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| The rarest of the Bo Diddley trilogy of custom
shapes. Bo did not use this one as much as the rectangular
guitar or the Jupiter Thunderbird.
Billy Gibbons was a big fan of this guitar long before he started using the Billy Bo AKA Jupiter Thunderbird. In fact he went to guitar builder Tom Holmes 30 years
back to have Tom make him a smaller version of the Cadillac,
which is today called the BG1 (Billy Gibbons 1) |
The Story of the Bo Diddley Trilogy Of Guitars
"Jupiter Thunderbird, Cadillac,
Rectangular Guitars."
If someone or somebody knows something I don't
please contact me ASAP so that I might make any corrections.
Sometime back in the 60's or early 70's, I don't have an exact date or
even a point of reference. Elias McDaniel
AKA Bo Diddley who was a real innovator, decided to design himself some cool,
distinctive looking, futuristic guitars.
He felt that playing the same guitar that everyone else played was
counterproductive to his career. As a former band manager & concert
promoter I concur whole heartedly with what Bo was thinking.
Bo approached a guitar builder in White Plains, New York, known only as
Giulliano (Pronounced Juliano) . Bo knew him from when he was the
production manager of Gretsch Guitars 60 Broadway NYC NY.
Giulliano constructed the three now famous guitars &
Bo named them after
automobiles that he liked. These were never Gretsch guitars, These were custom
made creations that employed the use of Gretsch necks. Bo was seen using
the Jupiter Thunderbird, quite a bit however the Cadillac he used more in the
studio
Bo's Girlfriend "The Duchess" used the Cadillac quite often and it became
synonymous with her. See Below
I have heard all kinds of variations to this story from many different people. I have only written what seems to be repeated over & over by people that I know and respect in the industry.
The Great Elias McDaniel AKA "Bo Diddley"
Ed Roman in Las
Vegas is now constructing all three models. Instead of making them
set neck guitars, Ed has chosen to build these with the absolute highest level
of quality using modern - vintage electronics, high quality woods and top grade
bridges, tuners etc etc.
The Abstract guitars are not for everyone, They are not inexpensive like a cheap
import and they are designed with the concept of making their owners better
players.
These guitars are will still be around 100 years from now, they are true works
of art and they sound awesome. Bo Diddley would have been proud !!!!
Ed Roman
702-875-4552