gatorgabe
January 9th, 2008, 08:17 AM
Here's a link to the story behind the legendary ZZ Top guitars ...
Some of the most distinctive guitar sounds in the rock canon have come from the hands of Billy Gibbons and his legendary ’59 Les Paul, nicknamed Pearly Gates. A vintage car and guitar collector and authority (see his book Billy F Gibbons: Rock + Roll Gearhead), Billy Gibbons’ biggest claim to fame has been as ZZ Top’s guitarist. While always “bad and nationwide,” ZZ Top became tres of the most famous hombres in the world, thanks to their ’80s videos which featured―what else?―badass custom cars and guitars.
The sight of Billy Gibbons and bassist Dusty Hill doing their choreographed moves, holding matching .............
Please read the rest of this article here:
http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/Features/Fur%2C%20Sheepskin%2C%20and%20Rhinestone/
Thanks for checking this out ... !
Some of the most distinctive guitar sounds in the rock canon have come from the hands of Billy Gibbons and his legendary ’59 Les Paul, nicknamed Pearly Gates. A vintage car and guitar collector and authority (see his book Billy F Gibbons: Rock + Roll Gearhead), Billy Gibbons’ biggest claim to fame has been as ZZ Top’s guitarist. While always “bad and nationwide,” ZZ Top became tres of the most famous hombres in the world, thanks to their ’80s videos which featured―what else?―badass custom cars and guitars.
The sight of Billy Gibbons and bassist Dusty Hill doing their choreographed moves, holding matching .............
Please read the rest of this article here:
http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/Features/Fur%2C%20Sheepskin%2C%20and%20Rhinestone/
Thanks for checking this out ... !