Ed Roman Has Been Building the Jupiter
Thunderbird at least 6 years before Gretsch ever made one
The Original Bo Diddley Models were custom made
guitars with Gretsch Necks !!!!
Billy's Famous PRS Made Explorer From The 80's
We Built An Exact Duplicate Of This For A Friend Of Billy's In Texas
Ed Roman Version, Built Using A PRS Neck For Legality Reasons
We Put A New Fingerboard & Frets On The PRS Neck
Built By Ed Roman 2011
Magnetic Cavity Case Cover
No Screws...
This Guitar May Look Like The Gretsch
Actually It Was Built 3 years Before Gretsch Ever Introduced The Guitar
The Gretsch Guitar Is Good Quality But The Above Guitar Is Neck Thru Body
Billy Gibbons
Billy At The Shop When We Were Running Clapton Fool Guitars
Custom Abstract BG-1
This Is The Precursor to the Jupiter Thunderbird !!!!!!
Designed By Billy Gibbon's & Tom Holmes Back In The 70's
A side shot of the body. You can get a better view of some of the details.
Remember - this is not the finished model, but it is nearly there.
Billy With Customized Replica
Notice The Headstock Is Wider & Pointier Than Stock Gibson
The Body Is Slightly Elongated
Replicas Available
Dean Shrimpfork ZZ Top Models
Ed is holding the very first production version of the Gretsch Jupiter
Thunderbird
The very first one off the production line !!!!!!
These are very well made instruments & Billy personally numbered it #1
He pinstriped the guitar with a sharpie & signed it to Ed
This guitar is one of the jewels of Ed's collection !!
These Are The Furry Pair
Not the ones from the videos
The Videos Used the Fluffy Pair