#39 – Jimmy Page – Part 1 | Dinosaur rock guitar alchemy

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#39 – Jimmy Page – Part 1 | Dinosaur rock guitar alchemy

September 15, 2023

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#39 Jimmy Page – part 1 | Dinosaur rock guitar alchemy

This is a deep dive into the Dinosaur Rock Guitar Alchemy Profile of Jimmy Page, best known for being the guitar player in the legendary rock band Led Zeppelin.

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Famous for being the mastermind and guitarist in the definitive and most successful heavy guitar band in history: Led Zeppelin. His 1958 sunburst Les Paul, and the Gibson Doubleneck. His violin bow, Echoplex, and theramin adventures. Infamous for: on-tour debauchery of mythical proportions.

Read the full Guitar Alchemy Profile here on dinosaurrockguitar.com.

Listen to other Dinosaur Rock Guitar episodes here.

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The podcast

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Contents

00:00:00 – Early years, The Yardbirds, Jeff Beck, session work

00:32:20 – Peter Grant

00:37:16 – The beginning of Led Zeppelin and the record deal

00:58:53 – First gig, first album, new recording techniques

01:10:12 – The golden template for rock bands

01:20:29 – Influences and “borrowing” from other artists

01:30:50 – Guitar technique and songwriting

01:43:13 – Production innovation and techniques

01:52:42 – Acoustic guitar work & other (string) instruments

02:03:33 – Lead playing

02:14:11 – Mystique & influence

02:41:25 – Weaknesses, drug abuse, violence, groupies, and general mayhem

03:24:34 – Guitars, amps, and gear

03:43:48 – Songwriting, innovation, guitar technique & legacy

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Links & mentions

Jimmy Page: The Definitive Biography

https://amzn.to/3ZnI7P8

Jimmy Page: The Anthology

https://amzn.to/48tdI66

Seventeen Watts, the first 20 years of British Rock Guitar, the musicians, and their stories

https://amzn.to/3LrPoro

I’m with the Band: Confessions of a Groupie

https://amzn.to/45RLLTP

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Recording details

Recorded using the RODE RodeCaster Pro and Rode ProCaster microphone in October 2021. Rotterdam, The Netherlands & New York, NY.

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