Billy has a large collection of guitars - he even has a book about them (Rock + Roll Gearhead)! Robin Artisan-Eight Custom "Bo Diddley" Guitars in exotic finishes Gretsch co-signature model, the Billy Bo Fender Stratocasters, inlcuding a Pink Fender Strat, given to him by Jimi Hendrix Gibson Les Paul 50th Anniversary Corvette Gibson made a Pearly Gates guitar in 2009 - you can get it signed and played by Billy(aged version) or the lower price version which is not signed etc. Gibson '59 sunburst Les Paul aka "Pearly Gates". Note: Billy's tech said in an interview that Gibbons has hundreds of guitars. Let's look at some of the gear and equipment that has been seen in Billy Gibbons's guitar rig.Ĭlick the gear images for more info and specs at Guitar Center and Amazon If you check the pictures we have, you'll see one of billy's rack from 2008. We have over 14 different resources we used to get this list together, but there are certainly gaps for you to help fill in. It is really hard to find out exactly what gear Billy Gibbons uses/has used. He is known to play his guitar using a quarter or a peso as a pick, lending a distinctive sound to his playing. Gibbons is known for playing a classic 1959 Gibson Les Paul guitar he calls Miss Pearly Gates. He is also the lead vocalist and composer for many of the band's classic songs.
Tokai have their own instrument making factory and have built guitars for lots of well known brands (OEM).Billy Gibbons nicknamed the Reverend Willie G, is best known as the guitar player for the band ZZ Top. Billy Gibbons from ZZ Top and Robert Fripp have also played Tokai guitars. Tokai also made Fender replicas starting in 1977 and Stevie Ray Vaughan played a "Tokai Springy Sound" Stratocaster replica at one time. The Tokai "Les Paul Reborn" Les Paul replicas started around 1976 and around 1978 Tokai changed the name from "Les Paul Reborn" to "Love Rock Model". In 1983 Tokai started making a metal body guitar called the Talbo which the band Devo played at one time. In 1973 Tokai started making the "Cat's Eyes" Martin Acoustic replicas. In 1972 Tokai went into a joint venture with C.F._Martin_&_Company to supply Acoustic guitar parts and also build Martin's solid body Sigma guitars. Brian May from Queen uses a Tokai Hummingbird Acoustic on some recordings. In 1965 Tokai started making classical guitars and in 1968 started making the Hummingbird electric guitar models and in 1970 started making the Hummingbird Acoustic models. Tokai have also made a lot of Gibson and Martin Acoustic model replicas. Tokai have built a lot of Gibson and Fender replica models over the years such as the "Love Rock Model" and "Les Paul Reborn" Les Paul replicas and the "Springy Sound" Stratocaster replicas and the "BreezySound" Telecaster replicas. Tokai Guitars produces acoustic guitars, electric guitars, electric basses, autoharps, and melodicas.
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