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2005 Gretsch Jupiter ThunderBird ( Billy Bo ) G6199 Real Deal - $2,500 (Lafayette)
condition:
excellent
make / manufacturer:
Gretsch
model name / number:
Jupiter Thunder Bird (Billy Bo)
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Just Thinning the herd, this is an absolute killer sounding guitar and plays like butter
I’ve had it since 2006 it has spent most of its life in the case
Only coming out for those special occasions
Comes with Original Hard Shell Case
Originally Designed by Bo Diddley, Built By Gretsch
How did the Gretsch Jupiter Thunderbird "Billie-Bo" guitar come into being? Rock luminaries Billy F. Gibbons and Bo Diddley joined forces to bring you a 21st century version of the Gretsch Jupiter Thunderbird, now dubbed the "Billy-Bo." 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 — but let Billy F. Gibbons tell you in his own words: "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 re-created with some BFG Mojo thrown in for good measure. It's now the main stage guitar with a groove."
Tech Specs
• General
• Number of Strings 6
• Left-/Right-handed Right-handed
• Body
• Body Type Solidbody
• Body Shape Billy-Bo Jupiter Thunderbird
• Body Material Mahogany, chambered
• Body Finish Gloss Polyurethane
• Color Firebird Red
• Neck
• Neck Material Mahogany
• Neck Shape C
• Neck Joint Set Neck
• Fingerboard Material Rosewood
• Fingerboard Inlay Neo-Classic Thumbnails
• Number of Frets 22
• Scale Length 24.6"
• Nut Width 1.6875"
• Nut Material Synthetic Bone
• Hardware
• Bridge/Tailpiece Pinned Rosewood-based Adjusto-Matic Bridge/Trapeze Tailpiece
• Tuners Grover Sta-Tite Die-cast
• Electronics
• Neck Pickup TV Jones Power'Tron Plus Neck Pickup
• Bridge Pickup TV Jones Power'Tron Plus Bridge Pickup
• Controls 2 x volume, 1 x master tone
• Switching 3-way toggle pickup switch