Otis B Driftwood Posted August 23, 2006 Share Posted August 23, 2006 ZZ top rocks.Billy Gibbons is one of the best guitarists ever, with his style.I heard he plays with a peso.behold the greatness!ZZ top - La grange (live) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetness Posted August 23, 2006 Share Posted August 23, 2006 Sharp Dressed Man is one of my favorite songs, mainly because of the guitar work. ZZ Top are great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bax Posted August 23, 2006 Share Posted August 23, 2006 ZZ top rocks.Billy Gibbons is one of the best guitarists ever, with his style.I heard he plays with a peso.behold the greatness!ZZ top - La grange (live)He is a great player who doesn't get enough credit because of all the commercial success he had during the 80's. The part about the peso is true-I read it in a Guitar World interview years back. He says it gives him a grittier, more biting tone. He discovered it because he couldn't find a pick when he needed it, hence the peso. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artfromtex Posted August 24, 2006 Share Posted August 24, 2006 (edited) ZZ top rocks.Billy Gibbons is one of the best guitarists ever, with his style.I heard he plays with a peso.behold the greatness!ZZ top - La grange (live)well, being from Texas, you know i loves me some ZZ. Jimi Hendrix has a quote about Gibbons and ZZ Top, i'll try to find it and post it. but, basically, he heard them or saw them live before they got signed and just raved about Billy and the boys. i think he even said that Billy was his new favorite guitarist. ....you didn't have to shake it like you did, but you did, yes you did..... AND I THANK YOU...../greatness....... + = ZZ Top Edited August 24, 2006 by artfromtex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death Star Posted August 24, 2006 Share Posted August 24, 2006 i wish my guitars could spin around and have fuzz over them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JONEZY Posted August 25, 2006 Share Posted August 25, 2006 ZZ top - La grange (live)well, being from Texas, you know i loves me some ZZ. Jimi Hendrix has a quote about Gibbons and ZZ Top, i'll try to find it and post it. but, basically, he heard them or saw them live before they got signed and just raved about Billy and the boys. i think he even said that Billy was his new favorite guitarist. ....you didn't have to shake it like you did, but you did, yes you did..... AND I THANK YOU...../greatness....... + = ZZ TopIs that where the name came from? Really? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LCG Posted August 25, 2006 Share Posted August 25, 2006 (edited) Is that where the name came from? Really?The real origin, as told by Billy Gibbons and also recorded in his new book (Rock + Roll Gearhead), is derived from the name of blues master B.B. King. They wanted to call themselves Z.Z. King but sounded too similar to their blues legend hero. They figured that "King" was at the "top" so thus settled on ZZ Top. Edited August 25, 2006 by LCG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Volitan Posted August 25, 2006 Share Posted August 25, 2006 Billy was also the first to do pinch harmonics.While his sound weak in comparison to someone like dimebag or Zakk Wylde, he still did them first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artfromtex Posted August 25, 2006 Share Posted August 25, 2006 (edited) Is that where the name came from? Really?The real origin, as told by Billy Gibbons and also recorded in his new book (Rock + Roll Gearhead), is derived from the name of blues master B.B. King. They wanted to call themselves Z.Z. King but sounded too similar to their blues legend hero. They figured that "King" was at the "top" so thus settled on ZZ Top.i guess it depends on who he's talking to at the time. there's three possible stories, all attributed to Gibbons. i read the rolling paper thing in an old Circus magazine back in the day in an interview. so, maybe it's a combination of all three.According to Gibbons, the name came from one or more of the following: the two brands of rolling-paper, Zig-Zag and Top, a tribute to blues legend Z.Z. Hill, and/or Gibbons seeing the two words running together on a dilapidated bill board. Hill and Beard had been members of a Dallas band called American Blues.Billy was also the first to do pinch harmonics.While his sound weak in comparison to someone like dimebag or Zakk Wylde, he still did them first.i prefer Billy's playing. got more soul. i like Zakk and Dime, but Gibbons style is more to my personal liking. Edited August 25, 2006 by artfromtex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Volitan Posted August 25, 2006 Share Posted August 25, 2006 Is that where the name came from? Really?The real origin, as told by Billy Gibbons and also recorded in his new book (Rock + Roll Gearhead), is derived from the name of blues master B.B. King. They wanted to call themselves Z.Z. King but sounded too similar to their blues legend hero. They figured that "King" was at the "top" so thus settled on ZZ Top.i guess it depends on who he's talking to at the time. there's three possible stories, all attributed to Gibbons. i read the rolling paper thing in an old Circus magazine back in the day in an interview. so, maybe it's a combination of all three.According to Gibbons, the name came from one or more of the following: the two brands of rolling-paper, Zig-Zag and Top, a tribute to blues legend Z.Z. Hill, and/or Gibbons seeing the two words running together on a dilapidated bill board. Hill and Beard had been members of a Dallas band called American Blues.Billy was also the first to do pinch harmonics.While his sound weak in comparison to someone like dimebag or Zakk Wylde, he still did them first.i prefer Billy's playing. got more soul. i like Zakk and Dime, but Gibbons style is more to my personal liking.I didn't mean they sounded weak, I meant less intense. It hink Billy uses really light guage strings so that could be a reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ohdistortedsmile1789 Posted August 25, 2006 Share Posted August 25, 2006 Roy Buchanan mastered pinch harmonics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artfromtex Posted August 25, 2006 Share Posted August 25, 2006 Is that where the name came from? Really?The real origin, as told by Billy Gibbons and also recorded in his new book (Rock + Roll Gearhead), is derived from the name of blues master B.B. King. They wanted to call themselves Z.Z. King but sounded too similar to their blues legend hero. They figured that "King" was at the "top" so thus settled on ZZ Top.i guess it depends on who he's talking to at the time. there's three possible stories, all attributed to Gibbons. i read the rolling paper thing in an old Circus magazine back in the day in an interview. so, maybe it's a combination of all three.According to Gibbons, the name came from one or more of the following: the two brands of rolling-paper, Zig-Zag and Top, a tribute to blues legend Z.Z. Hill, and/or Gibbons seeing the two words running together on a dilapidated bill board. Hill and Beard had been members of a Dallas band called American Blues.Billy was also the first to do pinch harmonics.While his sound weak in comparison to someone like dimebag or Zakk Wylde, he still did them first.i prefer Billy's playing. got more soul. i like Zakk and Dime, but Gibbons style is more to my personal liking.I didn't mean they sounded weak, I meant less intense. It hink Billy uses really light guage strings so that could be a reason.gotcha! i think the amount of gain has alot to do with the difference in sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krissirge Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 they have a couple of good songs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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