Guitars
  • DRUM SHOP
  • PIANO & Orchestral
  • By brand
  • Pro Audio & recording
  • 2410508815

    Gretsch - G6199 Billy-Bo, "G" Cutout Tailpiece, TV Jones® - Firebird Red


    ⓘ Product ETA: Call for ETA


    Pay with Afterpay Popup
    AMEX Logo Mastercard Logo ZipPay Logo Apple Pay Logo Visa Logo Paypal Logo

    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

    Synthetic Bone

    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)