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Gibbons
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Re: Gibbons
Love 'em...
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Re: Gibbons
no way ... all Billy is good BillyJHorner wrote:Shall we just exclude the 80s from this one?
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Re: Gibbons
I hear he uses very light gauge strings, never really listened to his music, his beard is impressive tho'.
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Re: Gibbons
One of my favourites
Live at Daryl's house is always a good time, but the Billy ones are awesome:
Live at Daryl's house is always a good time, but the Billy ones are awesome:
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Re: Gibbons
La Grange is fun because it's on the Dogtown and Z boys soundtrack and he's got a great collection of guitars but............. nope.
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Re: Gibbons
Billy G tasteful but not awfully technical. I think I'd go to sleep if I tried to learn one of his solos. Good songwriter. Still pumps out a good song. His vibe is half down on the ranch half arts school, which you can't say about anyone else.
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Re: Gibbons
Another guitarist who is a master of timing. He has a boogie and swing to his playing that is really, really fucking hard to emulate, I've learned a couple of his solos before and I can play them but I can't sound like him.
I rate him as one of my favourite guitar players, so
I rate him as one of my favourite guitar players, so
The older I get, the more disappointed in myself I become.
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Re: Gibbons
I prefer him as a frontman more than a guitar hero to be honest - love a lot of ZZ but doesn’t make me want to play like that if ya know what I mean...
Re: Gibbons
Have given his stuff a good few attempts but can’t really get into it. Can appreciate his passion and contribution to music, but can’t say it really does anything for me. Same goes for Beck & Page.
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Re: Gibbons
I like that the drummer is called Beard and he doesn't have one and ZZ Top are asked about the beards in interviews they will say something like "What beards?"jeremyb wrote:I hear he uses very light gauge strings, never really listened to his music, his beard is impressive tho'.
But I sort of find Gibbons' tone to be too clean or something. I just don't get it.
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Re: Gibbons
Everything he does has got a good beat and you can dance to it, it's a from me.
Tin arse!!