Diddley Bo

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Post by dezb1 »

full size Bo Diddley

http://www.thomann.de/gb/gretsch_g5810_bo_diddley.htm

i thought I needed the one in the shortscale list but then I saw this:

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Needs a silver re-spray
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Post by Sloan »

a shop had one of these a long time ago when i first started guitar. it was heavy as fuck.
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Post by endsjustifymeans »

It looks uncomfortable, difficult to play, heavy, and really just without any of the attractiveness I expect from guitar design.

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Post by Mages »

yea, I like this one way better

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I like this one.

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endsjustifymeans wrote:It looks uncomfortable, difficult to play, heavy, and really just without any of the attractiveness I expect from guitar design.

HAET.

C’mon, it’s the essence of what a guitar is a plank of wood wires and magnets, a guitar in its purest form.
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Post by dezb1 »

westtexasred wrote:I like this one.


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as do i but it costs 2.5 grand
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Post by awfurby »

You can get 'em in White as well;

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Post by Viljami »

I'd like a bass version of it. That would be sweet.
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