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Gretsch G6138 Bo-Diddley - Firebird Red


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Bo Diddley rocked fans with his sterling chops, electrifying showmanship and outrageous guitars for more than 50 years. The G6138 is a faithful reproduction of the famous rectangular guitar Gretsch built especially for him in 1958.

Its features include a striking semi-hollow body, three-piece rock maple neck, ebony fingerboard with pearl dot inlays, 1957-style headstock, dual High Sensitive Filter'Tron™ humbucking pickups, Adjusto-Matic™ bridge, G-cutout tailpiece, gold hardware and special Bo Diddley signature truss rod cover.

Specs 

Type

Semi-Hollow Body

Colour

Firebird Red

Orientation

Right Handed

Number of Strings

6

Body Shape

Bo Diddley

Body Material

Maple Body; Mahogany Back, Laminated Maple Top 

Body Finish

Gloss Urethane

Neck Material

Rock Maple

Neck Finish

Gloss Urethane

Fretboard Material

Ebony

Number of Frets

22

Fretboard Inlays

White Pearloid Dot

Nut Material

Synthetic Bone

Nut Width

1.6875 (42.86 mm)

Neck Pickups

High Sensitive Filter'Tron™

Bridge Pickups

High Sensitive Filter'Tron™

Controls

Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Tone, 3-Position Toggle

Bridge

Adjusto-Matic™ with Rosewood Base

Tuners

Grover® Rotomatic™ Die-Cast

Strings

Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)

Case/Bag

G6239 Gretsch® Bo Diddly Hardshell (p/n 099-6424-000) and 099-6462-000 Gig Bag - Bo Diddley