Billy Gibbons Rig
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Re: Billy Gibbons Rig
i doubt youll be able to find any accurate info, people say he uses crate v series but ive seen and played thru one of his "v series" crates and it was a handwired 18w marshall type amp. it was built by a guy who designs amps for crate but it was no model ive ever seen. billy tells stories alot as far as ive seen.
i doubt youll be able to find any accurate info, people say he uses crate v series but ive seen and played thru one of his "v series" crates and it was a handwired 18w marshall type amp. it was built by a guy who designs amps for crate but it was no model ive ever seen. billy tells stories alot as far as ive seen.
the guy who invented fire
Fuzzy. Guitars
Re: Billy Gibbons Rig
I just saw ZZ Top less than 2 months ago and the backline was 3 full stacks (3 heads and 6 cabs) of Crate Blue VooDoo for Billy and 3 for Dusty...now, wheather or not that was actually what was being used or what remains to be seen.
I just saw ZZ Top less than 2 months ago and the backline was 3 full stacks (3 heads and 6 cabs) of Crate Blue VooDoo for Billy and 3 for Dusty...now, wheather or not that was actually what was being used or what remains to be seen.
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Re: Billy Gibbons Rig
For years, he uses whatever he's endorsing on stage, with 1 or 2 mic'd up.
That's blended with his primary rig....Marshall JMP-1 preamp under the stage also mic'd and run DI into the house board. So, what you're hearing is probably a stereo mix of Crate and his Marshall Preamp at a regular ZZ Top Arena show.
For years, he uses whatever he's endorsing on stage, with 1 or 2 mic'd up.
That's blended with his primary rig....Marshall JMP-1 preamp under the stage also mic'd and run DI into the house board. So, what you're hearing is probably a stereo mix of Crate and his Marshall Preamp at a regular ZZ Top Arena show.
the guy who invented fire
Fuzzy. Guitars
the guy who invented fire
Fuzzy. Guitars
Re: Billy Gibbons Rig
All this is very true BTW...that JMP-1/Valvestate poweramp rig has been a mainstay for several years now...FWIW, I have a nice shot of the whole rack and it's pretty insane! Also, Billy sets the JMP-1 clean and gets ALL his dirt from various dirt boxes...
All this is very true BTW...that JMP-1/Valvestate poweramp rig has been a mainstay for several years now...FWIW, I have a nice shot of the whole rack and it's pretty insane! Also, Billy sets the JMP-1 clean and gets ALL his dirt from various dirt boxes...
Re: Billy Gibbons Rig
This is the only link I could find.
http://www.dinosaurrockguitar.com/bios/Gibbons.shtml
This is the only link I could find.
http://www.dinosaurrockguitar.com/bios/Gibbons.shtml
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