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.”
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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.