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 | SyntheticBone |
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) and099-6462-000 Gig Bag - Bo Diddley |
