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Gretsch G6199 Billy-Bo Jupiter Thunderbird in Firebird Red

£2,999.00

have impressed us with this New Gretsch G6199 Billy-Bo Jupiter Thunderbird in Firebird Red in Guitar, it’s in stock, and ready to ship with fast, reliable delivery across the UK, Ireland, and Europe. For more details within Guitar, additional Electric Guitar options, full specifications, demos, images, videos, and secure online ordering, read on below. “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…

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have impressed us with this New Gretsch G6199 Billy-Bo Jupiter Thunderbird in Firebird Red in Guitar, it’s in stock, and ready to ship with fast, reliable delivery across the UK, Ireland, and Europe. For more details within Guitar, additional Electric Guitar options, full specifications, demos, images, videos, and secure online ordering, read on below.

“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

Body

  • Body Shape: Billy-Bo
  • Body Material: Laminated Maple
  • Body Finish: Gloss Urethane
  • Body Back: Mahogany
  • Body Top: Laminated Maple

Neck

  • Neck Material: Mahogany
  • Scale Length: 24.6″ (625 mm)
  • Number of Frets: 22
  • String Nut: Synthetic Bone
  • Nut Width: 1.6875″ (42.8 mm)
  • Neck Plate: None
  • Neck Finish: Gloss Urethane
  • Fingerboard: Ebony
  • Position Inlays: Neo-Classic “Thumbnail”

Electronics

  • Bridge Pickup: TV Jones Power’Tron Plus
  • Neck Pickup: TV Jones Power’Tron
  • Controls: Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Master Volume, Master Tone
  • Pickup Switching: 3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
  • Pickup Configuration: Filter’Tron / Filter’Tron

Hardware

  • Bridge: Adjusto-Matic with PINNED Ebony Base
  • Tuning Machines: Grover Sta-Tite Die-Cast
  • Orientation: Right-Hand
  • Pickguard: Black
  • Control Knobs: G-Arrow

Miscellaneous

  • Strings: NPS, .011, .014, .018, .028, .038, .049
  • Unique Features: Neo Classic “Thumbnail” Inlay Position Markers, Aged Fingerboard, Headstock and Body Bindings, Multiple Aged Body Bindings, Black Plexi Pickguard, Schaller Straplocks, Adjustable Truss Rod
  • Included Accessories: Includes G6276 Hardshell Case

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Additional information

Weight 26 kg

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