Billy Zoom

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A black-and-white action shot of Billy Zoom of X playing rhythm on his Gretsch as L.A. punks X tear it up onstage. On the right of the picture is vocalist Exene Cervenka.

Billy Zoom on the making of X’s stone-cold L.A. punk classic, Under the Big Black Sun

By Mark McStea published

In X guitarist Billy Zoom's mind, the band could have been Eddie Cochran meets the Ramones, but they ended up being much more. A renaissance man with a love of Gretsch, Zoom takes us back to revisit the band's seminal 1982 album

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The secrets behind Billy Zoom's guitar tone on X's Los Angeles

By Chris Gill published

A braniac amp genius, Zoom got a powerful tone – full of punch and bite – out of a minimalist setup

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X Guitarist Billy Zoom Diagnosed with Cancer; Band Launches Benefit Website for Medical Costs

By Damian Fanelli published

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X Announces Fall 'Los Angeles' Tour

By Damian Fanelli published

X, giants of the L.A. punk-rock scene, will hit the road this fall for a series of U.S. dates celebrating the 31st anniversary of the release of Los Angeles, the album that defined their career.

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