Latest about Dusty Hill
ZZ Top’s Elwood Francis on teching for Joe Perry, lying to Steve Vai – and the curse of his viral 17-string bass
The gear-trashing DIY enthusiast once had to choose between Vai and Joe Perry, before being fired and rehired by Guns N’ Roses – in a matter of days
Elwood Francis replaced Dusty Hill in ZZ Top – but he still feels uncomfortable about it
Francis originally served as ZZ Top's longtime guitar tech, but took on a completely new role at the behest of Hill's wishes after the bassist passed away
“Billy drops the line, ‘I'm sending you some sheepskins. I want you to put them on some guitars’”: Dusty Hill’s iconic fur-covered spinning bass from ZZ Top’s Legs video just sold at auction – and absolutely smashed its estimated sale price
The Dean Zelinsky-made model went under the hammer alongside Hill's custom Hot Rod car bass – but both were outsold by the late ZZ Top bassist's vintage 1953 Fender Precision model
“When they shot smoke, the crowd went wild!”: Dusty Hill’s Hot Rod car bass, custom built by Wayne Charvel for ZZ Top’s Eliminator tour, hides a few secrets beneath the hood – now it’s up for auction
Check out the automobile-inspired build that powered some of the band’s most iconic appearances in the early-’80s
"We were still gluing the fur on the tuning keys when the FedEx driver showed up to pick up the guitars": The iconic fur-covered spinning bass from ZZ Top's Legs video is going up for auction
Made by Dean Zelinsky, the bass is the crown jewel of a forthcoming auction of the late Dusty Hill's instrument and memorabilia collection
ZZ Top announce new live album, Raw
The album captures the Texas trio's bare-bones, 11-song 2019 set at Gruene Hall, “the oldest continually run dance hall in Texas”
Dusty Hill 1949-2021: paying tribute to the bearded boss of bass guitar
When the ZZ Top bassist left us on July 27, he left a legacy like few others. We look back at the career of a true bass original
Dusty Hill recorded bass and vocal parts for a new ZZ Top album, Billy Gibbons reveals
The late bass guitar great will feature on the yet-to-be-announced record, though his parts are still in need of some "completion work"
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