G8424T Billy Duffy Signature Falcon™ LTD Hollow Body with Bigsby®

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 40^th Anniversary, a milestone dubbed “8424” with “84” denoting their debut year and “24” marking their 40^th 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

HIGHLIGHTS:

Custom Wound Black Top™ Filter'Tron™ Pickups

Featuring Alinco 5 magnets, the custom-wound Billy Duffy Black Top™ Filter-Tron™ pickups give you the power and versatility needed to pump out huge riffs, soaring chord progressions, and blistering leads.

The neck pickup has a more traditional Filter’Tron voice, providing a warm balanced sound that still retains excellent chime and clarity, while the hot overwound bridge pickup delivers sparkling highs, full lows, and the midrange punch essential to replicating Billy’s signature sound.

With individual pickup volume controls, a master volume, three-position tone switch, and three-position pickup selector switch, a wide variety of sounds can be dialed in, making this versatile guitar capable of covering a wide range of different styles and sounds.

Exclusive Appointments / Hand-Signed by the Artist

Inspired by Billy’s original ‘Sanctuary’ Falcon, the G8424TG features a Vintage White nitrocellulose lacquer finish with gold sparkle binding and gold hardware, and a commemorative “8424” metal truss rod cover. As a special bonus, each guitar will be hand-signed by Billy, and will include a commemorative hardshell case and case candy items that are exclusive to this model.