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". Designed in '59 from Bo Diddley's talented hand...!
"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
The new Gretsch "Billy-Bo" Jupiter Thunderbird will highlight Bo's original futuristic design with Billy's added ingredients for a steaming hot helping of dirty rotten Rock 'N' Roll.
The result of this "science project gone wrong" features a heavily chambered mahogany body, one-piece mahogany neck, ultra-thin laminate maple top, TV Jones® Power'Tron (neck) and Power'Tron "Plus" (bridge) pickups, pinned Adjusto-matic™ bridge, Schaller® Straplocks, and enough "vibe" to make space aliens dance the alligator.
MODEL NAME G6199, "Billy-Bo" Jupiter Thunderbird
MODEL NUMBER 241-0508-(815)
SERIES Professional Series
COLORS (815) Black with FirebirdTM Red Top
CATEGORY Artist Signature
BODY STYLE Futuristic (Stranger than Fiction)
SCALE LENGTH 24.6" (625mm)
TOP Laminated Maple
BRACING N/A
BACK AND SIDES Heavily Chambered Mahogany Body
NECK 1-Piece Mahogany
PICKUPS 1 TV Jones® Power'TronTM Plus (Bridge),
1 TV Jones® Power'TronTM (Neck)
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
WIDTH AT NUT 1-11/16" (43mm)
FRETBOARD Rosewood
BRIDGE Pinned Adjusto-MaticTM Bridge
TAILPIECE Gretsch G-Cutout Tailpiece
HARDWARE Chrome-Plated
FINISH Gloss Urethane
CASE Includes G6276 Hardshell Case, US MSRP $220.00, P/N 0996464000
NO. OF FRETS 22
MACHINE HEADS Chrome-Plated Grover® V98C Sta-TiteTM Die-cast Tuners
UNIQUE FEATURES Neo Classic "Thumbnail" Inlay Position Markers,
Aged Fingerboard, Headstock and Body Bindings,
Multiple Aged Body Bindings,
Black Plexi Pickguard,
Schaller® Straplocks,
Adjustable Truss Rod
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