Gretsch G6138 "Bo Diddley" model rectangular guitar owned by Bo Diddley
date: label: Date
content: 2005
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Gretsch, American, founded 1883
label: Owned by
content: Bo Diddley, American, 1928 - 2008
notes: label: Description
content: A red Gretsch G6138 "Bo Diddley" model guitar with Diddley's signature rectangular body shape, owned by Bo Diddley. The guitar, manufactured in 2005, is based on the 1958 custom designed instrument made by Gretsch for Diddley in 1958. The rectangular, semi-hollow body is red with black and white accents at the edges. The neck and fretboard are black, with pearl dots on the fretboard. The bridge, pickups, knobs, switches, and tuners are made of brass. The pickups have etched type on the front and the bottom reading: [U.S. PAT. 2892371]. At the top of the headstock is [GRETSCH] in pearl, with [Bo Diddley / MODEL] in white at the truss rod cover. "Bo Diddley" is in the style of Diddley's signature. On the back of the head is: [JT05096044 / MADE IN JAPAN].
place: label: Place made
content: Terada Factory, Nagoya, Japan, Asia
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Blues (Music)
label: Topic
content: Composers (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Musicians
label: Topic
content: Rhythm and blues (Music)
label: Topic
content: Rock and roll (Music)
label: Topic
content: Singers (Musicians)
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Musical Instruments
label: Exhibition
content: Musical Crossroads
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2013.177.3.1a
objectType: label: Type
content: guitars
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: wood with metal, pearl, paint and plastic
label: Dimensions
content: 40 3/4 × 9 1/4 × 3 1/8 in. (103.5 × 23.5 × 7.9 cm)