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The Gretsch G6199 "Billy-Bo" Jupiter is a reproduction of a guitar designed by Bo Diddley (1928–2008) in 1959 and produced by a former Gretsch employee. Diddley built his first guitar in 1945, it was trapezoid shaped since Diddley felt that the regular shaped Gibson L5 he was playing were hindering his live performances.
The guitar has become the foundation/benchmark of every ZZ Top album since the group formed in 1969. [27] Gibbons also plays Fender guitars. During his stint in the Moving Sidewalks, Gibbons used a white 1963 Fender Jazzmaster and Fender Esquire. [28] He has also used an extremely rare "Gretsch Jupiter Thunderbird" given to him by Bo Diddley.
He has since acquired another Gretsch, a custom white "Billy Bo" Jupiter Thunderbird with a gold double pickguard (as seen in the music video for "Another Way to Die"). [ 158 ] [ 160 ] White found a 1957 Gretsch G6134 White Penguin in 2007 while on tour in Texas [ 158 ] —the same one he used in the music video for " Icky Thump " [ 160 ...
Pages in category "Gretsch electric guitars" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. ... Gretsch G6131MY; Gretsch Jupiter Thunderbird; W.
Butts' design became the Gretsch Filter'Tron and was used on Gretsch guitars beginning in 1957, and is highly regarded for its unique sound properties. The popularity of Gretsch guitars soared in the mid-1960s because of its association with Beatles guitarist George Harrison, who played Gretsch guitars beginning in the band's early years.
The Gretsch G6131, popularly known as the Gretsch Jet Firebird, is an electric guitar made by Gretsch. The most popular use of this guitar is by late AC/DC rhythm guitarist Malcolm Young and Crowded House lead singer and Split Enz co-frontman Neil Finn .
Two Great Guitars is a studio album by Bo Diddley and Chuck Berry, released in August 1964 by Checker Records, a subsidiary of Chess Records. It was the first studio album issued by Berry after his release from prison in October 1963. Diddley and Berry were friends, and both recorded for Chess.
Bigsby double-neck guitar (1956) The company was founded as "Bigsby Electric Guitar Company" [citation needed] by Paul Bigsby, a motorcycle repairman. Bigsby was friends with several musicians, including Merle Travis and Spade Cooley. He started repairing guitars on the side, and gained a reputation for his innovative modifications.