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Author Message jacko Senior Member Username: jacko Post Number: 2140 Registered: 10-2002 Posted on Thursday, March 05, 2009 - 4:40 am:    A totally unrelated search thre up this intriguing ZZ Top photo on wikipedia.. Can anyone shed any further light? The pic is too dark to make out any details other than the logo. I'd be interested to know what songs this bass was used on. Graeme olieoliver Senior Member Username: olieoliver Post Number: 2158 Registered: 2-2006 Posted on Thursday, March 05, 2009 - 6:22 am:    Very intriguing indeed Graeme. That's the first time I've seen Dusty play anything but a Tele style bass. How in the world did you find it? OO gregduboc Junior Username: gregduboc Post Number: 21 Registered: 11-2008 Posted on Thursday, March 05, 2009 - 6:51 am:    Knowing Z.Z. Top a bit, I would guess this isn't a "normal looking" bass. Probably something shaped like a Lightning or something, or even a Tele style Alembic...? This is making me very curious!! olieoliver Senior Member Username: olieoliver Post Number: 2159 Registered: 2-2006 Posted on Thursday, March 05, 2009 - 6:58 am:    I do remember Dusty playing a Thunderbird style bass too. An of course the "furry monster" bass. LOL I would imagine you're probably correct though Greg. Maybe Mica can shed a little light on this photo. OO mica Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 5931 Registered: 6-2000 Posted on Thursday, March 05, 2009 - 11:47 am:    Black Exploiter Series I/II if memory serves. jacko Senior Member Username: jacko Post Number: 2141 Registered: 10-2002 Posted on Thursday, March 05, 2009 - 2:39 pm:    Thanks for the update Mica. It'd be great to see more pictures of this bass if they can be found. Graeme mica Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 5934 Registered: 6-2000 Posted on Thursday, March 05, 2009 - 6:39 pm:    I don't think I have any. The days when photography was expensive, it seems so long ago! that_sustain Intermediate Member Username: that_sustain Post Number: 195 Registered: 8-2012 Posted on Tuesday, June 25, 2013 - 12:12 am:    ZZTop are about as cool as it gets. Their sound is to me, as identifiable as the Beatles and The Beach Boys. Huge fan, here..and I had no idea he played Alembic. Dusty Hill most certainly knows tone. adriaan Moderator Username: adriaan Post Number: 3036 Registered: 6-2002 Posted on Tuesday, June 25, 2013 - 10:07 am:    I seem to remember reading that Billy Gibbons uses an F-2B. that_sustain Intermediate Member Username: that_sustain Post Number: 198 Registered: 8-2012 Posted on Wednesday, June 26, 2013 - 12:51 am:    I think David Gilmour uses the same preamp. Another tone king... I'm a Peavey guy myself. jacko Senior Member Username: jacko Post Number: 3390 Registered: 10-2002 Posted on Wednesday, June 26, 2013 - 4:20 am:    I've been enjoying La Futura since Christmas. Seems like a return to the good ol' days of tres hombres and fandango. Graeme dadabass2001 Senior Member Username: dadabass2001 Post Number: 1759 Registered: 6-2002 Posted on Wednesday, June 26, 2013 - 9:39 am:    26 lighters on the dresser, yessir! I gots to get paid! Mike hydrargyrum Senior Member Username: hydrargyrum Post Number: 1166 Registered: 3-2004 Posted on Thursday, June 27, 2013 - 7:36 pm:    If you've got a Netflix subscription check out Live From Texas by ZZ Top. Billy Gibbons seems to be having such a good time that I can't help but enjoy it. hieronymous Senior Member Username: hieronymous Post Number: 1291 Registered: 1-2005 Posted on Friday, June 28, 2013 - 7:59 am:    Graeme - thanks for the reminder on La Futura - I'd been meaning to check it out but forgot - finally bought it - great so far! Some interesting bass tones. The new Black Sabbath album "13" is good too - both 13 & La Futura are produced by Rick Rubin and both seem like a return to more of the core of what these bands were about in the "good ol' days" but with modern production. That live from Texas concert is awesome too!