One Of The Real Prizes In Ed Roman's Personal Collection

This is the very first Gretsch Jupiter Thunderbird, Billy Bo off the production line !!!!
Signed "For Ed # 1" & personally pinstriped by Billy F. Gibbons
Ed Roman was the first dealer to be shipped any Gretsch Billy Bo Guitars.

Has been played only By Ed Roman & Billy Gibbons

MODEL NAME G6199, Billy-Bo Jupiter Thunderbird
MODEL NUMBER 240-0508-(815)
SERIES Professional Series
COLORS (815) Black with Firebird TM Red Top
CATEGORY Artist Signature
BODY STYLE Futuristic (Stranger than Fiction)
SCALE LENGTH 24.6" (625mm)
TOP Laminated Maple
BRACING N/A
BACK AND SIDES Heavily Chambered Mahogany Body
NECK 1-Piece Mahogany
PICKUPS 1 TV Jones ® Power'TronTM Plus (Bridge),
1 TV Jones ® Power'TronTM (Neck)
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 Rosewood
BRIDGE Pinned Adjusto-MaticTM Bridge
TAILPIECE Gretsch G-Cutout Tailpiece
HARDWARE Chrome-Plated
FINISH Gloss Urethane
CASE Includes G6276 Hardshell Case, US MSRP $275.00, P/N 0996464000
NO. OF FRETS 22
MACHINE HEADS Chrome-Plated Grover ® V98C Sta-TiteTM 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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