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2810 Bo Diddley

Firebird Red finish, Rectangular Luan body, 2 Gretschbucker pickups, wraparound tailpiece, Electromatic headstock logo. Pre-FMIC version of the 5810 model. Identical to model 1810 except for headstock logo.

Three examples are in the Gretsch-GEAR database.

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    no serial number found--year of manufacture is estimated, based on the guitar's original cosmetic features.

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    KS03114XX

2810 Bo Diddley

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2810 Bo Diddley

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I purchased this guitar from GDP forum member "Jukebox" in 2008. This particular guitar is the pre-FMIC version, which is slightly different cosmetically from the current FMIC issue. The primary difference is that the body binding is black instead of white, and the headstock reads "Electromatic" at the top, with Bo Diddley's signature on the actual headstock, and "Gretsch" on the truss rod cover. The current FMIC version has completely different headstock graphics. I made a few mods as well-- adding a G-cutout tailpiece and a .022mfd tone capacitor. As ...

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