Billy Gibbons Pick Harmonics and Lead Licks | Reverb Learn To Play
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- ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons lead guitar licks and notable gift for harmonics inspired our pal Jeff Massey to base his latest lesson on the work of the Texan music legend. Watch along as Jeff runs through some tips and techniques for you to try.
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Billy is my favorite blues rock guitarist. Melodic, smooth, masterful licks with a signature creative style....... and that tone just howls!
When Billy asked B.B. King about Lucille’s super light string gauge:
King’s answer - ‘why are you working so hard?’
I’m really a metal guy and that’s what I enjoy playing but Billy gibbons was a huge inspiration to me and I still study him and take things from him. He gave me the foundation for my playing.
Zz top was and still is the greatest band in the world that little Ol band from Texas amen
Jeff - I loved your video lessons! So relaxed and so informative! Lots of good tips in a short video.
Love Jeff's insights. Great tips tasty playing.
Awesome,killer sweet licks. That Les Paul sounds great. Billy G. had was my biggest influence to start playing and remains so today
Nice lesson! I love playing ZZ tunes, especially La Grange with the pinch harmonics. Billy is such a sly master of apparent simplicity. I’ve seen him play the same song in so many different ways, yet the guts are always there. Thanks for sharing your take on it.
Jeff ftw! I can't use my pinky or play fast, so these kinds of licks are really doable for me. Thanks Jeff!
Well done demonstration. Billy is a guitar hero. Cool to see some of what makes his play so "Billy."
Awesome lesson, thanks!
Sweet lesson, sweet goldtop! Your lessons pop up, I click immediately.
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Great insights into the work of a master...
Great vid , you have the soft touch too !
Amazing tips congrats 👍
I'm 3.3 months out of touch, but it just popped up on my fee. The Reverend BG indeed has tasty licks...well done Jeff, great tips. I notice your picking hand 'ring finger' sort of anchors itself to the high 'E' string on the CU angle as well.
Cool! Thanx!
Excellent thx!
About a year ago, I went looking for a LesPaul goldtop. They're around, I just can't afford what they're worth. So my friend who owns a music store told me to try a PRS Tremonti. After about a half hour in the store, I bought that guitar that same day! I am just a player, have no interest in PRS or anyone else, but I could not help at least making the suggestion for all you guys that are watching this video and drooling over that beautiful LesPaul. If you can afford it, buy a LesPaul goldtop, but if not, there's a pretty interesting option out there now. I had the setup done with Ernie Ball 9 1/2s. May try these lighter gauge strings next time.
nice man, i like jeff. more guitar vids reverb!
I thought I was the only dude that ran your strings over the top of the tail piece of my les Paul lol I did that years ago to prevent breaking my strings I guess when I was younger had to much strength would be breaking my d string cool pentatonic scale tricks from Billy . Nice touch.
Awesome, any tab for this?
I really like the colours of those older gold tops. They actually look like metallic gold, not like the modern day gold tops, that don't have the same metallic gold look. I can't quite put my finger on it but the one in this video looks pure gold 😆
I more or less learned pinch harmonics by listening to Billiy Gibbons. However, unlike what many of these tutorials say about pinch harmoincs, I've always used the fingernail of my index finger. That is to say, I strike the string with my nail and follow thorugh with the pick. This is how I've always done it and I could almost swear I read an ingerview with Gibbons back in the day and that was how he explained it, short of using a stiffer pick, or even as I had read, Gibbons will use a peso for a pick. They actually have "stone" picks at my guiar shop. I have often thought about trying one, though I have many differenct types of picks. Even a few aluminum ones. However, I favor a Jim Dunlop .88 - 1.0 nylon and I will use the back of the pick when i want that harder bite.
I could listen to billy play all night. Not too many gitar pickers I can say that about.
At 3:53 you said 7-8 but you meant 8-9? Great lesson btw!
Jeff......when you do those really nice "rakes" you employ....seems like your using your right hand mute to implement the rake,,,yes.? Or how
Don't see your thumb on certain rakes...advise if its not an inconvenience.....thanks much.
I i can do this with your help i really got better !!!!!
In an interview Gibbons was asked what his technique was to get that squeal...
his answer? (In classic slow Texas drawl) "Ya gotta grab that twine and make it whine!" 🤣
Legend said : If you grow you beard long enough and let the tip of it lightly touch the E string and maybe even the A string you can have a nice hairy ZZ sound.
Unfortunately mine is still too short :_(
Any advice to grow a nice beard ?
You are joking, but Billy's guest solo on QOTSA's Burn the Witch, actually DOES have a beard harmonic. It was total accident, but it was captured on film and on the record czcams.com/video/9yj87_qYWK4/video.html
Good god at that Les Paul
I like Andy’s new beard.
I don't know if there are others but the only guitarists I know with feather-light touch are Billy Gibbons and Brian May. Both use super light strings. May also uses a coin as plectrum which calls for a light touch. May be Jimmy Page has a light touch since he uses .008 but I'm not sure. I'd love to know if there are others with light touch.
Tell us where you got that strap!
This is one technique that is very cool and hard to teach.....it takes familiarity with your insturment. And used sparingly
Raking into a harmonic. Hm. I like that.
Smokin’! First at long last too. I just cannot do pinch harmonics :(
Craig, let the left edge of your thumb strike the string at the same time the pick does. Be sure to start off with the bridge pickup. The neck pick up can be done, too, but it's more challenging...
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I had to try over and over for days until I found it. Also have to find the sweet spot on the string. A lot of that video is in poor taste, but the demonstration is really good.
Thanks for the tips! I’ll try it out at the weekend when ‘buckers meet Bassman! (reissue only...)
Love the lava lamp.lol
Except if you notice none of the "lava" is moving... it stays the same throughout the video!
the real question: What are you playing through? Sounds killer.
7's made by Rev Willy 👍😎
Correct me if I'm wrong but I believe back in the glory days(70s) Billy was using 11s.
Correct me if I wrong, but the Rev has just improved like a fine wine. Using 7's. czcams.com/video/nVlSkN-ytxM/video.html
Wrapped strings 😎
Jesus Christ...that Lester 🤤
If you dont know ur scale length and if you dont have great pick technique this is very hard to apply at will.....at least for me...its hit and miss
Good stuff, Jeff. Billy is one of the most underrated guitarists out there. So tasty. Thank goodness he's becoming LESS underrated as people finally figure out how "real" guitar playing is supposed to be done, without all the stupid, unlistenable "woww eee" pyrotechnic speed thrash playing that sounds like hot garbage and doesn't even sound musical.
4:14 HYBRID PICKING
Mitch hedberg? Youre alive?
I am saved by the buoyancy of citrus!!
If only right? RIP Mitch. 😭
Minor Pentatonic Blues 101.
I only get Pick Harmonics by accident lol
7’s!!!?? Shit I play 11’s. I wouldn’t be able to keep it in tune. Just mashing the strings!
BB King said why workung so hard, BB plays 0,08
Where's Billy? He was in the thumbnail. I thought it was going to be you and Billy just chattin' and pick harmonicanananaan together
Too bad he is not using his fourth finger, imagine an extra 25%!
You look like a better rested/washed version of Duane Allman.
I was thinking Chris Robinson
Pedals? Not clean sound