G6199 Billy-Bo, "G" Cutout Tailpiece, TV Jones®, Rosewood Fingerboard, Firebird Red
SKU #2410508815
$2,899.99
| Model Number | 2410508815 |
|---|---|
| Est. U.S. Street | $2,899.99 |
| Series | Professional Collection |
| Family | Billy-Bo |
| Platform | Billy-Bo |
| Color | Firebird Red |
| Number of Strings | 6 |
| Orientation | Right-Hand |
| Build | Solid Body |
|---|---|
| Cutaway | Single Cutaway |
| Body Finish | Gloss Urethane |
| Body Shape | Billy-Bo |
| Body Material | Laminated Maple |
| Body Back | Mahogany |
| Body Top | Laminated Maple |
| Neck Material | Mahogany |
|---|---|
| Neck Finish | Gloss Urethane |
| Scale Length | 24.6" (625 mm) |
| Fingerboard Material | Rosewood |
| Number of Frets | 22 |
| Nut Material | Synthetic Bone |
| Nut Width | 1.6875" (42.86 mm) |
| Position Inlays | Pearloid Neo-Classic™ Thumbnail |
| Headstock | Jet™ Style |
| Neck Plate | None |
| Bridge Pickup | TV Jones® Power'Tron™ Plus |
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| Neck Pickup | TV Jones® Power'Tron™ |
| Controls | Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), 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™ |
| Bridge | Adjusto-Matic™ with Pinned Ebony Base |
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| Hardware Finish | Chrome |
| Tailpiece | Gretsch® G-Cutout Tailpiece |
| Tuning Machines | Grover® Sta-Tite™ Die-Cast |
| Pickguard | 1-Ply Black |
| Control Knobs | G-Arrow |
| Strings | Nickel Plated Steel (.011-.049 Gauges) |
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| Strap Buttons | Gretsch® Knurled Strap Retainer Knobs |
| Other 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 |
| Case/Gig Bag | Included G6281 Gretsch® Billy Bo Jupiter/Thunderbird Hardshell (p/n 099-6464-000) |
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"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!