In December 1968, a prototype Rosewood Telecaster was hand-delivered to the Apple offices in London after being flown across the Atlantic in its own seat. A special selector switch was then necessary to allow the guitarist to choose between pickup combinations. One of Keithâs most iconic guitars is Micawber, the early 1950s butterscotch Tele heâs owned since Exile On Main St. thatâs his number one open-G guitar. If the Friedman was an unorthodox choice, then the Black Magick is as close as you’ll get to Page’s modified Supro on today’s market. Although Jimmy Web page is typically connected with another traditional single-cut solidbody electric flute, it has been a Telecaster that powered the Yardbirds' final years, Led Zeppelin's debut, and one of stone songs's nearly all iconic solos. dragon guitar ⓒ Fender. Oh, and a hell of a lot of great tunes. The most important component of every guitarist’s setup are – obviously – their guitars. Well, probably only Jimmy Page knows for sure, but if you are familiar with a b-bender effect, then whenever you hear that, you know for sure you are hearing the Fender Telecaster. Featuring a set of sealed Grover tuners, and a push-pull knob for out-of-phase “Peter Green” tones, it has been described by Page as his “mistress and wife”, and was meticulously replicated in the mid-‘00s by the Gibson Custom Shop and shipped with a quite stunning Authentic Sunburst finish aged by master builder Tom Murphy. Sure it’s odd, an offset body with a hockey-stick neck, but there is nothing quite like its jangle and shimmer, and if you want to nail the Stairway tone on tape this is what you want. That guitar, as it turned out, was a prop. Fender Player Series Telecaster in Polar White Stairway to heaven: Jimmy Page’s castle is his home. Neck profile: Jimmy Page Custom Thin "D" Scale: 648 mm (25.5") Nut width: 41.9 mm (1.65") Fretboard radius: 184 mm (7.25") 21 Vintage frets; Synthetic bone nut; Pickups: 2 Jimmy Page Custom Tele single coils (bridge and neck) 1 Volume knob and 1 tone knob; 3-Way toggle switch; Custom pickguard: Refractive material under transparent pickguard Jimmy Page, a well-known guitarist, had his success as a member and the leader of a rock band Led Zeppelin in England. A fuss-free and hugely configurable Marshall practice amp with onboard effects, this is an excellent option for rock players on a budget. A magnificent delay at an incredible price - and more commonly acquired as one half of Keeley’s Caverns reverb/delay pedal - this will give you 40ms to 600ms of warm tape-style echo. Fender Artist Series Jimmy Page Dragon Telecaster Originally painted white, Page added eight reflective circles to it in 1967. Sadowsky doesn't disappoint: “Ivory dish detergent," he says with a laugh. Future Publishing Limited Quay House, The Ambury, By Christopher Scapelliti April 08, 2020. Case closed. Electro-Harmonix Ram’s Head Big Muff fuzz pedal (Image credit: JazzSign/Lebrecht Music & Arts/Corbis), Greenwood and his main Telecaster Plus in action, (Image credit: HERBERT P. OCZERET/epa/Corbis), Some of RATM's biggest riffs are Telecaster-driven, (Image credit: Paul Hebert/Icon SMI/Corbis), The coolest Telecaster player of all time? On a budget: Epiphone 1963 AJ-45S The ‘sourâ to Jonesâs ‘sweet,â Strummer was a Tele man all the way, and he played it like a weapon, driving the band with a fervor that bordered on demonic possession. Surprisingly, the guitar he plays remains something of a mystery. Coxonâs main Blur guitars were USA â52 reissues, while these days he uses a variety, including a blonde â68 model with a Gibson PAF at the neck, and a lake placid blue â60 Custom Shop Relic (pictured). 1959 Blond Fender Telecaster Page predominantly plays Les Paul Standards, including his No. Of course, it looks cool, too. Jimmy Page was born on 9th January 1944. For £275 the Squier Standard Telecaster offers the classic looks, rosewood 'board and bright and ballsy tone of Jimmy's squeeze. There was a problem. The founder of Led Zeppelin shows off Tower House, his beloved Victorian castle in London. anyone have any info on this tele? Page recorded most of Led Zeppelinâs first album with the Dragon (check out this blazing live TV performance of Communication Breakdown from ‘69). Two years before the world heard of The Edge, Andy Summers began creating fascinating, spacey guitar sounds that are emulated to this day. There was a problem. Now Iâm just a Telecaster maniac, I suppose⦔. ‘Happenings Ten Years Time Ago’ was considered groundbreaking for the time especially with the special effects and dual lead guitars by Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page. There is perhaps no guitar that expresses classic rock’s sense of ambition and aesthetic excess than the double neck Gibson EDS-1275, which Page used live to recreate the ethereal majesty of Stairway to Heaven. The neck is from a â67 Stratocaster and the body is an early â60s Tele. The Gibson string gauge or more commonly referred to as Jimmy Page string gauge has been since many years one of the prime labels as far as the guitar world is concerned. Fender has revealed progress on its recreated custom and production models of the classic Dragon Telecaster electric guitar that Jimmy Page used both with the Yardbirds and with Led Zepellin, including on his famous solo on "Stairway To Heaven. All rights reserved. Greenwoodâs main guitar (pictured) is a sunburst version one Telecaster Plus. Strap on one of the best electric guitars available right now This guitar was sold in 2008 with a run of 25, again signed by Page, plus an additional 500 unsigned guitars. The Fender-designed Alnico pickups are seriously persuasive, while that slimmer neck profile will give you that Jimmy Page feel. Neck: Custom-wound Jimmy Page '59 Tele Bridge: Custom-wound Jimmy Page '59 Tele Brand: Fender Custom shop Active or passive pickups: Passive Series or parallel: Parallel Controls. For that reason when a solo arrives in one of Elvis’ songs we might hear the words: “Play the song Jimmy”, followed by a Telecaster making perfect melodies. Please refresh the page and try again. Which is most definitely not a surprise for such a sophisticated and experienced musician who started his career as a session musician. Jimmy's 1960 neck PAF that he used throughout the 70's had an output of 8.69k when it was measured (in the circuit) about 5-6 years ago. Sonically adventurous players like Thurston Moore are getting a lot of mileage out of the Electric XII and having recently been reissued as part of the Big F’s Alternate Reality Series you can, too. And more to the point, those guitars we know he used, for with Jimmy Page, there is legend piled high over myth. Rumour has it that the guitar was briefly spray painted pink! Many of us believe that Jimmy Page performed phenomenally in deploying, what must have been a 1959 or 1960 "Slabboard" Telecaster in his days with the Yardbirds and early Zeppelin. It was interesting when Led Zeppelin got together for the Celebration Day performance in 2007 to see Page using a MIDI pedalboard switcher with a DigiTech Whammy pedal. Apparently, Page and his bandmate Jeff Beck were on electric guitars on this particular song which was the only single featuring this unique arrangement. Now it's the turn of Clarence Leonidas Fender's pioneering debut solidbody; the Fender Telecaster. Those technologies were not afforded to Page in the late ‘60s. The only difference was the copper tubing running alongside the truss rod that ran into a cavity of the guitar at one end and termintated at the headstock. Jimmy Page We have taken some artistic license to include probably the greatest embassador that the Gibson Les Paul ever had, but it is necessary to remember that this gentleman called Jimmy Page, perhaps influenced by his mentor Jeff Beck in the Yardbirds , used the Fender Telecaster as his main guitar at the end of the 60s. Matching Page note for note on the Heartbreaker solo. James @ ReWind nailed the key to Jimmy's tone and that is to have a neck pickup with a higher output than the bridge. Guitarist: Jimmy Page. With a spruce top, mahogany back and sides, and a slim-taper 1960s-style, C-profile neck, this AJ-45S sounds and feels great, with a build quality and tone that belies its modest price tag. No expense spared: Gibson Custom 60th Anniversary 1959 Les Paul Standard