Comments on: Gretsch Introduces Malcolm Young Signature Double Cutaway

By: sie jardine

sie jardine — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:58:01 +0000

Malcolm did the back in black TOUR! with a white falcon, (I was there} he also uses them on the black ice tour (YUP!! Hampden, glasgow} but he records with his gretsch, I know this cos I`ve met his guitar tech and the first thing I asked the man was `how do you keep that old pile of junk in tune?` he replied `now I know that you know what you`re talking about` we spent the next hour having a chat about Malcolms gear.

By: Cameron

Cameron — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 23:40:43 +0000

Malcolm did Back in Black on the White falcon he had for a brief period in the 80’s, hence the excellent rhythmic sound of the Back in Black album.

By: Cary

Cary — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 21:59:31 +0000

Hehe, yeah, I think the badass bridge was probably a stroke of genius, though I’d have to disagree in general on the Bigsby â€“ the original tremolo on my ‘59 Guild is solid as a rock, even after seeing a helluva’ lot of hard time on stage, in the back of my car, and in & out of its ratty old case ; )

By: Marc Kardwell

Marc Kardwell — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 21:32:14 +0000

Funny, but I always reckoned that three of the best rock guitar sounds were all recorded from Gretsch guitars – Neil Young’s circa AFTER THE GOLDRUSH (during that period when his Les Paul went missing), Pete Townshend’s on WHO’S NEXT, and Malcolm Young’s on HIGHWAY TO HELL. That said, I always doubted their roadworthiness: wacky bridges, bigsby trems etc. Malcolm must have too, hence the no-nonsense retrofit of the Badass bridge.