Gretsch 6138 Bo Diddley model
Overview
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- electric guitars
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Dates of manufacture:
2000
GRETSCH introduced the BO DIDDLEY MODEL 6138 in 2000, it is a faithful reproduction of Bo Diddley's rectangular Gretsch made in 1958. The 6138 has a Firebird Red semi-hollow body, three-piece rock maple neck, ebony fingerboard with dot pearl inlays, 1957-style headstock, dual High Sensitive FilterTron pickups, Adjusto-Matic bridge, G-cutout tailpiece, gold hardware and special Bo Diddley signature truss rod cover.
Specifications (26)
Body
| Body length | 17.75 inches body length |
| Body style | rectangular shaped body |
| Body top material | laminated maple body top |
| Hollow body | semi-hollow body |
Hardware
| Bridge | tune-o-matic bridge |
| Tailpiece | G logo trapeze tailpiece |
| Tuners | Grover Rotomatic tuners |
Fretboard
| Fingerboard inlay material | pearl fingerboard inlay material |
| Fingerboard material | ebony fingerboard |
| Fingerboard position markers | dot fingerboard position markers |
General
| Finish colors | red finish |
| Made in | Japan |
| Number of strings | 6 strings |
| Scale length | 25.5 inches scale-length |
Neck
| Neck joint | set neck |
| Neck material | maple neck |
| Neck width | 1.69 inches wide at nut |
| Number of frets | 22 fret |
| Nut | bone nut |
| Truss rod cover | signature on truss rod cover |
| Tuner layout | three-each-side |
Controls
| Pickup selector controls | 3-way selector switch |
| Tone controls | 1 tone control |
| Volume controls | 3 volume controls |
Electronics
| Pickups brand and model | Gretsch Filtertron pickup(s) |
| Pickups configuration | 2 humbucker pickups |