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Jimmy Page Gear - Led Zeppelin
Guitars
1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard (No. 1)
Purchased from Joe Walsh in April 1969 for £500.
Used on-stage since April 1969 (Fillmore shows) and in-studio from Led Zeppelin II on
Might be a 1958 model, but the jackplate and the white PAFs point to it being a 1959 model
Specs:
Body: Single sharp cutaway Mahogany, bound carved maple top
Finish: Cherry Sunburst
Neck: Mahogany w/ rosewood fingerboard and pearl trapezoid inlays, shaved to an eliptical profile (prior to JP's ownership)
Frets: 22
Headstock: Blackface w/ holly veneer/pearl logo inlay
Tuners: Gold Grovers (installed on Aug. 9, 1969)
Hardware: Nickel
Pickups: 2 covered humbucker PAF, original bridge PAF changed, firstly to a T-top, then later to a custom wound Duncan, and has been covered/uncovered at various times
Controls: 2 volume/2 tone, Pull-pot switching,although there is heavy debate as to whether the pull pot on #1 is really for coil split (as on the signature model) or for phase switching & 3-position switch
1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard (No. 2)
Purchased/received in late 1973, however did not make it to the stage until Jan. 1975
Serial number is 91703.
Features a pair of spring-loaded buttons under the scratch plate offering new pickup configurations. One of the buttons puts the pickup into series or parallel and the other offers regular or out-of-phase tones. Installed in 1980.[photo]
Specs:
Body: Single sharp cutaway Mahogany, bound carved maple top
Neck: Mahogany w/ rosewood fingerboard and pearl trapezoid inlays, shaved to replicate the profile of No. 1
Finish: Cherry Sunburst
Frets: 22
Headstock: Blackface w/ holly veneer/pearl logo inlay
Tuners: Nickel Grovers
Hardware: Nickel
Pickups: 2 Double-white covered PAF humbuckers, pickup covers on-again/off-again over the years, usually (but not always)in opposition to No. 1
Controls: 2 volume/2 tone, 3-position switch
Gibson EDS-1275 Doubleneck
Used on-stage from March 1971 to the present.
Serial number is 911117.
Specs:
Body: Mahogany
Finish: Heritage cherry
Neck: Maple
Fingerboard: Rosewood with trapezoid inlays
Frets: 21
Bridge: Tune-o-matic
Tuners: Kluson tulip-style
Pickups: Two 490R Alnico magnet humbuckers and two 490T Alnico magnet humbuckers
Controls: 2 Volume/2 Tone, Two three-position toggle switches (One for pickup selection for the necks, located on lower horn and one as a neck selector [upper, lower, or both], located between bridges)
1969 "Custom" Gibson Les Paul Deluxe
Used on-stage from Aug. 1970 to the present.
May have been used as a backup replacement for the stolen Gibson Les Paul Custom Black Beauty
A Parsons/White B-Bender was added post-Zeppelin and Jimmy thought it ruined the tone because of all the wood that was removed
Specs:
Body: Single sharp cutaway solid mahogany, bound carved maple top, routed for mini humbuckers
Finish: Cherry red(custom color)
Neck: Mahogany
Fingerboard: Rosewood w/ pearl trapezoid inlay
Frets: 22
Headstock: Blackface with pearl logo inlay
Tuners: Grover Imperials, later Grover Rotomatics
Hardware: Nickel
Pickguard: Raised cream acrylic
Pickups: 2 Seymour Duncans
Controls: 2 volume/2 tone controls, 3-position switch
1953 Fender Telecaster
It was purchased for Jimmy Page in Nov. 1975 and it is not the body from the Dragon Tele
Used on-stage since Apr. 1977 for Ten Years Gone and Hot Dog.
Originally had a maple neck on the 1977 tour and by Knebworth it had the rosewood neck from the Dragon Tele.
1964 Fender Stratocaster
Used on-stage for Over The Hills And Far Away on some dates at Earls Court and In The Evening at Knebworth and the 1980 European Tour.
Purchased in April 1975
Specs:
Body: Asymmetrical double-cutaway ash body, contoured back and lower bass bout
Finish: Lake Placid Blue (metallic)
Fretboard: Brazilian rosewood with clay dots
Frets: 22
Tuners: Single-line Kluson
Pickups: 3- L-Series 3 single-coil pickups
Controls: 1 Volume/2 tone controls, 3-position switch
1957 Fender Stratocaster
Seen at Sol Studios
Used in a jam at a Bad Company concert on May 23, 1976
Fender Stratocaster
Was used to record Thank You.
Was recently returned to Jimmy Page from John Paul Jones
1966 Fender Telecaster
Used on-stage on All My Love on the 1980 European Tour
Specs:
Body: Single-cutaway slab ash with Olympic White finish
Neck: One-piece, rounded "U" shape maple neck and fingerboard
Frets: 21
Bridge: Three paired brass adjustable bridge saddles
Pickguard: Blond
Pickups: Flat pole in bridge position / chrome-covered at neck position
Controls: Two chrome knobs (volume and "blend") / three-position toggle switch
1977 Gibson RD Artist
Used on-stage on Misty Mountain Hop at Knebworth in Aug. 1979
Specs:
Body: Single cutaway asymmetrical hourglass style maple
Finish: Natural
Neck: Maple
Fingerboard: Ebony with block inlay
Frets: 22
Headstock: Multibound with pearl stylized f-hole/logo inlay
Hardware: Gold
Pickups: 2 Covered Humbuckers
Controls: Active 2 volume/2 tone, mini switch
1965 Fender XII
Used in-studio on Thank You and Stairway To Heaven
Specs:
Body: Solid, 3-piece alder
Finish: Sunburst
Neck: One piece maple, bolt-on
Fingerboard: Brazilian rosewood, pearloid dot markers
Frets: 21
Bridge: Leo Fender bridge design with an individual saddle for each string, allowing for precise intonation
Tuners: Chrome, enclosed Fender
Pickups: Two Fender split-coil
Controls: Volume/Tone, 4-way rotary selector
Gibson ES5 Switchmaster Hollowbody
Seen at Manticore Studios in Jan. 1977
Used in Death Wish II soundtrack in 1982
Gibson J-200
Borrowed from Big Jim Sullivan
Used in-studio on Led Zeppelin
Used on White Summer/Black Mountain Side on the Julie Felix Show Apr. 26, 1970
Specs:
Body: Spruce top, figured maple back, sides and neck
Finish: Vintage Sunburst
Frets: 14/20 fret bound rosewood fingerboard with pearl crown inlay
Bridge: Rosewood "closed" moustache with pearl block inlays, black pearl dot pins; Tune-o-matic adjustable metal bridge
Headstock: Bound with pearl plant/logo inlay
Pickguard: Black with engraved floral pattern
Tuners: Three-per-side gold Grover with pearl buttons
Harmony Sovereign H-1260
Used in-studio on Led Zeppelin III and Untitled and on-stage from Mar. 5, 1971 to June 28, 1972
Giannini GWSCRA12-P Craviola
Seen on-stage from Sept. 24, 1971 to June 1972
Used for Tangerine
Specs:
Body: Sitka Spruce top and Rosewood sides and back
Fingerboard: Ebony with Herringbone inlay dots
Frets: 21
Headstock: Rosewood
Tuners: Gold-plated
1971 Martin D28
Used in-studio and on-stage from June 28, 1970 to the present.
2 of them were seen at the Oakland, CA shows in Jul. 1977
Specs:
Body: Sitka Spruce top and E. Indian Rosewood sides and back
Fingerboard: Ebony with Herringbone inlay dots
Frets: 20
Headstock: E. Indian Rosewood / Raised Gold Foil Logo
Tuners: Gotoh Chrome w/ Large Knobs
Eko Ranger 12
Seen on-stage in the 1972 Australia tour.
Specs:
Bridge: Adjustable rosewood
Fingerboard: Pearl block inlays
Frets: 21
Pickguard: Florentine
Neck: Removeable, Double T-bar reinforcement with adjustable rod
1962 Gibson Everly Brothers Acoustic Guitar
Given as a gift by Ron Wood in 1974
Was not used in-studio or on-stage
Specs:
Body: spruce top and maple back/sides
Finish: Black
Neck: Mahogany with Pearl star inlays on a rosewood fingerboard
Pickguard: Dual extended tortoise
1956 Gretsch Chet Atkins Model 6120 Archtop
Specs:
Body: Single cutaway 16" x 2.75" maple body with f-holes with black and white binding
Finish: Gretsch orange paint
Neck: Rosewood fretboard with "Neo-Classic" half-moon markers; "zero" fret
Nut: Bone nut
Bridge: Nickel-plated 'V'-shaped Bigsby B-6 tailpiece with pivoting arm vibrola and compensated aluminum Bigsby bridge
Tuners: Grover StaTite
Pickguard: Gold, with Gretsch and Chet Atkins signpost in black
Pickups: Two Filter'Tron pickups
Controls: volume control for each pickup, master volume, tone and pickup-selector switch
1920 Gibson A2 Mandolin
Used onstage from April 1977 to July 1977 for The Battle Of Evermore
Specs:
Body: Carved spruce top, birch sides and carved back
Finish: Sheraton Brown
Neck: 3-piece mahogany / walnut joins body at 10th fret
Fingerboard: Rosewood with pearl dot inlays
Frets: 20
Headstock: Paddle-shaped peghead has "The Gibson" logo inlaid in pearl
Bridge: Ebony
Tuners: Open-gear 4-in-a-line with oval ivoroid buttons
Pickguard: Tortoise (removed)
Alembic Series I Bass
Used in-studio
Fender Precision Bass
Used in-studio
Vega 5-String Banjo
Owned by John Paul Jones
Used in-studio on Gallows Pole
Fender 10-String 800 Pedal Steel
Used in-studio on Your Time Is Gonna Come and Tangerine
Amplification
Supro 1690T Coronado
Jimmy's in-studio "secret weapon". Used on the first album and randomly with other studio albums
Modified with an on/off switch for tremolo, boosting gain
Features 1x12" speaker, modified from the original 2x10" configuration
1965 Fender Super Reverb
Specs:
Output: 40 watts
Speakers: 2x10" Fender
Tubes: 6L6 and 12AX7
Effects: Reverb, Tremolo
Inputs: 4
Footswitch: On/Off for effects
Covering: Black tolex with silver grille-cloth
1967 Arbiter "Power One Hundred"
Seen on-stage in May 1969
Specs:
Output: 100 watts
Inputs: 4
Controls: Individual volume for each channel, Bass, Treble, Master Volume
Switches: Standby, Mains
1966 Hiwatt DR508
Specs:
Watts: 100
Inputs: 4
Controls: Individual volume, treble and bass for each channel
Outputs: 2
Switches: Power (in front), Voltage, Impedance (in back)
Hiwatt Custom 100 "Jimmy Page"
Used on-stage from Aug. 1969 through Dec. 1971
Inputs: 2
Controls: Input Volume, Balance, Bass, Treble, Middle, Presence, Master Volume
Switches: Standby, Mains
Special Jacks: XLR for footswitch or line out
Vox UL-4120
Seen on-stage from April 1968
Seen in-studio at Olympic Studios in June 1969
Specs:
Watts: 120
Inputs: 4
Controls: Volume, Treble, Middle, Bass, Speed, Depth, Reverb Length
Switches: Top Boost
Tone: Germanium Fuzz
Univox UX-1501
Used on the Summer US 1972 Tour
Specs:
Watts: 140
Inputs: 2 Guitar, 2 Bass, 2 Mixer
Controls: 2 Volume and Gain, Bass, Middle, Treble, Presence
Switches: Power, Standby and Hi-Boost
Outputs: 4 Speaker
Univox UX-1516
6x12 speaker cabinets, loaded with Celestion speakers
Orange OR200
Used on-stage from Aug. 7, 1971 through the 1973 US Tour
Used with the theremin
Specs:
Watts: 200
Inputs: 2
Controls: Depth, Range, Bass, Treble, Boost, Volume (on front), Voltage, Impedance (on back)
Switches: Power
Outputs: 2 Speaker, Send/Return Loop for Echo
Tubes: 4 KT88
Marshall 1959SLP Super Lead
Seen on-stage from Mar. 1969 to Aug. 1969 and randomly through 1972
Specs:
Watts: 100
Inputs: 4
Controls: 2 Volume, Bass, Middle, Treble, Presence
Switches: Power, Standby and Polarity
Outputs: 4
Marshall PA Cabinets
Seen on-stage from 1970 thru 1972
Used by Jimmy for guitars and used by John Paul for keyboards
Effects
Univox UD-50 Uni-Drive
Used on-stage in some dates on the Return To The Clubs 1971 tour
Used to drive the treble end of the Marshall amps to the original Metal crunch
Maestro Echoplex EP-3
Jimmy's exclusive onstage echo machine
Modified by Pete Cornish in 1993
Maestro Echoplex EP-2
Used on-stage from Jan. 1970 to Jun. 1972
Vox CO2 "Long Tom" Echo
Used on-stage from Apr. 1970 through Sept. 1970
Had preset echo rates, Page turned unit on/off with footswitch
Binson Echorec 2
Seen on-stage in May 1971. Engineer Andy Johns said that the Echorec 2 was used in recording the drum sound on When The Levee Breaks.
Produced in Milan, Italy, the Binsons had its peak in the 1960s. They were unique in their construction, utilizing a specially designed steel/alloy disc or drum, which carried a durable flat metal 'tape'. The drum was driven by a powerful AC motor, in most cases, via a rubber jockey wheel, which kept the transport very stable. Record and playback heads were arranged around the drum periphery. The Echorec 2 was manufactured by Binson between 1961 and 1979.
The Binson houses 6 12AX7 tubes. On the right side panel, there are jacks for three inputs and three outputs. On the left side panel, there's a volt selector, input jack for the on/off footpedal switcher and a power outlet. The front panel has 6 control knobs, a 3-button channel selector and a level indicator.
Specs:
Input Control: Controls the input from the instrument to the delay path. It is possible to overdrive the input tube to achieve an overdrive effect, which then can be controlled by a volume pedal to keep it manageable to the amplifier. There are also internal trimmer controls to further adjust the sensitivity of the input.
Length of Swell: Controls the feedback/number of repeats.
Volume: Controls the delay volume based on the Input Control setting.
Bass/Treble: An Equalizer colouring the delay signal. The effect is very subtle changing from darker to brighter.
Selector: The selector has three modes.
Echo - classic 50's slap back delay
Repeat - standard delay mode
Swell - delay with overlaps, closer to a reverb
Switch: Selects different combinations between the playback heads.
Level Indicator: This "eye" in the middle of the unit, shows the level of the input signal.
Channel Selector: Selects the 3 inputs for each instrument. You can have two channels active at the same time with different outputs, - one with effect and one dry, both delayed or both dry.
Inputs: 3
Outputs: 3
Special Jacks: 1 for footswitch, 1 for echo output
Binson Echorec B2
Seen on-stage in June 1970.
Vox King Wah
Used on-stage from Sept. 1970 through Jul. 1971 and Nov. 1971 through Feb. 1972
This pedal was designed by the Thomas Organ Company, in Sepulveda, California and was manufactured in Italy.
Vox "Cry Baby" Wah
Used on-stage from Aug. 1971 through Sept. 1971, 1972 US Tour warmups through the end of the 1973 US Tour and from 1975 Earls Court through the end of Led Zeppelin.
This pedal was designed by the Thomas Organ Company, in Sepulveda, California and was manufactured in Italy for JMI.
The pedal was completely black, with the "Cry Baby" logo screen printed on the front.
Vox V846 Wah
Used on-stage from Jan. 1975 through Mar. 1975
This pedal was designed by the Thomas Organ Company, in Sepulveda, California and was manufactured in Italy.
The pedal was completely black, with the "Cry Baby" logo screen printed on the front.
Eventide H949 Harmonizer
Used on-stage for Jimmy's noise solo in 1977-79, also used in 1976 in recording Bonzo's Montreux on high feedback setting
16-bit digital processing and a 400ms delay time with 15kHz bandwidth delay, pitch-shift, time-reversal, time-compression, flanging, chorus
MXR M-101 Phase 90
Used in-studio for The Wanton Song and Achilles Last Stand
Used on-stage from 1977 to 1980
Speed knob varies rate of phase sweep
MXR Blue Box
Used in-studio to provide the bass octaving in Fool In The Rain
Output knob sets total output gain
Blend knob adjusts ratio of dry (clean) with wet (effects) signal
Sonicwave Theremin
Used on-stage from April 26, 1969 to the present
Used with a Maestro Echoplex and Orange amps and cabinets
Gizmotron
The Gizmotron was a hexaphonic mechanical string bowing device invented by Lol Creme and Kevin Godley of 10CC. It never took off and was some kind of financial disaster. It has been described by Jimmy as a 'hurdy gurdy type of thing'. It existed in two versions: 4 or 6 strings (bass or guitar). The Gizmotron works by having a rubber wheel for each string and a key for each wheel, such that pressing down on the key engages the wheel with a rotating shaft and the guitar string. The shaft rotates the wheel which then excites the string. Jimmy may have used it on Carouselambra and In The Evening to produce the drone sound.
Other
Strings
Electrics: Ernie Ball Super Slinky; Acoustics: Ernie Ball Earthwoods
Herco Flex 75 Picks
Heavy gauge, gray, standard shape, textured surface for positive grip
Barcus-Berry Model 1355 Transducer
Used with Martin D28 acoustic guitar, starting in 1975
Barcus-Berry Model 1330S Standard Preamp
Used with Martin D28 acoustic guitar, starting in 1975
Specs:
Inputs: 1 (1/4" female)
Outputs: 1 (1/4" female Hi-Z)
Controls: Treble, Bass, Sensitivity, Volume
Conn ST-6 StroboTUNER
Seen on Jimmy's amps from 1973 to 1975.
Resources
For More Information:
Eventide H949 Hamonizer: http://www.canopus22.demon.co.uk/music/studio/eve/index.htm
Fender Amp Field Guide: www.ampwares.com/ffg/showman_bf.html
Matamp Info: http://www.matamp.co.uk/
Univox Amplifiers: http://www.univox.org/amps/uniamp.html
Vintage Guitars Info: http://www.provide.net/~cfh/fender.html
Gilmourish » Binson Echorecs: http://www.gilmourish.com/?page_id=74
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