We thought it would be cool to pick five of legendary ZZ Top guitarists Billy Gibbons beloved guitars and have him tell us all about them.
1959 Sunburst Les Paul PEARLY GATES
(Lovingly referred to as Pearly Gates, Gibbons 1959 Les Paul has neither been tampered with nor altered in anyway and is the crème de la crème of his massive collection.)
“Well, no doubt my Les Paul Pearly Gates is at the heart and start of it all. After Eric Clapton made the back cover splash on The Bluesbreakers release with his burst and Marshall combo, that did it, the match was made. A rumor of the presence of one of those bursts made the rounds and we followed though and chased her down. A rancher down the road had it stashed under a bunk. At that same time……….
Read the full interview in Issue 1 of Guitar Ink.
(* note that the article published in Guitar Ink is in Swedish)
photo credit:david perry
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