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Gretsch G6138 Bo Diddley

Name: Gretsch G6138 Bo Diddley
Brand: Gretsch
Price: 4229.99 CAD
Availability: BackOrder

Pre-orderGretsch part 2410102815

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$4,229.99 CAD

Finish: Firebird Red

By placing a pre-order you agree to our Pre-order Terms.

Time of arrival for special orders varies by product.
It can be anywhere from two weeks up to several months. After you order, we check with the supplier and email you an ETA. Want an estimate before you order?

Ordered in for you
Set up free
Shipped insured from Ottawa
Free shipping over $200

Got a question about this one?

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Our take

Who this one is for

The G6138 reproduces the rectangular guitar Gretsch built for Bo Diddley in 1958. The maple body comes in Firebird Red with no pickguard, gold-plated hardware, and the "G"-cutout tailpiece; the truss rod cover carries Bo Diddley's signature and the headstock is the 1957 style.

Two High Sensitive Filter'Tron humbuckers run through a volume for each pickup, a tone control and a three-way toggle, with an Adjusto-Matic bridge on a rosewood base. The rock maple neck has a 12" radius ebony board with pearloid dot inlays and vintage small frets. The scale is 25.5", which puts a little more tension on the strings than the 24.6" Gretsch scale.

For a guitar on the same lines, compare the G6199 Billy-Bo.

SPECIFICATIONS

BODY
Country of Origin: Japan
Body Material: Maple
Body Finish: Gloss Urethane
Body Shape: Bo Diddley
Pickguard: None

NECK
Neck Material: Rock Maple
Neck Finish: Gloss Urethane
Fingerboard Radius: 12" (305 mm)
Fingerboard Material: Ebony
Position Inlays: White Pearloid Dot
Number of Frets: 22
Fret Size: Vintage Small
Nut Material: Synthetic Bone
Nut Width: 1.6875" (42.86 mm)
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)

ELECTRONICS
Bridge Pickup: High Sensitive Filter'Tron
Neck Pickup: High Sensitive Filter'Tron
Controls: Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Tone
Switching: 3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup

HARDWARE
Bridge: Adjusto-Matic with Rosewood Base
Hardware Finish: Gold-Plated
Tuning Machines: Grover Rotomatic Die-Cast
Control Knobs: G-Arrow
Strap Buttons: Gretsch Knurled Strap Retainer Knobs
Strings: Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)

CASE
Case: Included G6239 Gretsch Bo Diddly Hardshell (p/n 099-6424-000)

Bench inspected

Every instrument crosses our bench before it ships, and on an online order that setup is free. It can cover the frets, hardware, truss rod, action, nut slots, intonation, pickup heights and electronics, whatever the guitar needs.

Shipped insured

Free insured shipping in Canada on orders over $200.

Financing

Pay in full and you can spread the cost with PayPlan by RBC or Shop Pay Installments, with the exact terms shown at checkout. Financing never changes the price of the guitar. How financing works

Authorized dealer

Full manufacturer warranty on every new instrument.

Three generations

In the family since 1945, with a player answering your questions before and after you order.

Free with online orders

Set up your way

What a setup can cover

Whatever your guitar needs, it gets. None of it is an upcharge.

Frets polished
Fretboard conditioned
Hardware tightened
Fresh strings, your choice
Truss rod adjusted
Action set at the bridge
Nut slots detailed
Saddles radiused, where they are individual
Vibrato springs adjusted
Intonation set
Pickup height set
Electronics checked

Set up by Ian Vance, Fender Custom Shop Technician and Taylor Gold Level Technician

Strings

Gauge

Action

Tuning

Anything else How you play, a problem you have had with past setups, a request the list does not cover.

Pre-orders

Questions we get

How much do I pay today?

Your choice: the full price, or a 25% deposit. On a deposit, the balance is due when the guitar reaches the shop, before it ships to you. A deposit is paid by card or PayPal. Shop Pay, Apple Pay and Google Pay can't take one.

When will it arrive?

It varies by product, anywhere from two weeks up to several months. If you'd like a date for this model first, ask us in the chat and we'll check with the supplier before you order. If you're ready now, go ahead: we confirm the ETA by email once your order is in, and if it changes, we let you know and you can cancel.

Can I cancel?

Yes, any time before the supplier invoices it and ships it to us. We refund what you paid less 3% to cover the card processing fee.

Once it has shipped to us it is a special order and final sale. If it arrives with something wrong, we put that right.

What if the price goes up before it arrives?

You pay the price you ordered at. Once your order is placed we hold that price, even if the supplier raises it before the guitar arrives.

Is the free setup included?

Yes. A pre-order is an online order, so it gets the same free setup: it crosses our bench before it ships, set up the way you choose. The setup menu above shows what that covers.

Do I pay duty or brokerage on a US order?

No. Duty, taxes, brokerage and customs on a US order are handled at our end before the instrument leaves Ottawa. It arrives at your door with nothing to pay.

Orders going anywhere outside Canada and the United States work differently. The shipping and returns policy sets out which is which.

Can I finance it?

Yes, if you are in Canada and paying in full. Pick PayPlan by RBC or Shop Pay Installments as your payment method at checkout. The plan, the rate and the approval sit with the provider, and you see the terms before you agree to anything. You pay a deposit by card or PayPal.