This is one of the rarest guitars out there on the market, as it is both a signature and tribute model. It is dedicated to Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top and Bo Diddley, as well. That`s the reason it`s called Billy-Bo Jupiter. Thunderbird comes from it`s 1950s-styled body shape. Thunderbird was inspired by the 1950s and 1960s cars with big tailfins. It is a solid-bodied guitar made completely of mahogany. It comes only in Firebird Red with black pickguard, glossy finish and chrome hardware. Bridge section is made up of adjust-o-matic bridge in the front and a trapezoid tailpiece in the back. Pickups are Bo Diddley`s 1959 humbuckers with Billy Gobbons` modifications. Bolt-on mahogany neck is topped with a 22-fret rosewood fingerboard.

G6199 Billy-Bo Jupiter Thunderbird Full Specs

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Body Type Solid Body
Body Wood Mahogany
Bridge Adjusto-matic (Pinned)
Bridge Pickup Type Humbucker
Neck Pickup Type Humbucker
Controls Tone
Controls Volume
Fingerboard Material Rosewood
Fingerboard Inlays Offset Thumbnails
Hardware Chrome
Neck Joint Bolt-on
Neck Wood Mahogany
Neck Construction 1-piece neck
Number of Frets 22
Number of Pickups 2
Number of Strings 6
Pickguard Yes
Pickup Switch Type 3-way Pickup Selector
Body Top Wood Maple
Custom Features: Bo Diddley designed in '59. Modified by Billy F Gibbons. Schaller® Straplocks.
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Mahogany
Mahogany
Bridge
Adjusto-matic (Pinned)
Vibrato
Bridge Pickup Type
Humbucker
Single Coil
Neck Pickup Type
Humbucker
Single Coil
Controls
Tone/Volume
Volume
Fingerboard Material
Rosewood
Rosewood
Fingerboard Inlays
Offset Thumbnails
Alamo Hump-block
Hardware
Chrome
Chrome
Neck Joint
Bolt-on
Bolt-on
Neck Wood
Mahogany
Mahogany
Neck Construction
1-piece neck
1-piece neck
Number of Frets
22
22
Number of Pickups
2
2
Number of Strings
6
6
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Pickup Switch Type
3-way Pickup Selector
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