{"id":256286,"date":"2026-08-06T12:47:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T10:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/captain-guitar-lounge.com\/produkt\/1988-tom-holmes-thc-jupiter-thunderbird-hollow-body-id-6079\/"},"modified":"2026-08-06T12:47:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T10:47:02","slug":"1988-tom-holmes-thc-jupiter-thunderbird-hollow-body-id-6079","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/captain-guitar-lounge.com\/en\/product\/1988-tom-holmes-thc-jupiter-thunderbird-hollow-body-id-6079\/","title":{"rendered":"1988 Tom Holmes THC &#8211; Jupiter Thunderbird &#8211; Hollow-body &#8211; ID 6079"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"69\" data-end=\"262\">A truly exceptional instrument in the world of boutique guitar making of the 1980s: the <strong data-start=\"149\" data-end=\"187\">Tom Holmes THC Jupiter Thunderbird Hollowbody<\/strong>. As far as is known, <strong data-start=\"214\" data-end=\"251\">only two units <\/strong>of this model were <strong data-start=\"214\" data-end=\"251\">produced <\/strong>.<br \/>\nTom Holmes is one of the most respected American guitar builders and pickup designers. His instruments have been played by, among others, <strong><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Billy Gibbons<\/span><\/span><\/strong> and <strong><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Bo Diddley<\/span><\/span> <\/strong>.<br \/>\nIn the mid-1980s, Holmes moved to <strong>Gibson<\/strong>, where he played a key role in the reissue of the legendary <strong data-start=\"584\" data-end=\"607\">&#8217;57 Classic pickup<\/strong>. His PAF replicas, which he later hand-wound under his own name, continue to enjoy cult status among collectors and guitarists to this day.<br \/>\n<strong>Matthias Jabs of the Scorpions<\/strong> discovered this rare specimen years ago at <strong>Pete&#8217;s Guitar<\/strong> in Minnesota during a U.S. tour and later sold it to a collector in Munich.<br \/>\n(Source: Article by Michael P\u00fcttmann in Grand Guitars)<\/p>\n<p>\u2705 Model: Tom Holmes THC Jupiter Thunderbird<br \/>\n\u2705 Year of construction: 1988<br \/>\n\u2705 Special feature: It is believed that only two of these were ever built<br \/>\n\u2705 Body: Mahogany frame with hollow chambers<br \/>\n\u2705 Top &#038; Bottom: Maple<br \/>\n\u2705 Neck: Mahogany<br \/>\n\u2705 Fingerboard: Ebony<br \/>\n\u2705 Frets: 22 Jumbo<br \/>\n\u2705 Saddle width: 43.5 mm<br \/>\n\u2705 Width at the 12th fret: 53.0 mm<br \/>\n\u2705 Pickups: 2x Gibson &#8217;57 Classic Humbuckers<br \/>\n\u2705 Electronics: Master Volume, Neck Volume, Bridge Volume, Master Tone<br \/>\n\u2705 Switch: 3-way toggle<br \/>\n\u2705 Tuning machines: Grover Rotomatic Gold<br \/>\n\u2705 Bridge: Tune-o-Matic with Gretsch G-Cut tailpiece (gold)<br \/>\n\u2705 Weight: 3,122 grams<br \/>\n\u2705 Case\u2014a little too long, but with a Pete&#8217;s Guitar label<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Limited Edition<\/strong><br \/>\nCondition: Very Good<br \/>\nSerial No.: 085813<br \/>\nWeight: 3.1 kg<br \/>\nShipping class: <a href=\"https:\/\/captain-guitar-lounge.com\/en\/shipping\/\"><strong>Heavy<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nCase: yes<br \/>\nDocuments: Articles &#8211; Grand Guitars<br \/>\nOriginal packaging: no<br \/>\nMiscellaneous: Gibson Strap<br \/>\nBrokerage sale: 17634<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":256008,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[2603,1855],"product_tag":[2541,2470,2528,1862],"class_list":{"0":"post-256286","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-collectors-item","7":"product_cat-electric-guitars-en","8":"product_tag-celebrity-owned-en","9":"product_tag-collectors-item-en","10":"product_tag-limited-edition-en","11":"product_tag-vintage-en","12":"product_shipping_class-heavy","13":"pa_baujahr-80s-en","15":"first","16":"instock","17":"sold-individually","18":"purchasable","19":"product-type-simple"},"composite_virtual":false,"composite_layout":"","composite_add_to_cart_form_location":"","composite_editable_in_cart":false,"composite_sold_individually_context":"","composite_shop_price_calc":"","composite_components":[],"composite_scenarios":[],"pp_statuses_selecting_workflow":false,"pp_workflow_action":"current","pp_status_selection":"publish","yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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