That direction was confirmed with the Eliminator/Afterburner/Recycler trilogy. The trio began with rich and traditional blues rock before going in a more electronic direction, starting with Degüello in 1979. They opened for Jimi Hendrix before breaking up in 1969, when Gibbons founded ZZ Top. His career began in 1967 with The Moving Sidewalks, one of the few psychedelic Texas rock bands inspired by the 13th Floor Elevators. From “Mistress Pearly Gates”, the famous Les Paul 59 that has always been with him, to his 54 hardtail Strat that we often hear in addition to Pearly Gates, along with his many custom hotrod guitars. In any case, the guitars that we know he has are enough to turn heads. Legend has it that he would have a copy from every year of every model from the major brands, and that may not be just a legend. And finally the boss of collectors, with several hangars filled with several thousand guitars that he has acquired over the years.
The boss of engineers, with an impeccable sense of staging. The boss of bandleaders with ZZ Top, his trio whose lineup has remained the same since 1969. The boss of singers with his rocky and twangy sound. The boss of guitarists with his sensual tremolo and the fat sound like a burrito he gets from his Les Paul. Main guitar : Gibson Les Paul Standard 1959Īn absolute “must-hear” track : Just Got Paidīilly Gibbons is the boss. This is the third prototype, numbered Proto #003, a guitar that dates back to before the beginning of official production. This SG Ultimate was available in an ultra-limited edition through the catalogue of Neiman Marcus, a luxury retail chain with its headquarters in. And the ultimate detail, the case was decorated by the artist James Willis with a superb fresco depicting the Lone Star State in all its splendour. This amazing hybrid features an SG 61 body offset on two levels (the three buttons are lower) and painted in two different colours (copper and gold), with a Flying V neck and its famous rounded triangle head emblazoned with the steel logo.Īs always, the devil is in the detail: the Sideways tremolo inevitably calls to mind an old Cadillac, the gold plate at the base of the neck bears Gibbons’ signature, and the electronics access panel at the back is in the shape of Texas. Gibson had already made the Pearly Gates replica with the help of the most Texan bearded man in the world, but the SG Ultimate project pushed the originality and fantasy of the design by mixing it as much as possible with the automotive world.
In that spirit, he dreamed up the ultimate crazy idea for a guitar in 2015. Those who read his book Rock + Roll Gearhead know that Gibbons’ love of custom guitars is equalled only by his love of vintage cars and other hot rods.
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