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Billy Gibbons
Billy Gibbons gives Jingle Bells a blues makeover in his cover of the Christmas classic

By Sam Roche Published

Jingle Bell Blues sees the bearded ZZ Top legend serve up some fiery fretboard antics in the hopes of earning a place on wreath-bedecked jukeboxes worldwide

Guitarists
Dusty Hill
Dusty Hill 1949-2021: paying tribute to the bearded boss of bass guitar

By Jamie Blaine Published

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

Bassists
Billy Gibbons
Billy F. Gibbons: “We let off steam by letting it rock... Hardware is a raging rocker but always mindful of the desert’s implicit mystery”

By Alan Paul Published

Why the ZZ Top legend headed to the California High Desert to seek rock ’n’ roll inspiration

Artists
Billy Gibbons
Billy Gibbons: “I was fearless when I started playing, but learning that agonizing F chord was miserable!”

By Grant Moon Published

With new solo album Hardware in record stores, the ZZ Top icon sits down with TG to share some hard-earned wisdom

Guitars
Dusty Hill and Billy Gibbons
Dusty Hill recorded bass and vocal parts for a new ZZ Top album, Billy Gibbons reveals

By Matt Owen Published

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"

Music Releases
[L-R] Elwood Francis, Frank Beard and Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top
Watch footage of ZZ Top's first shows since bassist Dusty Hill's death

By Sam Roche Published

The band recruited longtime guitar tech Elwood Francis to handle bass duties – with Hill's full blessing, according to frontman Billy Gibbons

Bands
Dusty Hill
Dusty Hill, 1949-2021: the guitar world pays tribute

By Matt Owen Published

Ozzy Osbourne, Flea, Joe Bonamassa, Zakk Wylde, Paul Stanley, Jason Isbell, David Coverdale and many more pay their respects to the legendary ZZ Top bass player

Guitarists
(left to right) Dusty Hill and Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top perform during Super Bowl Live at Root Memorial Square Park in Houston, Texas, on February 4, 2017
Dusty Hill, ZZ Top bassist, dies at 72

By Jackson Maxwell Published

The legendary bass player died in his sleep at his home in Houston, Texas, the band wrote on social media

Bassists
Wild Custom Billy Gibbons signature
Is Billy Gibbons’s new Wild Custom guitar the craziest signature model of the year so far?

By Matt Owen Published

The ZZ Top icon's unique new six-string sports the brand's marvelously ingenious Gyrock system, which features a rotating pickup loading bay for seamless sonic swaps

Electric Guitars
Billy Gibbons, Joe Bonamassa, Nita Strauss, Tom Morello
16 pro guitarists name the live shows that changed their lives

By Joe Bosso, Alan Paul Published

Featuring Billy Gibbons, Joe Bonamassa, Nita Strauss, Tom Morello and many more...

Guitarists
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