Gretsch G6199 Billy Bo Jupiter Thunderbird Guitar

 

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  • Model: G6199 Billy Bo Jupiter Thunderbird Guitar
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  • Description: 33034/17 - Here for sale is the very cool G6199 Billy Bo model from the Gretsch Professional Collection. This G6199 is basically a 1959 style Duo Jet rebuilt with the trademark Billy Bo body complete with humbucking FilterTron pickups and Adjusto-Matic Bridge. The G6199 can be considered a solid body guitar because it's constructed of a solid mahogany back, but due to a heavily chambered body and a 3 ply maple top the guitar retains some of the hollow body tone Gretsch guitars are famous for. Additionally the heavily chambered design makes the guitar very lightweight and well balanced. The duo jet's play extremely well with perfect action and neck angle combined with an adjustable bridge. This G6199 has features TV Jones Powertron pickups and the "G®" cutout tailpiece. The PowerTrons are bright and snappy with plenty of punch and sound great when played clean or with as much gain as you can throw at them They're similar to the the standard TV Classics but with much higher output. We are a long standing fully authorized independent Gretsch guitar dealer. This is a brand new factory first guitar and comes with the deluxe Gretsch hard case, all documentation and the Gretsch Limited lifetime warranty. If you have any questions at all please feel free to give us a call!

    About the Guitar (from Gretsch.com)

    "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!

    The Professional Collection by Gretsch offers the absolute highest standard for the discriminating Professional player. Gretsch has spared no expense to both recreate the sound and feel of their original electric guitars of the 50's and 60's and to offer models with more modern advancements. With dozens of different models and variations to choose from, there truly is a Gretsch for every playing style from traditional Chet Atkin's style finger picking to hard driving Rock & Roll and beyond! With the Professional Collection, You can certainly have your Grandpa's Gretsch recreated with stunning authenticity, but you can also have a guitar that exceeds all standards of modern precision guitar building!

    Specs:

    Suggested Retail Price: $3,825.00
    Weight: 7.6 lbs (Approx)
    Model Name: G6199 Billy Bo
    Model Number: 241-0508-(815)
    Series: Professional Collection
    Colors: (815) Firebird RedTop w/ Black Back and Sides
    Category: Solid Body Guitars
    Body Style: Chambered with Maple top
    Scale Length: 24.6" (648mm)
    Top: Laminated Maple
    Bracing: N/A
    Back & Sides:Semi-Hollow Mahogany
    Neck: Mahogany
    Pickups: 2 TV Jones PowerTron Pickups
    Pickup Switching:
    3-Position Toggle:
    Position 1. Bridge Pickup
    Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups
    Position 3. Neck Pickup
    Controls:
    Volume 1. (Neck Pickup),
    Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup),
    Master Volume,
    Master Tone
    Width at Nut: 1-11/16" (43mm)
    Fretboard: Ebony, 12" Radius (305mm)
    Bridge: Pinned Rosewood-Based Adjusto-Matic? Bridge
    Tailpiece:Gretsch G-Cutout Tailpiece
    Hardware: Chrome Plated
    Finish: Gloss Urethane
    Case: Includes G6276 Hardshell Case
    Frets: 22
    Machine Heads: Grover? Sta-Tite? Die-cast Tuners
    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


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