G6199 Billy-Bo, "G" Cutout Tailpiece, TV Jones, Rosewood Fingerboard, Firebird Red
"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!
Specifications
- General :
- Color : Firebird Red
- Country Of Origin : JP
- Orientation : Right-Hand
- Platform : Billy-Bo
- Series : Professional Collection
- Neck :
- Fingerboard Material : Rosewood
- Fingerboard Radius : 12" (305 mm)
- Headstock : Jet™ Style
- Neck Finish : Gloss Urethane
- Neck Material : Mahogany
- Number of Frets : 22
- Nut Material : Synthetic Bone
- Nut Width : 1.6875" (42.86 mm)
- Position Inlays : Pearloid Neo-Classic™ Thumbnail
- String Nut : Synthetic Bone
- Body :
- Body : Laminated Maple
- Body Back : Mahogany
- Body Finish : Gloss Urethane
- Body Material : Laminated Maple
- Body Shape : Billy-Bo
- Body Top : Laminated Maple
- Cutaway : Single Cutaway
- Hardware :
- Bridge : Adjusto-Matic™ with Pinned Ebony Base
- Bridge Cover/Tailpiece : Gretsch® G-Cutout Tailpiece
- Control Knobs : G-Arrow
- Hardware Finish : Chrome
- Neck Plate : None
- Pickguard : 1-Ply Black
- Strap Buttons : Gretsch® Knurled Strap Retainer Knobs
- Strings : Nickel Plated Steel (.011-.049 Gauges)
- Tuning Machines : Grover® Sta-Tite™ Die-Cast
- Electronics :
- Bridge Pickup : TV Jones® Power'Tron™ Plus
- Controls : Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Tone
- Neck Pickup : TV Jones® Power'Tron™
- Pickup Configuration : Filter'Tron™ / Filter'Tron™
- Switching : 3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
