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What's New Gretsch G6138 Bo Diddley Box Guitar (Firebird Red)
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Gretsch G6138 Bo Diddley Box Guitar (Firebird Red)

$2,699.99

NEW - 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.

Note: Photos of stock instrument, Contact us for photos of exact serial number you'll receive.


IN STOCK AND READY TO SHIP!

Includes free shipping and free expert guitar setup!

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NEW - 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.

Note: Photos of stock instrument, Contact us for photos of exact serial number you'll receive.


IN STOCK AND READY TO SHIP!

Includes free shipping and free expert guitar setup!

NEW - 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.

Note: Photos of stock instrument, Contact us for photos of exact serial number you'll receive.


IN STOCK AND READY TO SHIP!

Includes free shipping and free expert guitar setup!


SPECS

  • Build: Solid Body

  • Body Finish: Gloss Urethane

  • Body Shape: Bo Diddley

  • Body Material: Maple

  • Body Back: Mahogany

  • Body Top: Laminated Maple

  • Body Depth: 2" (50.8 mm)

  • Neck Material: Rock Maple

  • Neck Finish: Gloss Urethane

  • Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)

  • Fingerboard Radius: 12" (305 mm)

  • Fingerboard Material: Ebony

  • Number of Frets: 22

  • Nut Material: Synthetic Bone

  • Nut Width: 1.6875" (42.86 mm)

  • Position Inlays White Pearloid Dot

  • Headstock: Jet™ Style

  • Neck Plate: NA

  • Bridge Pickup: High Sensitive Filter'Tron™

  • Neck Pickup: High Sensitive Filter'Tron™

  • Controls: Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Tone

  • Pickup Switching: 3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup

  • Pickup Configuration: Filter'Tron™ / Filter'Tron™

  • Bridge: Adjusto-Matic™ with Rosewood Base

  • Hardware Finish: Gold-Plated

  • Tailpiece: Gretsch® G-Cutout Tailpiece

  • Tuning Machines: Grover® Rotomatic™ Die-Cast

  • Pickguard: None

  • Control Knobs: G-Arrow

  • Strings: Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)

  • Strap Buttons: Gretsch® Knurled Strap Retainer Knobs

  • Other Features: Bo Diddley Signature on Trussrod Cover, Pearloid Dot Position Inlays, Body Binding, Inlaid Gretsch Logo on Headstock, Adjustable Truss Rod

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