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 didnt 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. Its 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!
Specs
Type | Solid Body |
Colour | Firebird Red |
Orientation | Right Handed |
Number of Strings | 6 |
Body Shape | Billy-Bo |
Body Material | Laminated Maple |
Body Finish | Gloss Urethane |
Neck Material | Mahogany |
Neck Finish | Gloss Urethane |
Fretboard Material | Rosewood |
Number of Frets | 22 |
Fretboard Inlays | Pearloid Neo-Classic Thumbnail |
Nut Material | SyntheticBone |
Nut Width | 1.6875 (42.86 mm) |
Neck Pickups | TV Jones PowerTron |
Bridge Pickups | TV Jones PowerTron Plus |
Controls | Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Tone,3-Position Toggle |
Bridge | Adjusto-Matic with Pinned Ebony Base |
Tuners | Grover Sta-Tite Die-Cast |
Strings | Nickel Plated Steel (.011-.049 Gauges) |
Case/Bag | Included G6281 Gretsch Billy Bo Jupiter/Thunderbird Hardshell (p/n 099-6464-000) |
