Australian born and bred Michael Guy Chislett is a founding member, lead guitarist and celebrated producer for Christian worship band Hillsong United. Chislett's influence and credentials also expand across multiple genres. He played in Butch Walker's band and was the lead guitarist for Chicago rock band the Academy Is... from 2007-2011, as well as contributing to albums by Pete Yorn, Pistol Youth and Good Charlotte.
Gretsch® is proud to honor Chislett with the G613T-MGC Michael Guy Chislett Signature Falcon™ with Bigsby®.
Chislett's all-new signature model shares many design elements from the beloved early-'90s Gretsch White Falcon he acquired as a teenager and has since played all over the globe, but with a few select enhancements.
The fully hollow body build features a highly resonant solid Sitka spruce top with bound F-holes, vintage 1959-style trestle bracing and laminated maple back and sides for that classic big-body sound with incredible projection and rich, balanced tone.
A semi-gloss maple neck with a comfortable and versatile standard "U"-shaped profile for supple playability is capped by a 12"-radius ebony fingerboard with pearloid Big Block inlays and 22 medium jumbo frets, making complex chords, far-reaching bends and intricate single-note playing effortless.
TV Jones® TV Classic pickups provide powerful tone and unparalleled dynamics, and can be flexibly harnessed with a versatile control layout consisting of three-way toggle switch, individual pickup volume controls, master tone and a master volume with treble bleed circuit features "Squeezebox" capacitors for an incredibly silky high end. Add sustain and expressive shimmer to your playing with the Bigsby B6GP vibrato tailpiece while the Adjusto-Matic™ bridge with ebony base and bone nut combine for impeccable tuning stability.
This resplendent bird is dressed in a Vintage White gloss lacquer finish with gold sparkle binding, gold pickguard and gold hardware.
Features:
Fully hollow body build featuring 1959 trestle bracing
Solid Sitka spruce top and maple back and sides
Bound F-holes
Gold Sparkle body binding with w/b/w/b purfling
Semi-gloss maple neck with gold sparkle binding
12"-radius ebony fingerboard with 22 medium jumbo frets and pearloid Big Block inlays
Bone nut
TV Jones® TV Classic bridge and neck pickups
Master volume with treble bleed circuit, master tone, neck volume, bridge volume and three-position toggle switch
Adjusto-Matic™ bridge with pinned ebony base
Jeweled G-arrow knobs and Grover® Imperial™ locking tuners
String-thru Bigsby® B6GP tailpiece
Gold pickguard with Gretsch® logo and Falcon™ graphic
Gold hardware
Available in a Vintage White gloss lacquer finish
Hardshell case included
Hardware
BRIDGE: Adjusto-Matic™ with Pinned Ebony Base
BRIDGE COVER/TAILPIECE: String-Thru Bigsby® B6GP
BRIDGE MOUNTING: Pinned
PICKGUARD: Gold Plexi Pickguard with Falcon Graphic and Gretsch® Logo
CONTROL KNOBS: Jeweled G-Arrow
HARDWARE FINISH: Gold
TUNING MACHINES: Grover® Imperial™ Locking
STRINGS: Nickel Plated Steel (.011-.049 Gauges)
STRAP BUTTONS: Grover Strap Locks
Neck
NECK MATERIAL: Maple
NECK FINISH: Semi-Gloss Lacquer
NECK SHAPE: Standard "U"
NECK CONSTRUCTION: Set-Neck
FINGERBOARD RADIUS: 12" (305 mm)
FINGERBOARD MATERIAL: Ebony
POSITION INLAYS: Pearloid Big Block
NUMBER OF FRETS: 22
STRING NUT: Bone
NUT WIDTH: 1.6875" (42.86 mm)
NUT MATERIAL: Bone
Electronics
BRIDGE PICKUP: TV Jones® TV Classic™
NECK PICKUP: TV Jones® TV Classic
PICKUP CONFIGURATION: Filter'Tron™ / Filter'Tron™
CONTROLS: Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Master Volume, Master Tone
SWITCHING: 3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
Body
BODY: Laminated Maple
BODY FINISH: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
BODY SHAPE: Falcon™
BODY TOP: Solid Sitka Spruce
BODY BINDING: Gold Sparkle with W/B/W/B Purfling
BODY BACK: Laminated Maple
BODY STYLE: Gretsch® Hollow Body Guitars
BODY MATERIAL: Laminated Maple
BRACING: 1959 Trestle Bracing
WAIST: 10.375" (263.53 mm)
SOUND HOLE: F-Holes, Bound
