With a multitude of projects over the years headlined by a nearly two-decade stint with rock powerhouse Guns N’ Roses, Richard Fortus is one of the most respected guitarists in the world.
True to his dreams, the G6636T-RF Richard Fortus Signature Falcon™ Center Block with String-Thru Bigsby® checks all the boxes. It begins with a resonant 1.75”-deep, 17”-wide double-cutaway maple body with a lightweight chambered spruce center block running throughout, reinforcing the arched laminate top while eliminating undesired feedback for volume-friendly performance that fits modern stages.
The 25.5” scale length, “U” shaped maple neck and 12”-radius ebony fingerboard with 22 medium jumbo frets provide easy playability with enhanced sustain and tone, perfect for deep bends and soaring leads.
Guitarists with Fortus’ shape-shifting talents demand versatility in their instruments to remain on top of their game, which is why a set of Custom Wound Filter’Tron™ pickups in the bridge and neck positions fit perfectly.
A master volume with treble bleed circuit allows you to throttle your amp without sacrificing your dialed-in tone, while a master tone with a no-load pot provides that organic vintage ‘Tron feel at the twist of a knob. Switch between pickup combinations with a three-way toggle switch, while a string-thru Bigsby couples with a TonePros® Tune-o-matic bridge with roller saddles and pinned ebony base to offer stability, lightning-fast string changes and added expressiveness. A Graph Tech® TUSQ® XL nut also minimizes friction between string and nut.
A player-centric instrument ready to rock any genre, the G6636T-RF Richard Fortus Signature Falcon Center Block with String-Thru Bigsby comes in a stunning Vintage White finish and is decked out with nickel hardware including the jeweled G-arrow knobs, pearloid Neo-Classic™ thumbnail inlays and tortoise headstock logo, binding, bezels and pickguard.
Type | Hollow Body |
Colour | Vintage White |
Orientation | Right Handed |
Number of Strings | 6 |
Body Shape | Falcon |
Body Material | Laminated Maple |
Body Finish | Gloss |
Neck Material | Maple |
Neck Finish | Gloss |
Neck Shape | Standard U |
Fretboard Material | Ebony |
Number of Frets | 22 |
Fretboard Inlays | Pearloid Neo-Classic™ Thumbnail |
Fret Size | Medium Jumbo |
Fretboard Radius | 12 (305 mm) |
Nut Material | Graph Tech® TUSQ® XL |
Nut Width | 1.6875 (42.86mm) |
Neck Pickups | Custom Wound FilterTron |
Bridge Pickups | Custom Wound FilterTron |
Controls | Master Volume with Treble Bleed, Master Tone with No-Load Pot |
Bridge | TonePros® TP6R with Roller Saddles |
Tuners | Grover® Rotomatic™ Die-Cast |
Strings | Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges) |
Case/ Bag | G6242L Gretsch® 17 Deluxe Hollow Body Hardshell |