Poke the string end safely into its hole or slot in the tuner post. Bend the string at the tuner post to create a sharp kink. This will help secure the string to the post, will stop string slippage as ...

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UPDATE (Nov. 16, 2022): ZZ Top's Elwood Francis has now explained why he used the 17-string bass and shared who inspired him to do so. Is that a 17-string bass guitar?

Dusty Hill, the longtime bassist for Texas boogie-rockers supreme ZZ Top, died last year at age 72. But the band has carried on without him, with longtime guitar tech Elwood Francis taking over on ...

ZZ Top bassist Elwood Francis has now explained why he whipped out a massive 17-string bass guitar onstage with the long-running classic rock band last week. Francis, formerly a stage technician ...