http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7432076.stm

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Who Do You Love ...

Al.

Its sad ...my favorites of Bo's are  'Can't judge by it's Cover'  & 'I'm a 
M.A.N'
I can settle down to strum & bash out his rhythm for hours & find endless
variations & versions on it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bo_Diddly

Was there any musical sense in that rectangular guitar ? or was it just for 
fun & style ?
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(='.'=)
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Trimble Bracegirdle wrote:
> Its sad ...my favorites of Bo's are  'Can't judge by it's Cover'  & 'I'm a 
> M.A.N'
> I can settle down to strum & bash out his rhythm for hours & find endless
> variations & versions on it.
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bo_Diddly
> 
> Was there any musical sense in that rectangular guitar ? or was it just for 
> fun & style ?
> (\__/)
> (='.'=)
> (")_(")  mouse 

Bo seemed to like the visual impact of it. No doubt it helped as a 
aide-memoire for people who saw him on TV and then later on LP covers, etc.

He was also well-known for using the Guild Thunderbird, an early sixties 
solid which - as bizarre as it may sound - was a cross between a Gibson 
Firebird and a Fendr Jaguar. This was around the time of his trips to 
the UK from 1963 onward (promoting "You Pretty Thing"). His second 
guitarist - "The Duchess" - also used the Guild model.

<http://halfpearblog.blogspot.com/2008/01/guild-s-200-thunderbird.html>

On 2 Jun, 21:16, "Trimble Bracegirdle"  wrote:

>
> Was there any musical sense in that rectangular guitar ?


Homage to the old cigar-box guitar, maybe?