# Blue Jean Blues guitar solo > Billy Gibbons's guitar solo on Blue Jean Blues by ZZ Top (1975) starts at about 0:58. From the album Fandango!. Watch from the solo, plus the story and gear. Canonical URL: ZZ Top, 1975, from *Fandango!*. Solo by *Billy Gibbons*. A slow-burning blues where every sustained note and bend drips with feel; many players call it Gibbons' finest moment. Blue Jean Blues by ZZ Top is #2 in our ranking of the best ZZ Top guitar solos. The solo is played by Billy Gibbons and the song was released in 1975. ## In our lists - [The Best ZZ Top Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/zz-top-guitar-solos/) — #2 ## Sources - [Top 40 Weekly: Best 70s Guitar Solos: Top 40 Greatest of the Decade](https://top40weekly.com/best-70s-guitar-solos/) — #30 ### Who played the guitar solo on Blue Jean Blues? Billy Gibbons played the solo on ZZ Top's Blue Jean Blues (1975). ### What guitar was used on the Blue Jean Blues solo? A 1959 gibson les paul 'pearly gates', according to widely reported accounts. --- GreatestSolos ranks the greatest guitar solos by consensus across published lists. Agent guide: [llms.txt](https://greatestsolos.com/llms.txt) · [Sitemap](https://greatestsolos.com/sitemap.xml) · [Dataset (CSV)](https://greatestsolos.com/data/greatest-guitar-solos.csv) · [How we rank](https://greatestsolos.com/method/)