Inlaid Gretsch Logo on Headstock, Gold Plexi Dove-Style Pickguard with "The Goal Is Soul" Graphic, Jeweled Control Knobs, Knurled Strap Retainer Knobs, Adjustable Truss Rod
- Case: Deluxe Hardshell
- Pickguard: Gold Plexi Pickguard with "The Goal Is Soul" Graphic
- Included Accessories: Includes G6242L Deluxe Hardshell Case
- Control Knobs: Jeweled "G"
