Fans who saw ZZ Top during their recent tour stop in Huntsville, Ala. witnessed an unusual sight, as bassist Elwood Francis briefly performed using an oversized 17-string bass. The mammoth ...

UPDATE (Nov. 16, 2022): ZZ Top's Elwood Francis has now explained why he used the 17-string bass and shared who inspired him to do so. ZZ Top were playing the Mark C. Smith Concert Hall at the ...

ZZ Top bassist Elwood Francis has posted an update, introducing the world to his new two-string bass. Francis was formerly ..

There are times it's easy to wonder if there's still room for good, old-fashioned, straight-up rock 'n' roll in the landscape ...

But when Billy Gibbons came calling, it led to a wild adventure that’s seen Francis go from restringing “pain in the ass” fuzzy guitars to brandishing a 17-string bass for ZZ Top.

Hill’s sheepskin-covered Dean bass is expected to fetch up to $120,000 at ... That is pictured above and at the top of the page and as per ZZ Top’s style in the 21st-century, fur was out, pin-striping ...

Billy Gibbons performs on stage during ZZ Top’s ‘Elevation’ tour. Friday, November 15, 2024 at Hard ... More Rock Live in Gary, Indiana “The man on the Fender bass guitar just got out of ...

Francis, 63, stepped in on bass after Hill's death. The three-time Grammy-nominated band is known for "Sharp Dressed Man," "La Grange," "Gimme All Your Lovin' " and "Legs." ZZ Top last went on ...

If there were a band the Stagecoach country music festival was created for, that would be ZZ Top. The Texas blues and Southern rock group appeals to all demographics of the festival, whether they ...

Elwood Francis has played bass for the group since Hill’s death. RELATED: Dusty Hill Remembered: MTV’s Martha Quinn, Flea, Texas Governor & More Pay Tribute To ZZ Top Bassist Known for such ...

Dusty Hill, who played bass for ZZ Top for a half century, died in 2021. "At his urging, Elwood Francis stepped up to fill the void, bringing exceptional musicianship and coincidental facial hair ...