Jimmy Page's Amps and Effects : featuring Jeff McErlain, Gretchen Menn and JB Eckl

[@dianeduffcroop8158]

I saw Led Zeppelin 5 times here in Seattle from just after their second album on. Jimmy Page was absolutely phenomenal and is truly a special player. He was the main reason I bought my first Les Paul which was a 1971 Cherry burst Deluxe. Thanks for the upload Keith!

[@richarddangler7596]

Im jealous of have loved to have seen them.

[@RickBeato]

Killer Hypes!

[@fivewattworld]

Thanks Hypes!

[@JeffMcErlain]

Thanks for having me as always!!

[@fivewattworld]

Always my pleasure.

[@TheBhannah]

your playing was great !

[@JeffMcErlain]

@@TheBhannah thank you!

[@timpierceguitar]

Love this one keith... I keep learning so much from you...:)

[@fivewattworld]

Thanks Tim!!!

[@joeturner7959]

I will leave this as a review: Very comprehensive, well researched, 10/10.

[@JB_Eckl]

Keith, thanks so much for using my clip in this killer episode. It's great to be in the company of Jeff and Gretchen, and an honor to be connected to Five Watt World.

[@JeffMcErlain]

Nice playing man!!

[@JB_Eckl]

@@JeffMcErlain Same to you, as always. I was jealous of your Tone Bender because mine decided to pick up radio stations the day I recorded!!

[@davidpepper442]

"Namaste 6 feet away." Love the PSA JB!

[@JB_Eckl]

@@davidpepper442 Oh you found that, huh? Hahaha.

[@ericwarrington6650]

@@JeffMcErlain you as well Jeff... nobody better anywhere in the world imo

[@JordanSeal]

If I’d had this video in the mid-2000s, you would have helped me avoid years of horrible gear purchases 😂 All I wanted was emulate Page’s sound but had no clue how to do so. Great content, as usual!

[@TheFissionchips]

buy a les paul and cut your hands off - instant Page.

[@fullclipaudio]

I'm a tone chaser as well and understand you pain. These day I help guitarists by using my 20+ years in production to help them find their tone. Doing so, though, can take days as it requires a perfect combination of pickup, neck material, strings, amp, cabinet and effects. It also requires me to warehouse and service a very large number of guitars, amps and effects. Not a bad way to spend my retirement though :)

[@StratsRUs]

I just wish they made the SV20H a few years ago ! It does have a Five Watt mode !

[@JordanSeal]

​@@shaft9000 First, for the record: they were drooling over gear from yesteryear. The late 50s Les Pauls, even then, were "vintage" and considered way better than the guitars Gibson was releasing at the time. But to your bigger point: for so many reasons. Because I love them and want to be them but can't. Including because they are a product of a time and place that is gone and never coming back. Because I'm addicted to an elaborate role-playing fantasy in which playing the guitar, writing music, etc., makes me feel more connected to art that's moved me, and the people that made it... notwithstanding that I'll never meet them, or even seem them perform that music. Because I'm not worrying about whether I'm going to eat today, so I can worry about whether my vintage fuzz sounds just like Jimmy's did in How Many More Times. Etc. etc.

[@JordanSeal]

@@christianjimbomb8204 No one needs your condescension. Keep it to yourself.

[@minimalistmusician]

Yes! As a huge Zeppelin fan these last two have been so enjoyable! My favourite way to enjoy my first cup of coffee is with a 5 Watt video!

[@michaelstevens972]

Thats what I'm doing. Just woke up early in the am hrs. Doing a load of laundry in the basement with coffee brewing strong in my apartment when I get back in there in 10 min. Funny

[@Frankyandhisguitar]

Page is my first guitar inspiration and ultimately the one who triggered me to want to learn it. Thanks for the great video.

[@hogie1259]

It’s funny to think about how Page influenced so many to pick up the guitar. I wonder how many less guitar players there would be had Led Zeppelin never been…

[@carlob95]

@@hogie1259 That is right! And yet, during Led Zep career, many music critics discredited their music. But they were wrong!

[@carlob95]

The best piece of gear for me is the guitar. Cheers!

[@andrewgarcia3136]

page is the reason i still play.

[@MaddoxMelton]

@@hogie1259 millions

[@rickreardon4163]

I spent the coin and bought one of the signed editions of Jimmy Page The Anthology. I had to wait a long time as Covid delayed production, but as with all good things, it was worth the wait. I consider this to be a prized possession. Keith, your video and description bring this book to life adding a "live dimension" to the text in the book. Thank you for all you do.

[@CC-qb9sm]

Fantastic! Thanks to everyone involved, much appreciated!

[@dr_tomK]

And I need to thank you Keith for another awesome video.

[@deangianotti906]

always a good day when Keith makes a video

[@sboy1955]

Page was so committed to music. The gear that fell into his path over the years had no other choice but to define the tones and songs in his head.

[@ramosc40]

Hi Keith!! I Just wanted to say thanks for turning me onto TrueFire!! I took your advice, Im 53 yo and have loved guitars since about 13 yo and I have never taken lessons until now!! In about 3 weeks I have found some information that unlocked mysteries for me for years!! Thanks again!!!

[@fivewattworld]

Excellent! I use them every week too.

[@edc3093]

Thank you Keith for another tremendous installment into the 5 Watt World Short History catalog. You never cease to amaze me. Please stay safe and be well! Until the next time, Ed

[@fivewattworld]

Thanks Ed

[@damien6997]

Thanks Keith, this vid is why I love this channel so much. Informative, and something I can keep watching over and over. I've actually fallen to sleep to this channel. Not because I'm bored, more so because I'm content. My favourite channel.....

[@jackpine70]

Knocked it out of the park again, Keith! Thanks for your efforts.

[@dwaynejessome1728]

Thanks a bunch for this !!! Loved it! James James - if you happen to read this - know that you're missed

[@stickman55100]

Another fantastic, comprehensive and super interesting video. Jeff’s playing and that of JB Eckles (sp?) we’re inspiring. And you’re 100% right about True Fire! Thank you!

[@hollymartins6913]

Ed was a total groove and is sincerely missed, but he lives forever between the grooves and we are blessed for that. One of my lifelong guitar inspirations, I admired his dedication as well as his gentle and visionary demeanor. Signed, A Florida hippie.....

[@dobster5819]

Jeff’s playing on this video is absolutely superb. Thank you Keith, your video’s have created a wonderful community

[@JeffMcErlain]

Thank you!

[@billmalloneemusic]

Really enjoyed this one! Thank You for emphasizing the genius of Jimmy Page, his rig, his guitars and his vision. Continued success, Keith & 5 Watt World

[@caleshtcincredibles]

Fascinating video, I loved Jimmy's tone since the first time I heard a Zep album when I was in Jr High School many moons ago 😀 Cheers!

[@dreamscuba]

Great video ... some wonderful playing my Jeff McErlain, Gretchen Menn and JB Eckl. Thank you.

[@zeroamplification]

The JP Hiwatt was largely a DR103 with an additional switched gain stage (the big XLR connector) and it essentially gets you to where Gilmour > Power Boost > Hiwatt gets gain wise. A glorious thing.

[@mattthrun-nowicki8641]

Yup.

[@mattthrun-nowicki8641]

Yup.

[@andrewgarcia3136]

most people don't even know what it really sounds like - the royal albert hall show isn't a good representation IMO. sounds to me like it was one of the last shows he used the tonebender at. if you listen to bootlegs from 70 and 71 his tone is a lot cleaner and closer to his early marshall tone that would follow. the marshall has a certain high midrange thing that the hiwatt isn't as pronounced in

[@willdenham]

I love the RAH. One of those was Page's birthday and he's playing his ass off with those amps just smokin'.

[@JimiKingHendrix]

Gotta hand it to you Keith...Your studio tour was very enlightening and also entertaining as well. Thank you for the work you put into this video. Rev. Muddy Fort Worth, Texas

[@fivewattworld]

Thanks Reverend

[@petermcconaghie7745]

More awesomeness! Thanks Keith.

[@michael_caz_nyc]

Great stuff. My all time favorite Jimmy Page Tone = T.S.R.T.S. "Since I've Been Loving You" - that guitar solo was Epic. Love Led Zeppelin.

[@jasonlmusic]

I could not love your videos more. You do such an exceptional job.

[@hanniball43]

You deserve a lot more views and subscriptions your content is pure gold.

[@joec2553]

Once again....another jewel...thanks Keith

[@hutchfromba]

Thanks Keith, Very informative. Blues On....💙

[@DoctorEnigma01]

Excellent you really do your homework, I salute you sir

[@tmitz73]

Couldn't wait to watch this one Kieth!! Love the Channel Bruddah, Stay Groovy!!

[@12footchain]

Another piece of greatness Keith, thank you. It's so great to have access to this kind of info now. I'd kill for it back when I was growing up and what little info you could gather was at least 80% wrong. A great benefit for guitarists today.

[@mariodriessen9740]

Thanks for the wonderful encore! 😎

[@williamsanderson9279]

Awesome Keith. Great research, story and even greater players. We now have a Jimmy Page Box Set! Loved it.

[@thelightmonkey1970]

Excellent work. Thank you

[@Ubi_Qui]

Thanks Keith Williams.

[@billorourke7152]

Jimmy Page is responsible for my 30 year journey to achieve the perfect tone on guitar.

[@MrLastSpin]

Once again, a solid and great video, Keith! Thank you for this!!!

[@MichaelMoore-nx5ue]

Awesome 👏. Thank you 🙏

[@patrickmacleod2415]

I love hearing Jeff McErlain play, and he's a great teacher too. He's my son's instructor, and mine too, although he doesn't know it. :-) Thanks TrueFire.

[@sweetdrahthaar7951]

Excellent content. Thanks Keith👍🏻

[@blacktoothfox677]

This has been a great dive into Page's tone palette. Bless you Keith - hope you and yours are happy and well - best regards from the storm-battered UK!

[@JP-jy7sk]

Always outstanding! Thanks for doing this.

[@bikeguy247]

You rock, Keith thank you

[@Vozzz75]

Keith, Thank you for another great video. You continued expansion of providing live clips, musicians demonstrating the various guitars & gear combined with exhaustive research provide truly delightful journeys into the history & lore of legendary music. Cheers!

[@georgeargon5113]

My best German students get a Five Watt World hoodie as a reward for doing the best they can. "What's does 'Five Watt World" mean?" they ask . "Ah," I reply. "It's the place where you get the most music from the least gear." "Cool," they often reply.

[@fivewattworld]

Wonderful! Thanks for sharing that.

[@witchbvrner]

We asked and we've received BLESSED

[@SeanKerns]

What a nice treat on a rainy day. I've been waiting for this one. McErlain is on fire, as usual, and Gretchen and JB sound great, as well. Thanks for putting this together. I've had a couple of Supros, but never managed to get that sound out of them.

[@hearpalhere]

Really enjoyed this video too, thanks Keith!

[@patrickkowalski8256]

always love watching videos of the gear of my heroes. as a gear fanatic, I found this fascinating. same with other vids. Keep em coming Keith! Sincerely, a loyal subscriber

[@Russell_Optics]

Excellent video!! Thank you for sharing the knowledge.

[@shawnkintz1538]

Thank you so much! Great video man. Really enjoyed it.

[@victorformosa2825]

Very interesting, the research here is amazing, you done it again Kieth, thanks.

[@StratsRUs]

Fantastic ! Thank you !

[@stevekerans6357]

Another monster vid of epic info on British gear... And a mention of an embargo lifted in 1959?!! Wow. Stunning photos Keith. Thanx.

[@dainhuston]

That was really great from beginning , middle to the end . Somebody's got to keep Rock & Roll going and your doing a fine Job of it🤘😎🤘

[@joshuataft5541]

I can't express how good these are..they inspire me...it's impossible not to play after watching this..I'm even holding my 200sg clone right now as I watch..like I'm a kid again..thanx✌️👍❤️

[@professorhamamoto]

Fascinating cultural history. Thank you. That Supro repro seems inviting, but I'm trying to stay in the "five watt world" universe.

[@billsanders6772]

Keith, always great information and told in an entertaining and informative way! Page has been "the man" since the 60's! I saw Zepplin in Charlotte, NC in about 1970 at the Charlotte Coliseum. As I remember the PA went out a couple of times so Page and Plant sat down in chairs down stage center and played and sang acoustically till the PA was restored. Everyone got quiet and I was about 100-120 ft back and could hear clearly!! What a night!!! I own a Sound Production Co and still love all kinds of music to this day.

[@RodClark]

I’ve got three pieces of gear that work really well for getting a passable Page tone (i.e. good enough to play Whole Lotta Love) at home. A Les Paul, a cable, and a Champ. Specifically, a Les Paul Standard 60’s (skinny neck, grovers, Alnico 5) and my Champ is a Victoria 518.

[@andrewgarcia3136]

a lot of the page sound is in the les paul and getting the tube power section working. my suggestion, take 10 minutes with a soldering iron and switch your guitar over to 50s wiring. all you have to do is desolder the tone caps and solder them back onto the opposite lugs diagonally. the 50s wiring and working the knobs on the guitar are a big part of his sound. with 50s wiring rolling off the volume knob cuts bass and mids instead of treble. this is where the bright clean twangy les paul tone that's all over zeppelin records comes from

[@RodClark]

@@andrewgarcia3136 Thanks Andrew. 50's wiring is on the to do list. I've got a matching pair of LPs, one has the treble bleed, I'm going to try 50's on the other. If I like it I'll switch both over.

[@TheKitchenerLeslie]

@@andrewgarcia3136 In 1999 I had a Les Paul Standard that I had hacked based on everything I could find about Page's specifications. The Luthier who did all the work was Bill Asher, son of Elizabeth Montgomery... the guy is a genius. He shaved down the neck to almost Strat size, installed push-pull pots and tapped the coils. It had so many sounds that you could always find a new one. It was an amazing guitar until I sold it.

[@ericwarrington6650]

Hats off to all players and Kieth..great work

[@jaykuba056]

Awesome video and great information!! Gotta love this guy

[@jdguitarmusic]

Keith - another beautifully and comprehensively researched video. Just learning about the amps alone was so instructive - the effects info is icing on the cake. And Jeff, Gretchen, and JB’s playing really enhanced the story. Jeff’s channeling of all British Blues is so evocative of the sound - just sublime. PS. One correction - the Yardbirds’ bass player (and fledgling producer until he left the band) is named Paul Samwell-Smith - “Sam” was his nickname. Another winner here my friend!

[@JeffMcErlain]

🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@erichanhauser3190]

I am very lucky to have a Roland Chorus Echo machine. Tape delay & excellent reverb a durb. Love that thing.

[@Saurondor]

Hey Keith, thank you so much for helping me get a better Page tone from the gear I already have. Great to lean how the delay, octafuzz and phaser for use in those epic songs. Loved this series. Got to agree with you after seeing this. His pedals played a huge role in his tone. It reminded me of this comment Page made on the film "It might get loud", when he mentions he's got this Les Paul with huge sustain and he wanted to add an extra punch. He engages the pedal and starts playing, and right then and there the classic tone come out. It makes so much sense now after seeing both your videos. Thanks for all the hard work!

[@lordviewer7305]

The Supro part of this video is pure gold. Altough the whole video is fantastic.

[@oldschoolhawking8191]

Thanks Keith, I like anything Page!🎶

[@JasonChannell]

Quick plug for the Catlinbread Belle Epoch pedals for Echoplex duties. One is a permanent fixture on my board.

[@JB_Eckl]

And I’m he Catlinbread RAH for some great ‘Page in a box’ touring tones!

[@JasonChannell]

@@JB_Eckl I have one. How do you set yours up?

[@JB_Eckl]

@@JasonChannell I fell in love with someone else’s… I don’t have one yet!!

[@JasonChannell]

@@JB_Eckl holler if you want to borrow mine. Serious offer

[@davehamilton354]

Yup the Catalinbread BED with a expression pedal is a stellar way to create, not just emulate. Great video Keith and highly addictive.

[@johnmartini8091]

Outstanding video as always! Great research and presentation.

[@docjeffry]

So much gear it can make your head spin. love the content! Love my 5WW t-shirt as well.

[@coleschweitzer4851]

Another great video from 5 watt, I can't get enough of this type of content about the the equipment, guitars and the players and how they used their instruments as a package.I am currently reading the Anthology Jimmy Page several others.I Love the breakdown of the time-line and where the various instruments (guitars, amps and effects) were used. As always your delivery is excellent, interesting with impeccable resources Including the brilliant guitar players to lay down the vibe in the examples. Look forward to the next installment of 5 watt, I could watch nothing but 5 watt all day! Thank you, keep the great work.😎

[@davidfriedli]

Wow! This was incredible! How fascinating to learn so much about Jimmy's gear and his quest for the perfect tone. Now the quest is mine! :-D Thanks, Keith!

[@christianhebditch]

Keith the former bass player’s name was Paul Samwell Smith.

[@southpaw335]

Keith, a wonderful addition to the guitars of page episode. Page and Zeppelin are most of the reason i first began playing guitar as a kid, so this was a fantastic journey back there for me. Thank you !

[@GaveMeGrace1]

Thank you all!

[@justsomemincedgarlic]

I just want to say thank you to whoever left that guitar in the house that Jimmy’s family moved into. Who knows if he would have started playing guitar without that falling into his lap.

[@joeturner7959]

He, and Robert Plant, and I would have all stayed in the Choir. :)

[@BeesWaxMinder]

G O O D POINT!!

[@alexbrooks2397]

Thank you for all you do.....your research is awesome & I love your videos

[@Hendrixfan7]

Been looking forward to this!!

[@chrismartin6370]

Keith, I am fairly new to your channel, just want to say thank you, great job, and keep up the good work.

[@fivewattworld]

Welcome to five watt world Chris!

[@limpindug]

A wish school was like this in the 50s/60s I would probably have learned things. Maybe👍top show again. Respect and stay healthy all.

[@FreakingOutWithBillyHume]

Great video! I appreciate all the research you did for this!

[@joeturner7959]

A few things about Led Zepplin: I saw them 4 times, the second US Tour, the third US Tour, and the final US Tour, twice. I have seen Zeperella the same number of times. All of Pages work live is improvisation, just literally flying. My grandfather was a music teacher, and taught my father music. My father was a Jazz base player, and we had 3 pianos in the house, and my father would play around, working out progressions and voicings. He had recorded two albums in our basement. He would always complain that I was not listening to 'Music' After I had seen Led Zepplin for the Led Zepplin IV tour, I wanted to learn Stairway, but no one I knew could play it. I got on a bus to Disneyland, and there was a guy in the back of the bus playing it, so I moved to sit beside him, and in the four hours+ bus ride, he had gotten better, and I learned the song, except for the solos. He suggested I take lessons from his guitar teacher, which I did for a year and a half. Such was my wasted youth. I played Over the Hills for my guitar class final, and Whole lotta love, and Stairway for my band class final. I was playing with someone who knew the leads better, but since we had a third guitar player, I was free to improvise a couple of duets. We were always reading guitar player magazine for tips, and I was introduced to the work of Craig Anderton. The next year, I had moved, and took guitar lessons from Joe Satrini. He was very demanding, and I took a lot of time practicing, and improving techniques, and switched over to another teacher, who could basically figure out _any_ lick I could throw at him. I learned all the music I wanted to play, as well as practice voicings. He taught me Rainsong, in two ways. I also built my own amplifier and speaker ( 2x12s ), and started on building every effect from Electronic Projects for musicians, as well as a custom BBD, bucket-brigade-delay. I modified everything. Split coils, different windings I never could get the fuzz tone, so I had to buy a MXR Distortion plus. Some kid came by my house, after I played for the school, and asked if I could show him how to play Iron Man. I taught little Jimmy Hetfield how to play Iron Man.

[@joeturner7959]

Decades later, I saw Zaperella for the first time, and was awestruck, so much so, all I could do was stammer 'Thanks for the guitar lesson.' The second time, I had the nerve to actually talk to Gretchen, and talk music. I asked her a lot of questions, and she was interested in what I could remember about seeing Led Zepplin live. She is an absolute expert, as well as a fantastic guitar player in her own right. The song remains the same, became the midnight movie, for which we missed two performances, out of 70, and when It plated at the local theater, I came to know the manager, and I could bring my guitar in to play along, as again, Jimmy Page live was always flying. I was shopping for a better amp, after my homemade one had been stolen, and I found one, at Guitar Center. I would play a bunch of Led Zepplin, and the staff would give me sour looks, but leave me alone for the most part, until one day, when I sold two Les Pauls. The manager said "You are the only one we can ever let play Stairway, because, you are great at it." The amp I bought was a Line 6, which can rip your teeth out, and still sound as close to an Orange at 1/3 the price. When I saw It Might Get Loud, I was able to play along, and watched a few dozen times, to get all the nuances, and try and spy the equipment. The person said "Have you seen this before?" No, but I am familiar with the music. I have seen all the interviews, Maxwells, and read the books (yes, the Anthology), Mitch Colby has forgotten more than I will never know, If you talked to him, you talked to the definitive reference. When O2 came out, it was not just me playing along, but my two nephews whom I had taught to play a *lot* of Led Zepplin Music. I own two 12 string acoustics. If ever I learn something from a video about guitars, its impressive. A lot of this video is well known, but, I learned a lot from this video, like how much Gretchen is deservedly respected. I would say, that this video is the best video I have seen on Jimmy Page, and the legion of scholars, and players that love his music: Particularly impressive was Jeff McErlan's playing of the voicings of Jimmys solos. "Jeff is one of the top guitar teachers in the world." -Agreed. "Spend more money on the Amp..." -I disagree. Get a guitar: I have two Les Pauls (Thin neck), three Yamaha acoustics (two of them are 12 strings), a Takamine, wait... did I say three, I meant four, and a Line 6, as well as a bag of pedals. I restring all my friends guitars, because they are strung wrong, and get them to say in tune. So, Keith, I will leave this as a review: Very comprehensive, well researched, 10/10.

[@joeturner7959]

One last thing about my guitars: I have a Gibson Les Paul, and an Epiphone Les Paul. The Gibson is left untouched, while the Epiphone, new pickups, new tuners, as well as a 4 way MasterTone set up that gives me 16 different eq settings on the guitar, similar to the Gibson-Baker MasterTone.

[@jazzbass5883]

A couple of corrections are due... The Rickenbacker amps are Transonics, not TransAtlantics The Yardbirds' bass player before Page was Paul Samwell-Smith, not Sam Sidwell-Smith.

[@jts3339]

Keith, If you want to move people you have to move air. And what better way to move air than with Marshall cabinets housing 4 speakers each being energized with 100 watt heads of power? I use my little Fender Deluxe Reverb these days in line with the 5 Watt World philosophy, but I do miss those BIG amp days.

[@gregmize01]

Another rockin' episode! 🎸🎸🎸

[@NewFalconerRecords]

It's likely that Roger Mayer presented Jimmy Page with a home-made fuzz box as far back as possibly even 1963. Page talked about that on the documentary 'It Might Get Loud'. But then, I haven't read his new book. As far as I'm aware the fuzz was first used on the track 'Skinny Minnie' by Carter-Lewis the & the Southerners (1964). Great video as usual though. The photographs you use to accompany the voice-over are simply mind-blowing! Well done.

[@justinparkerthewildwolf6394]

Thanks bro I enjoy your channel very much ,I want you to know it means lot to heaps of us.

[@fivewattworld]

Thanks Justin

[@cesarbrunocarvalho8170]

I love it , Cesar from Brazil!!!!!!!!!!!

[@armax00]

You did indeed and I got on TrueFire too :) great history video as always!

[@Voltanaut]

I'm a Ric bass player, so seeing Jimmy Page with a Ric amp is lovely.

[@billclay5785]

Great video Keith! Love these history lessons! 🎸🔥

[@ericwarrington6650]

Hi Keith! Great topic man..sorry I missed this live.. catching up as always..🤘😜🎸🎶❤️☮️..hope this finds u well my friend!

[@CraigHollabaugh]

Keith, the market price of the gear you mentioned here just shot up 69%. Truly enjoyed it, now queueing up Zeppelin I for insightful listen.

[@azombiestool]

This is awesome!!!

[@marksheefel3796]

Awesome stuff!!!! Well done!!!!🤟

[@StallionStudios1234]

Stopping by again Keith!

[@KevinHallSurfing]

Feb '72 Sydney. Was there and what a show! "It all came together for that show" according to Plant when later asked what were their best performances. 🇦🇺

[@guydouglas6094]

Love that solo by Jeff McErlain at 6:13 - totally Page sounding and made me think of 'Song Remains The Same' movie. This is a good story on Page's sound, effects and amps. His playing / hands is a big part too! Good work Keith. I always look forward to your videos - very polished and sharp presentation and your knowledge on 'things with six strings'.

[@JeffMcErlain]

Thanks!!