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 a treble bleed circuit allows you to throttle your amp without sacrificing your dialled-in tone, while a master tone with a no-load pot provides that organic vintage ‘Tron feels 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 jewelled G-arrow knobs, Pearloid Neo-Classic™ thumbnail inlays and tortoise headstock logo, binding, bezels and pickguard.
Specifications:
- Body Shape: Falcon™
- Body Material: Arched Laminated Maple (Top), Laminated Maple (Body)
- Body Finish: Gloss
- Neck Profile: Standard "U"
- Fretboard Material: Ebony
- Fretboard Radius: 12" (305 mm)
- Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
- No. of Frets: 22 Medium Jumbo
- Fretboard Inlays: Pearloid Neo-Classic™ Thumbnail
- Pickups: Custom Wound Filter'Tron™ (Bridge), Custom Wound Filter'Tron™ (Neck)
- Bridge: TonePros® TP6R with Roller Saddles with Bigsby® B6CP String-Thru Vibrato Tailpiece
- Pickguard: Tortoise with Gold Gretsch® Logo & Falcon™ Graphic
- Strings: Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)
- Tuning Machines: Grover® Rotomatic™ Die-Cast
- Hardware Finish: Nickel
