Does anyone know of a luthier who makes Gretsch Billy Bo type bodies/necks?

entee

As I can't afford the real thing, I am looking to see if I can source parts, to build one myself.  Anyone have any useful parts for sale?  Primarily body/neck firstly.

GavRichList

I have in my mind that puresalem guitars do a BB variant

entee

@GavRichList - this one perhaps?  

GavRichList

http://www.puresalemguitars.com/models/brave-ulysses/

EricTheWeary

There was a company at the February Birmingham guitar show that did a Billy Bo style guitar. Hmm. Edit : no I can't remember :-S the exhibitors list I'd for 2016 now by the look of it.

GavRichList

Yep, there you go. They're pretty generous with their discounts too if you email them

entee

yeah that's the one     not sure about the pup in it, but should be easy enough to swap out.

video of same

DrBob

I'm fairly sure that our very own @GSPBASSES has done at least one of these in the past. That said might've been a bass

entee

DrBob said:

I'm fairly sure that our very own @GSPBASSES has done at least one of these in the past. That said might've been a bass

I thought he had stopped supplying privately now? 

DrBob

entee;907655" said:

DrBob said:

I'm fairly sure that our very own @GSPBASSES has done at least one of these in the past. That said might've been a bass







I thought he had stopped supplying privately now? 

Hmm yes, that could well be the case sorry man

GSPBASSES

I do make a Billy Bo look a like, the last one I made was a bass but the body shape is exactly the same just the pickup routs and the control cavity were different, it also had a P-Bass neck fitted. If you haven't found one yet drop us an email and I'll see what I can do.

                                              

                                       

EricTheWeary

Stumbled on this, very posh version of a Billy Bo/ Jupiter.

entee

@EricTheWeary - wow that's a bit different.  One of a kind though, so at least I don't have to save up  lol

EricTheWeary

entee said:

@EricTheWeary - wow that's a bit different.  One of a kind though, so at least I don't have to save up  lol

I haven't watched the whole thing yet, I don't suppose he says how much it cost but whatever it was I'm sure I can't afford one!