Gretsch G6199 "Billy-Bo" Jupiter Red Thunderbird Electric Guit

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