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

Other Dinosaur Rock Guitar episodes.

Chapters

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

Links & mentions

Jimmy Page: The Definitive Biography

Jimmy Page: The Anthology

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

I’m with the Band: Confessions of a Groupie