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ELECTRIC: BO DIDDLEY SERIES

Gretsch never produced a production Bo Diddley model but they built three models especially for Diddley in the late 1950s and the early 1960s. The Jupiter was rectangle in shape with a red finish and two FilterTron pickups. The Thunderbird had a curved body with a red finish and two FilterTron pickups. The Cadillac was shaped like a Cadillac tail fin with Orange finish and two FilterTron pickups. Gretsch reportedly built two of each model between 1958 and 1962.

Models (3)

BO DIDDLEY MODEL 6138 (NO. 241-0102)

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- faithful reproduction of the famous Bo Diddley rectangular guitar, rectangular alder body (semi-hollow body), five-ply maple top, bound top and back, three-piece rock maple set neck, 22-fret ebonized rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot position markers, bone nut, 1957 style headstock with three-per-side tuners, tune-o-matic bridge, "G" tailpiece, two Filter 'Tron pickups, three knobs on lower treble bout (two v, one tone), one knob on upper treble bout (MV), three-way pickup switch on upper bass bout, gold hardware, available in Solid Red finish, 17.75 in. body length, 9.25 in. body width, 2 in. body depth, 25.5 in. scale, mfg. 2000-present.
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Bo Diddley Left-Handed Model 6138LH (No. 241-0122)

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- similar to the Bo Diddley Model except in left-handed configuration, mfg. 2000-08.
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BILLY-BO JUPITER THUNDERBIRD G6199 (NO. 241-0508)

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- original futuristic Bo Diddley design heavily chambered mahogany body, thin maple top, one-piece maple neck, 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with thumbnail inlays, three-per-side tuners, pinned Adjusto-Matic bridge, cutout Gretsch G tailpiece, two TV Jones Power'Tron pickups, four knobs, black plexi pickguard, three-way switch, chrome hardware, available in Black with Firebird Red Top, mfg. summer 2005-present.
This model was designed in conjunction with Bo Diddley and Billy F Gibbons.
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