# Just Got Paid guitar solo > Billy Gibbons's guitar solo on Just Got Paid by ZZ Top (1972) starts at about 1:35. From the album Rio Grande Mud. A blues rock classic from the 1970s. Canonical URL: ZZ Top, 1972, from *Rio Grande Mud*. Solo by *Billy Gibbons*. A heavy, stomping riff and nasty slide break that became a live staple and a showcase for Gibbons' grit. Just Got Paid by ZZ Top is #3 in our ranking of the best ZZ Top guitar solos. The solo is played by Billy Gibbons and the song was released in 1972. ## In our lists - [The Best ZZ Top Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/zz-top-guitar-solos/) — #3 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on Just Got Paid? Billy Gibbons played the solo on ZZ Top's Just Got Paid (1972). ### What guitar was used on the Just Got Paid 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/)