So I was watching the Blues Brothers 2000 the other night, when at the end I saw Bo Diddley playing a guitar that looked a lot like a cigar box guitar.

I know he is famous for the Diddley Bow but did not realize that he designed this guitar and got Gretsch to make them for him.

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