BILLY
F GIBBONS Photo by Michael S. Waring
BO DIDDLEY Photo Coutesy of Michael Ochs
Archives
- Chambered
Mahogany Body
- One-Piece
Mahogany Neck
- Rosewood
Fingerboard
- TV
Jones® Power'Tron (Neck)
- TV
Jones Power'Tron "Plus" (Bridge)
- Pinned
Adjusto-matic™ Bridge
- Schaller®
Straplocks
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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. First availability in stores is expected to
be July 2005.
The
result of this "science project gone wrong" will
feature 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.
More
to come... Fo' Sho'...!!!! |
