Tom Holmes (THC), Jupiter Thunderbird Prototype, 1979, built for Billy Gibbons

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Specifications
Builder: 
Tom Holmes (THC)
Model: 
Jupiter Thunderbird Prototype
Year: 
1979
Color: 
Light honey sunburst transparent
Top: 
Flame maple
Body: 
Mahogany
Neck: 
Mahogany
Fretboard: 
Rosewood
Pickups: 
Tom Holmes humbuckers
The Story Behind

 

About the Maker:

Tom Holmes built custom hand-made guitars for Bo Diddley, Lenny Breau, Billy Gibbons, Albert King and many others. Even if he started first building guitars, he is today a legend for PAF-style hum-bucking pickups, which he builds in his shop in Joelton, TN. It is agreed that Tom's TH450 PAF repro's are the most authentic anywhere and that they are absolutely the closest thing available to those old 59 Les Paul pickups.

About the guitar:

Tom Holmes built this custom hand-made guitar for Billy Gibbons, who liked the design and ordered several for his personal collection. In 1986 it was in addition signed by Bo Diddley.

  • Body:  Double cut mahogany
  • Top:  Flame maple
  • Finish: Light honey sunburst transparent nitro lacquer
  • Neck:  Set mahogany 3 pieces
  • Pickups: Tom Holmes humbuckers
  • Frets:  Medium
  • Fretboard:  Rosewood
  • Tuners:  Grover

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