The stories behind ZZ Top's legendary guitars ...

[gatorgabe]

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 .............

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http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyl...%20Rhinestone/

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[kippies]

lol thought this was going to be a spammy pile of shi*te link but its actually really entertaining- takes me back to the day and fills in the background of the ZZ top story

*boogies to mental replay of "legs" *

cheers!

[ratcat]

haaa.......yes memory lane.

Don't forget the cameo appearence on Back the the future 3 movie.