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". Designed
in '59 from Bo Diddley's talented hand...!
"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
The new Gretsch "Billy-Bo" Jupiter
Thunderbird will highlight 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"
features a heavily chambered mahogany body, one-piece mahogany neck,
ultra-thin laminate maple top, TV Jones® Power'Tron (neck) and
Power'Tron "Plus" (bridge) pickups, pinned Adjusto-matic™
bridge, Schaller® Straplocks, and enough "vibe" to
make space aliens dance the alligator.
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Wiring Diagram
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2005 Summer Brochure!
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