ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons On Guitar Universe

[jimjim506]

amazing guitarist, with an amazing beard... what more could you want?

[seasonedtoker]

he's just everything. polite, gentleman and a true guitar player with style, character and unique touch for a note.

[5150jango5150]

he is no bullshit guy i have you ever heard of him beeing o dick to some body

[5150jango5150]

he is no bullshit guy i

[5150jango5150]

he is no bullshit guy

[ILLbiteURfaceCNT]

what guitar does he play? its a type of gibson, bit i cant find which one

[SoundboyEric]

@ILLbiteURfaceCNT It's an original 59' Goldtop les paul

[SoundboyEric]

@ILLbiteURfaceCNT sunburst actually*

[Transcendium]

what a sweet guys!

oh sorry, gays

[lowisao]

is it necessary a gay presenter?

[PBANDSNOW]

The interviewers are way to over rehearsed in the beginning.

[The2ndPuccini]

Gimli rocks!

[AdobePhsyko]

Billy was Jimi Hendrixs' favorite guitarist

[97henrik]

i would do everything to be his guitar, or his beard.

[MysteryHunterz]

if anyone comes close to any of the old guys like Robert Johnson or Elmore James, its Billy Gibbons. Even Slash who is an outstanding guitarist, does not come close to Billy Gibbons

[SIRONEDRAGON]

very cool : )

[normmccabe]

@stealthmummy you need help dude.

[cactification]

Anyone who can grow a beard like that is a legend.

Billy you Rock. lmL

[nine9live5]

He's so cool ... :)

[nine9live5]

i sometimes wish that i had been born earlier

[v6n4m0d4]

I wounder If Billy Has A Malmsteen Strat Amongst His Vast Guitar Collection !!!

[627257stingray]

the coolest laid back music maestro around

[yobhsiFehT]

The guy at Fender playing briefly is getting a PHENOMENAL tone out of that Strat! That and the signature tone of the subject of this video are somewhere in my top three, I think:S:D

[zappstarr]

I love the way he always says 'we' instead of 'I'...

[PukkPukk]

awesome!

[Ellipser]

I think Bill is one of the best all around. I'm somewhat disconcerted with the imago of late, what some people might call, "cross-wired bullshit".

I read that Gibbons toured with Hendrix way back.

Recently, I had a dream where I saw Hendrix sitting on a sidewalk, I approached him and noticed that there was no road, and his legs were dangling. He looked sad, shook his head and looked down into a valley of darkness.

Dreams don't make sense sometimes, cause I'm not into Hendrix at all.

[DJglasgowSon]

hey zakk, billy gibbons called, and he wants his pinch harmonic back!

[ThePowerFlowers]

sti cazzi

[lenerenify]

univ erse i think is up martens she hes become black

[lenerenify]

when i go uot i think im killing mysself on ou

[lenerenify]

dette er viktig tvilling er dere hvis noen spør

til universets og utenommunisversets mostsexy man.

[lenerenify]

universe is reel up mclvn

oartens that im amade

as her forstadi

[Kesava1975]

heard a bad pickup selector switch at the end of the vid

[every2dogs]

I can't stand it! I must jump in. Saying Billy Gibbons is "better than" Brian May is stupid. That's like saying BB King is better than Van Halen. They are all Gods.

Jesus! Are you kidding me?

[44eelz]

thick strings mean thicker sound, heavy is an ATTITUDE.

[kickbutt05]

axwyhnweuopoxv

[breenVA]

Why they stop when he's doing the solo blues at the end on the Tele??

[DrivenBlues]

they should have cast him as dumbledore in Harry Potter, because his beard, and playing are magic

[DanMummSolo]

Great interview!

[slasher7555]

holy shit am i dreaming? i saw pictures of gibbons w/o his beard.

[SconeMason]

@slasher7555 What are you, 12? He didn't grow it until 1980, ZZ Top had a whole dang career before that date.

[slasher7555]

@SconeMason acturally i'm fucking 18. No need for the hostility shithead, i've never seen pics w/o beard how hard is that to understand? I never once said they had it their "whole dang career". I was simply shocked since i never saw it.  Which makes since, since they're well known for the beards. Its their Icon. and you fucking cant argue on that.

[SconeMason]

@slasher7555 ease up, junior, I was just havin' fun with ya. Out my way they call it having a sense of humor.

[megasuperfuzz]

il più grande di sempre,il mio mito

[Muppio]

It don't get much more badass than zz top!

[baggiewon]

I love it, they show a flame top instead of a tobacco sun burst!

[Glockenator]

It would be horrible if Pearly Gates was stolen or destroyed.

[MrRiplash]

my dad created this show

and thats his store

[18426384]

nice

[bobcatharris]

Translation of the Reverend B.F. Gibbons at 5:11: "They're all different...and they're all good."

[42Victim]

What does he say at 5:11? They´re all different... and all WHAT? I´m sorry, english isn´t my native language.

[tellyourchildren]

@42Victim "and they're all good"

[42Victim]

thank you :-)

[lookingforfun70]

My favorite thing about The Reverend Willie G is he has his head screwed on straight. Hendrix called him 'The Next Big Thing' after seeing him play. And I remember seeing Joe Walsh in Norwalk, CT about 12 years ago on stage. And wasted. Absolutely hilarious! Thanks for conjuring up that memory! Sorry, but Joe is a joke compared to this dude.

[the1nameless]

he paid $250 for a 59' les paul?!

[Poptartarsauce]

250 bucks was like 3 thousand back in 1959

[212ACDC123]

Brian May is great and all but... THIS VIDEO IS NOT ABOUT BRIAN MAY!!!!!!!! WHATS THE POINT OF COMPARING GUITARISTS FOR IF THERE ALL FAMOUS FOR A REASON!!!..THEY ARE GOOD!!!!MAYBE NOT IN YOUR OPINION BUT ALOT OF OTHER PEOPLE THINK OTHERWISE!

[creedstruth]

Billy Gibbons is great guitarist , one of my favorites , Joe Walsh is the god for sure.

[moneyquickeasy]

Brian May is superior.

[sportsportsport]

haha! "B.B king pulled me aside and said"... wow.... imagine that......

[hockeycoachbill]

A Great player........great bluesman....a very nice man and always the coolest guy in the room.

[redhead5150]

Billy is one of the best!!!!! Just Got Paid , killer guitar riffs!!!!

[HaikuAutomation]

I have always thought Bryan May was over rated, still do. Billy is definitely not even in the same category, he's much better.

[zzfanhun]

I don't have a problem with Bryan May, but for me, Billy Gibbons is THE GUITARIST!!

[obscurebandfan]

@zzfanhun Two of my faves.

[zzfanhun]

@obscurebandfan I know, that Bryan May is a great player and had some skills, but I'm a blues-rock fan, and I'm wondered by Billy's style.

Both are a very great musician!

[obscurebandfan]

@zzfanhun From what I understand May was somewhat influenced by Gibbons, either way they both rock.

[zzfanhun]

@obscurebandfan That's true! Both are great guitaris!

[WisdomVendor]

Billy Gibbons is King of the pinch harmonic!

[SconeMason]

@WisdomVendor he calls it "squankin"

[WisdomVendor]

@SconeMason YES!, he does, but few would know what he means ! lol

[johngoo343]

@WisdomVendor false, roy buchanan

[WisdomVendor]

@johngoo343 i'm not familiar with roy, but I will be soon :)

[MysteryHunterz]

@WisdomVendor

Billy Gibbons takes most guitarists back to school

[MrHairyNutz]

The left interviewer from the begining looks like a strung out, fruitcake that shouldnt be doing an interview & the other guy next to him just mine aswell be a brick wall.

[moneyquickeasy]

Brian May is better.

[masterrock1997]

sucky interview

[bgtocak]

holy crap, maybe he use .006 custom made...

[wylderubicon]

@ 4.25 they show a guitar presenting it as the pearly gate.. not the correct guitar

[geezerbill]

>>not the correct guitar

Heck, they didn't even get the song title "Stages" correct!

[Alfred5150]

the song is STAGES!!!!!!!!!!!!not changes

[kdvincent1982]

Thank you! I noticed that shyte too!

[treatb09]

how, i cant barely stand 9's

[tazzboy77]

He actually uses .008

[wangotangowhoo1234]

I read that he even uses 7s on occasion

[mrguitaraholic]

@tazzboy77 Correct, it's in a guitar world issue (think 2006), He said B.B. King told him about 8's never changed the gauge after that.