Gretsch G6199TLWP Billy-Bo White Penguin Limited Run

"Some time ago, Bo gave me the guitar as a gift. It was during the recent ZZ Top recordings, when the engineering crew and I snaked through the guitar vault searching for that certain-something guitar, and there it was! We didn't risk subjecting such a rare instrument to the rigors of the road. So this new reproduction model was recreated with some BFG mojo thrown in for good measure. It's now the main stage guitar with a groove." - Billy F Gibbons. Rock luminaries Billy F Gibbons and Bo Diddley have joined forces to bring you a 21st-century version of the elusive Gretsch® Jupiter Thunderbird now dubbed the Billy-Bo which was designed in '59 by the talented Bo Diddley himself!

2012 Special Run of 16 guitars in the White Penguin color scheme.

General
Model Name:     G6199TLWP Billy-Bo White Penguin
Series:     Professional Collection
Color / MSRP* / Part # :     

White Penguin

Body
Body Shape:     Other
Body Top:     Laminated Maple
Body Finish:     Gloss Urethane Body Finish
Neck
Number of Frets:     22
Position Inlays:     Neo Classic™ "Thumbnail"
Fretboard:     Rosewood
Neck Material:     Mahogany
Nut Width:     1.6875" (43 mm)
Scale Length:     24.6" (62.5 cm)
Electronics
Pickup Configuration:     H/H
Bridge Pickup:     TV Jones® Power'Tron™ Plus Bridge Pickup
Neck Pickup:     TV Jones® Power'Tron™ Plus Neck Pickup
Pickup Switching:     3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
Controls:     Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Master Volume, Master Tone
Hardware
Hardware Finish:     Gold
Bridge:     Pinned Rosewood-Based Adjusto-Matic™ Bridge
Vibrato:         Bigsby vibrato
Tuning Machines:     Sperzel locking tuners
String Nut:     Synthetic Bone
Miscellaneous
Unique Features:     Neo Classic "Thumbnail" Inlay Position Markers, Aged Fingerboard, Headstock and Body Bindings, Multiple Body Bindings, Gold Plexi Pickguard, Schaller® Straplocks, Adjustable Truss Rod
Accessories
Case Gig Bags:     Deluxe Hardshell Case
Included Accessories:     Includes G6276 Hardshell Case
Strap Locks:     Schaller® Strap Lock System
Control Knobs:     "G" Arrow Knobs