“Billy-Bo”
Jupiter Thunderbird
G6199
241-0508-815
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 from Bo Diddley’s talented hands!
The new Gretsch “Billy-Bo” Jupiter Thunderbird
highlights 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” will feature a heavily-
chambered mahogany body, one-piece mahogany
neck, ultra-thin laminate Firebird Red maple top,
TV Jones
®
Power’Tron
TM
(neck) and Power’Tron
TM
“Plus” (bridge) pickups, pinned Adjusto-matic bridge,
Schaller
®
straplocks and enough “vibe” to make
space aliens dance the alligator!
Additional “Billy-Bo” Jupiter Thunderbird features
include …
• Mother of pearl Neo-Classic “thumbnail” inlays
• Gretsch G-Cutout tailpiece
• Headstock and body bindings
• Black plexi pickguard
“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
Billy F Gibbons photo: Michael S. Waring
Bo Diddley photo: Michael
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