#Jimmy page guitar rig series#

He's kind of always come to have a play, but he knocks on the door and said, ‘Here, this is yours. Think Led Zeppelin gear, and you think of Les Pauls, doublenecks, and Marshall amps. Led Zeppelin in 1969 (l-r): drummer John Bonham, singer Robert Plant, guitarist Jimmy Page and bassist/keyboardist John Paul Jones (Image credit: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) What kind of guitar were you using on the first Led Zeppelin album A Telecaster (opens in new tab).

Steve Vai on how Led Zeppelin’s Heartbreaker inspired his guitar journey: I’m like, ‘That is the coolest thing ever. Page says Led Zeppelin were asked to do a hologram show long before ABBAs was announced. Jeff’s coming out, and he's holding this guitar. Led Zeppelin’s hologram show was scrapped after band members couldn’t agree, Jimmy Page reveals. “And I looked out the window and I saw that it was a- a blue Corvette Stingray outside. But Jimmy Page’s early gear in Led Zeppelin was actually a continuation of his old Yardbirds setup. “I was still living with my parents at the time in Epsom,” Page said. You can forget buying a ‘replica’ Jimmy Page rig in totality as well, but there are plenty of more (just about) affordable options to investigate Gibson Les Paul Custom In his session days, Page often used a 1960 Gibson Les Paul Custom ‘Black Beauty’ model, bought new in 1962 for £185. Although Jimmy Page used only a small number of guitar pedals in his original rig, I think you can get a lot closer his tone by adding some additional pedals to. Think Led Zeppelin gear, and you think of Les Pauls, doublenecks, and Marshall amps. As a prized piece of Beck’s rig, he played it often during his 1965-66 stint in the Yardbirds – a stint he landed after Page endorsed him to fill Eric Clapton’s slot after he left the band.īeck felt it was important to acknowledge the pivotal role Page played in launching his career.

#Jimmy page guitar rig series#

In the hands of its previous owner, Page’s longtime friend and Yardbirds bandmate Jeff Beck, this special Tele boasted a White Blonde finish, a maple neck and a slab rosewood fingerboard. But the Fender Artist Series Jimmy Page Telecaster is still widely available in both Mirror and Dragon, and besides coming equipped with two custom Jimmy Page ’59 Telecaster pickups and, capturing all the treble-forward energy of Page’s early Zeppelin tone, these are a seriously awesome late-‘50s spec Teles. Not only did Jimmy Page’s famous dragon-painted Telecaster help write rock history through the genre-defining riffs it inspired with the Yardbirds and Led Zeppelin, it also boasted quite a backstory before it resembled a mythical beast.