# Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers guitar solo

> Billy Gibbons's guitar solo on Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers by ZZ Top (1973) starts at about 1:40. From the album Tres Hombres.

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ZZ Top, 1973, from *Tres Hombres*. Solo by *Billy Gibbons*.

A raucous rocker with distorted, attacking lead lines.

Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers by ZZ Top is #11 in our ranking of the best ZZ Top guitar solos. The solo is played by Billy Gibbons and the song was released in 1973.

## In our lists

- [The Best ZZ Top Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/zz-top-guitar-solos/) — #11

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers?

Billy Gibbons played the solo on ZZ Top's Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers (1973).

### What guitar was used on the Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers solo?

A 1959 gibson les paul 'pearly gates', according to widely reported accounts.

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