Apologies to Pearly

ZZ Top

According to Billy Gibbons, “I was using a lot of Fenders in the studio, but I quit playing them live around ’73. ‘Apologies to Pearly’ was played on a Fender Stratocaster tuned to open E.”

ZZ Top: From A to ZZ — guitarworld

As ZZ Top ready their 15th studio album, Billy Gibbons looks back on 40 years of classic albums from that little ol' band from Texas. ZZ Top's First Album (January 1971) "It was recorded when we first formed, in 1970, and wrapped up by about March 1970.