Name: Gretsch 1955 White Falcon Electric Guitar
Brand: Gretsch
Rating: 4.5 (1 reviews)

4 Artists Use This
John Frusciante

John Frusciante can be seen playing his Gretsch White Falcon Electric Guitar throughout this live performance of *Californication* with the Red Hot Chili Peppers, live at Slane Castle. A great close-up shot of the guitar can be seen at [0:39 into the video](http://youtu.be/Z0AXjUy1_gY?t=39s). In an interview with Vintage Guitar magazine, when asked about some of his favorite guitars in his collection, Frusciante mentions his Gretsch White Falcons. In the same interview he talks about how he came to find it by purchasing different guitars thinking he would play a different way on each: "With the white Strat, it was a neat experience because it made me play different, and made the band sound different. If I hadn’t gone through a phase of buying, I never would have came upon the White Falcon..."
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Mike Campbell

"'59 Falcon, Stereo, and this is pretty much a backup for the Tennessian," says Mike Campbell's guitar tech.
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Mike McCready

"I think that my newest favorite one is the White Falcon. That's a reissue. I just like how it looks. Pretty cool lookin'. So I'll use that on some stuff."
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Christopher Leyva

it has a beautiful look and is not just pretty plays pretty good

Gretsch 1955 White Falcon Electric Guitar

4 Artists Use This