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Gretsch G8242T Billy Duffy Signature Falcon Limited Hollowbody w/case

Gretsch G8242T Billy Duffy Signature Falcon Limited Hollowbody w/case

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Emerging from England’s early 80’s post-punk scene, legendary band The Cult debuted in 1984. Featuring the incendiary riffs of guitarist Billy Duffy, the band blended elements of psychedelia, goth, and hard rock, to create the hard-hitting sound that would become their signature.

2024 celebrates The Cult’s 40th Anniversary, a milestone dubbed “8424” with “84” denoting their debut year and “24” marking their 40th Anniversary. Nearly half a century on, the band is stronger than ever, bringing their electrifying live shows to ever-growing legions of fans worldwide.

To commemorate this incredible milestone, Gretsch is proud to partner with Billy to release the Limited Edition G8424TG Billy Duffy Signature Falcon. Inspired by Billy’s original ‘Sanctuary’ Falcon, the G8424TG features a Vintage White nitrocellulose lacquer finish with gold sparkle binding and gold hardware, Billy’s custom-wound Black Top™ Filter’Tron™ pickups, and a commemorative “8424” metal truss rod cover. As a special bonus, each guitar with be hand-signed by Billy, and will include a commemorative hardshell case and commemorative case candy items that are exclusive to this model.

FEATURES:

  • 17"-wide, 2.75"-deep maple body with parallel tone bars
  • Standard "U"-shaped maple neck with 25.5" scale length
  • 12"-radius ebony fingerboard, 22 vintage small frets with zero fret, pearloid wide block inlays
  • Bone nut
  • Custom wound Black Top™ Filter'Tron™ humbucking pickups
  • Individual pickup volume controls, master volume, three-position master tone switch, and three-position pickup selector switch
  • Bigsby® B6GW vibrato tailpiece with wire arm
  • Adjusto-Matic™ bridge on pinned ebony base
  • Grover® Imperial™ tuning machines
  • Commemorative “8424” metal truss rod cover
  • Each guitar hand-signed by Billy Duffy
  • Commemorative Gretsch® Billy Duffy premium hardshell case and exclusive case candy items included
  • Available in Vintage White with gold sparkle binding and gold hardware
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