ZZ Prime carried out with a ridiculous 17-string bass final week (November 5) throughout their efficiency in Huntsville, Alabama. Take a look at footage of the second under.
Elwood Francis’ behemoth bass is probably going custom-made, though it’s marked Fender on the headstock. Francis was previously a stage tech for the band, earlier than becoming a member of them final yr following the dying of ZZ Prime bassist, Dusty Hill.
“I used to be doing evening web looking out [and] turned up an image of this loopy 17-string bass,” Francis instructed UCR yesterday (November 10). “I despatched an image to [ZZ Top guitarist-vocalist] Billy [Gibbons] and we laughed about it and made some jokes about really attempting to make use of it.”
He added, “A couple of weeks later, after I had forgotten about it, Billy exhibits up with [the 17-string bass].” The bassist went on to explain performing with the bass as “a kind of ‘maintain my beer’ moments.”
ZZ Prime, in the meantime, have continued to carry out regardless of the passing of Hill final yr. They launched a stay album titled ‘Uncooked’ in July, which was supported by a North American tour from Might by means of August.
The Sam Dunn-directed movie sees ZZ Prime’s authentic line-up – guitarist Billy Gibbons, drummer Frank Beard and late bassist Dusty Hill – carry out an intimate career-spanning set on the historic Gruene Corridor in New Braunfels, Texas.
