LP Freak
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Three guys just letting it all hang out. Miss these days
Mike Oxhuge
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It just doesn't get much better than this era for them. Top of their game. 
Bloodrock
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The band that got me into Rock n Roll and blues simultaneously. BG is a contender for coolest rock star of all time.
stephen sawall
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I've been into the early stuff lately. Hence me playing the Mesa California Tweed.
Anje
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Yep, early ZZTop was fantastic; actually even up to the 90's to me.
I remember their Montreux performance in the mid 90's ('97?) with Orange stacks on stage (for looks only I'd guess), killer.
I remember their Montreux performance in the mid 90's ('97?) with Orange stacks on stage (for looks only I'd guess), killer.
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harddriver
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Was Billy still using Marshalls around 1980 are had he moved on to another amp by then?
skoora
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I’d have one of those amps if they actually did the dirt that is on those albums. Great cleans and verb’s but even cranked the breakup isn”t nearly as saturated and raw as a Brown or Tweed Fender gets.
LP Freak
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Looks like he was using a 60’s Fender Brownface Deluxe as his core tone. That little old amp getting all that tone.
Of course the ‘59 LP doesn’t hurt either
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Anje
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I’ve honestly never been a fan of this ´80 live tone; sounds like a smaller amp pushed too far and/or nasty fuzz to me.
Much prefer the earlier 70’s sound with the big Marshall based rig, or even the later 80’s /early 90’s vibe he had.
The ´90 tour for instance was great:
Much prefer the earlier 70’s sound with the big Marshall based rig, or even the later 80’s /early 90’s vibe he had.
The ´90 tour for instance was great:
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