"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!

Specifications

General

• Series: Professional Collection
  
• Orientation: Right-Hand
  
• Color: Firebird Red
  
• Country Of Origin: Japan
  
• Platform: Billy-Bo

Neck

• 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

• 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

Hardware

• 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

Electronics

• 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