Gretsch Billy Bo
Electric guitar from Bo Diddley and Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top.

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Billy Bo - One of my favorite guitars - designed by guitar master and pioneer of rock and roll Bo Diddley - "The Billy-Bo is a modern version of the Jupiter Thunderbird designed in 1959 by Bo Diddley himself. Billy F. Gibbons fell in love with an original given to him by Bo Diddley, but added some of his own mojo to this new version that he created as his touring axe. The Billy-Bo 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, and Schaller Straplocks. It's a dirty, low-down rock guitar with serious credentials and a vibe that hasn't lessened in nearly 50 years."

Billy Gibbons is also known for his 1959 Gibson Les Paul named Pearly Gates.



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