Gretsch G6199 Billy-Bo "G" Cutout Tailpiece TV Jones Rosewood Fingerboard Firebird Red JT24051532

Weight: 7 lbs 1 oz
Neck depth 1st fret: .83"
Neck depth 9th fret: .92"

"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 the Billy-Bo, which was first designed in '59 by the talented Bo Diddley himself! Headstock

Jet™ Style

Neck Material

Mahogany

Neck Finish

Gloss Urethane

Fingerboard Radius

12" (305 mm)

Fingerboard Material

Rosewood

Position Inlays

Pearloid Neo-Classic™ Thumbnail

Number of Frets

22

String Nut

Synthetic Bone

Nut Width

1.6875" (42.86 mm)

Nut Material

Synthetic Bone

Fret Size

Vintage Small

Scale Length

24.6" (625 mm)

Body

Laminated Maple

Body Finish

Gloss Urethane

Body Shape

Billy-Bo

Body Top

Laminated Maple

Body Back

Mahogany

Body Material

Laminated Maple

Cutaway

Single Cutaway

Bridge

Adjusto-Matic™ with Pinned Ebony Base

Bridge Cover/Tailpiece

Gretsch® G-Cutout Tailpiece

Pickguard

1-Ply Black

Control Knobs

G-Arrow

Hardware Finish

Chrome

Tuning Machines

Grover® Sta-Tite™ Die-Cast

Strings

Nickel Plated Steel (.011-.049 Gauges)

Neck Plate

None

Strap Buttons

Gretsch® Knurled Strap Retainer Knobs

Bridge Pickup

TV Jones® Power'Tron™ Plus

Neck Pickup

TV Jones® Power'Tron™

Pickup Configuration

Filter'Tron™ / Filter'Tron™

Controls

Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Tone

Switching

3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup