ZZ Top perform Got Me Under Pressure with a 17-string bass guitar

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He's got strings – knows how to use them

Dusty Hill left some big shoes to fill in ZZ Top and Elwood Francis is doing a grand job, but we didn't see this coming; the band's former tech and current bassist used a 17-string bass guitar to perform Got Me Under Pressure at their show in Hunstville, Alabama on 5 November captured by YouTube user ace11115. 

Why? Why not! And Elwood got to grips with it by focussing on two-three of the of the strings: wise man. 

And the bands furry and fuzzy guitars are back for Legs too – this time in 'Royal Purple'. We're less keen of what sounds like a pre-recorded lead vocal track for Billy Gibbons here though…

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Rob Laing
Rob Laing
Reviews Editor, GuitarWorld.com and MusicRadar guitars

Rob is the Reviews Editor for GuitarWorld.com and MusicRadar guitars, so spends most of his waking hours (and beyond) thinking about and trying the latest gear while making sure our reviews team is giving you thorough and honest tests of it. He's worked for guitar mags and sites as a writer and editor for nearly 20 years but still winces at the thought of restringing anything with a Floyd Rose.