"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!
Body : Laminated Maple Body finish : Gloss Urethane Body Top : Laminated Maple Body shape : Billy-Bo Body Back : Mahogany Knobs : G-Arrow Fingerboard : Rosewood Hardware : Chrome Pickguard : 1-Ply Black Inlays : Pearloid Neo-Classic Thumbnail Nech finish : Gloss Urethane Neck pickup : TV Jones Power'Tron Headstock : Jet Style Bridge Cover/Tailpiece : Gretsch G-Cutout Tailpiece Orientation : Right-Hand Configuration : Filter'Tron / Filter'Tron Refinement Pickups : Filter'Tron / Filter'Tron Nut : Synthetic Bone Bridge pickup : TV Jones Power'Tron Plus Switch : 3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup Pickup configuration : Filter'Tron / Filter'Tron Bridge : Adjusto-Matic with Pinned Ebony Base Tuning machines : Grover Sta-Tite Die-Cast Strings : Nickel Plated Steel (.011-.049 Gauges) Uniques 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 Case/ gigbag : Included G6281 Gretsch Billy Bo Jupiter/Thunderbird Hardshell (p/n 099-6464-000)
Recommended Case : Included: 099-6464-000 G6281 Deluxe Billy Bo Hardshell Case Neck material : Mahogany Refinement Neck Material : Mahogany Frets : 22 Nut Material : Synthetic Bone Nut width : 1.6875" (42.86 mm) Scale : 24.6" (625 mm) Contols : Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Tone
Brand reference number:241-0508-815
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