Jimmy Page's Guitars: A Short History, featuring Jeff McErlain and Rick Beato

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Somehow in my youth, neck deep in Genesis and Yes, I never spent the amount of time someone "my age" should have with Led Zeppelin. I wasn't really very aware of the band until Zep IV and "Stairway". (Though I had a t-shirt of the cover of Zeppelin I that I think I won at the the county fair burning up quarters on midway games.). I'd be 40 something before doubling back to give Mr. Page the attention he deserved and make my attempts at learning the riffs that everyone with an electric guitar should put in memory.
And so many years on, I finally get to do a "short history" of a hero I recognized later in life. And clearly, "Jimmy Page: The Anthology" lit me up, all...over...again.
I hope you like it. All the best,
Keith
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[@RickBeato]

Incredibly well done Hypes! Really great!!🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@lespaulcustom7309]

Rick great job playing on Kashmere \m/

[@lespaulcustom7309]

Should have waited to reply on the playing on one song so soon.

[@TheChadPad]

Looking forward to your interview with Jimmy Page! ;)

[@fivewattworld]

Thanks Hypes! You made the video!

[@ericwarrington6650]

Awesome playing Rick..as always

[@glennmartin4232]

Jimmy Page, no musician has given me more enjoyment and pleasure. Something so special in his music and playing. A huge influence.

[@nikolaus2688]

If you think of all the records he quite literally has his fingers in ... or on rather, and don't just know him as member of a classic 70s band with a solo career after the breakup, he must be one of the most impressive musicians of the 20th and 21st century.

[@tomasvanecek8626]

Thats what is he is for me too...

[@tomasvanecek8626]

@@nikolaus2688 Yeah, he even played on one of the very first tunes I remember (I was 5 then) - Petula Clark´s Downtown... you cant hear him, his acoustic is buried in the mix.. but he is there 🤩

[@jasonhutter7534]

His taste in licks and chord structure is so luscious, along with his use of dynamics...just no other guitarist like him. Several guitarists come close but he was the champ.

[@stacey_1111rh]

Only about 4 rock guitar players are god level. Page is one of them for me. I feel ya

[@toploadtele]

Page was also smart enough to keep all of the Zeppelin 2" master tapes in his possession... Genius! I was lucky enough to see Zeppelin live in Tuscaloosa, Alabama May 10, 1973

[@tonym994]

saw them 2nd week in September, Boston Garden, '71. next day, school started .I was a bit deaf that morning. Summer went out w/ a bang! I never will forget the thunder of their 1st tune, 'Immigrant song'. when they built it in the '20's, they never imagined that a music act would shake the building. Page had a beard, and it's still vivid, seeing that cherry, double neck SG. no opening act, of course. at least 3,4 encores, one being 'Communication Breakdown'. saw them again, but this was incomparable!

[@jerodbarrett6720]

You're lucky. I bet that was one hell of a good show. I never did get to see them live.

[@maurice19541]

Hitch hiked Friday night from Miami to Tampa to see them Saturday May 5, 1973 on that same tour. Great times bro!

[@MiturBinEsderty]

He has all of the masters he is a studio genius. He has every live show recorded as well

[@ClinicalDecisionYikesYT]

He played an Epiphone Slash AFD-II Player Pack before it was cool.

[@marcraygun6290]

Which was a very narrow window of time

[@markleyva3108]

Which he bought from Joe Walsh.

[@garycoates4987]

Don't forget the double neck hello kitty guitar

[@vladv5126]

I was not aware that was ever remotely cool

[@jamesmccracken9323]

Dude, slash was not even heard of ,or aka Saul was not even heard of when led zep was as a band, jimmy page played Gibson Les Paul standards before slash was playing guitar.

[@markkukowski3710]

Dude: Everyone mentions Rick Beato and for good reason: He gives these songs new life. He is a major part in keeping this music alive and showing all that went into these songs

[@fivewattworld]

He’s also just an old friend of mine

[@BryanHRBrodie]

Is he though 🤔

[@stephenbaldwin8963]

Yeah.... he keeps it alive.... When it should have died year's ago

[@stephenbaldwin8963]

He seems to have left out the part when he was fucking the 13 year old groupie Laurie Maddox.. which technically and legally makes your guitar hero a paedophile... y'know like Rolf Harris... Jimmy Savile etc... but I'm sure Jimmy knew that all along Cause Peter Grant would have told him.... Peter Grant .. another fine example of humanity

[@TheSoundofForgetting]

How does this only have 7 thumbs up? What is wrong with people or the members of this community ? It only takes a second to hit like👍 no different than scrolling or a new web page..people have gotten so lazy.

[@johndough9020]

I always enjoy seeing that photo of Pagey's fiddles on the stage. I was at that concert. 7-24-77. Oakland CA. Day on the Green.

[@rickmichael626]

I started listening to Jimmy when I was just a young teen, and he was probably just old enough to buy beer... We both have white hair now and both feel young when we play guitar. Thank for a great story Keith!

[@WillyKidd]

Very nice job Keith. It's worth sharing that until June of '59, there was a trade embargo between the US and UK concerning certain goods. As a result of this, American guitars were not available in England unless brought over discretely. This is why we see Page, Harrison, Lennon, Gerry Marsden, etc... with Hofners/Futuramas and other European instruments instead of Strats, Gibsons, or Gretsches in these early years. By late '59, American instruments were starting to trickle into British stores, although they were prohibitively expensive for most.

[@josephkemler5668]

Discretely?!!".. I'm cracking up..! In my mind's eye seeing Peter Seller's x-plain to Customs, wearing a Trenchcoat:"No Monsieur, this is American Giant Electric Toothbrush!..(sorry..time for coffee and meds...)lol

[@OAK77uk]

When Jimmy lived in Windsor he bought the Old Mill at Clewer off of Michael Caine - my late father was both's, along with many other well known people, Dry Cleaner and Michael would call Dad 'The Guvner' and when Jimmy moved in he took Dad down to the Cellar I believe I remember and Jimmy showed him a lot of the Egyptian and other items that he and the band were into... it scared him... now alas after Jimmy moved, the Old Mill on Racecourse Island was pulled down. My recall of Michael Caine's time when I was between gigs/bands I'd be a Skipper on the Pleasure boats on the River Thames and would quietly point out that a very famous film star was on the speed boat ahead with his beautiful wife, they'd stand up and cheer... Michael was great and very kind to my late mother when she was seriously ill. Thank you for this video - bought back many memories of that time and your other videos especially of the London Gigs mentioned. Michael

[@timpierceguitar]

Keith, it's one thing to enjoy your video --which I did, (and always do), But THIS video literally fills me with enthusiasm. And great playing by Jeff and Rick:)

[@JeffMcErlain]

Thanks Tim! And agreed on this one!

[@fivewattworld]

Thanks so much Tim. Coming from you, we’ll you got a big smile for that one.

[@guppybill]

*star-struck & grateful*

[@joshuataft5541]

I agree he is the best at making inspiring guitar vidios .if a guy watches these and don't pick up a guitar that day there is no saving them lol...na really ..these are so inspiring

[@joshuataft5541]

@@fivewattworld he's totally right..if a player didn't pick up there ax after this they need to go to the doctor ..lol. these are oozing mojo and inspiration.thanx my friend..they make my day ❤️

[@JasonGlisson]

Jimmy Page is definitely one of the greatest rock guitarist ever. I have started going back and watching videos of him, and even from his days with the Yardbirds, he was incredible.

[@scoobers90]

I'd love to see one of these done on Keith Richards, especially the late6 60s into the early 70s when he was jumping between a lot of different guitars!

[@Nessiechomp]

I'd like one on Keith Williams

[@robertiaccarino4363]

i agree

[@williambock1821]

Yes. Yes please. Include amps!

[@lightningrt434]

‘Cept Keith didn’t have a clue what he owned and when.

[@darrenc8776]

Keith Richards would be very interesting.

[@drgarlandglenn9414]

Thanks Keith that was great. I have a story to tell along with this. While living in London a member of Led Zeppelin was a patient of mine. I'll leave it at that. One day his secretary called the office to schedule a visit and my receptionist (who had known him for years) put him at a time of day when there was no one else in the clinic. When he arrived and rang the buzzer to be let in I left the room for a bit to let him and Jo Ann chat for a bit. After about 5 minutes or so I walked into the reception area and looked at him and then back at Jo Ann and said "I thought you said Eric was coming in today." He about fell out of the chair laughing and we got along great ever after.

[@MichaelMurphy-kn4jk]

Had to been page

[@justsomemincedgarlic]

Jimmy Page’s sound in Whole Lotta Love is what made me ask my dad to get me my very first guitar when I was a kid. It was a squire bullet strat with a cheap ass little fender amp, but when I showed that I was deadly serious about it, about a year later he got me a Gibson Les Paul Studio for Christmas. He was the only person I ever met that was a bigger Led Zeppelin fan than I am and he wanted me to have what Page had (or as close as he could afford). I took guitar lessons and did the garage band thing for years, and he surprised me with a Gibson Custom Shop 1958 VOS les Paul around 2007. Its still my go to guitar all these years later. Thank you to Jimmy Page for inspiring me to dive headfirst into what became my greatest joy, and thank you to my amazing father for supporting me every step of the way. Driving us to gigs, letting the band practice in the garage 4 times a week, buying (more like personal financing) all the incredible gear that I still have to this day, and listening to me rant and rave about the minutia of guitar tones I love. I miss my dad every day, but I always feel closer to him when I pick that les Paul up, and I know he is smiling down (or up 😂) at me when I crank out some classic Zeppelin riffs. 🥹

[@austinknowlton1783]

My Dad helped me get my first guitar too, and my first real amp even though our kind of music wasn't exactly the same, lol. I got a kick out of your story, especially "all these years later" when referring to 2007. I know what you mean, but being born in 1972 I have guitar picks older than 2007, much less guitars. Rock on.

[@stacey_1111rh]

Had a squire bullet and a little peavy amp. Same for me my dad bought me a peavy nitro guitar and a larger peavy amp the next year! ✌🏼

[@Kuztomshop]

Page's book isn't just gear, it's an autobiography with pictures on EVERY page and great anecdotes from the man himself. Brilliant. It's the kind of book I wish Clapton had made and even Hendrix.

[@wintermute0079]

He actually released two of those hardcover autobiography picture books, The Anthology is a history through his gear, and Jimmy Page by Jimmy Page is more of a personal history. They also published one of these books on Zeppelin. I love those books but I wish he also published a more traditional autobiography like Clapton but that'd be too revealing for Cagey Pagey. I respect his decision to do it differently though and keep the focus on the music, I wouldn't want to discuss my love life in detail the way Clapton did in his book either.

[@JeffMcErlain]

Thanks for having me along as always my friend! Especially for a Jimmy Page Five Watt World!! Loved this one, and all of them actually…

[@fivewattworld]

Thank you for doing this Jeff!

[@hearpalhere]

I don't know how you do it Jeff... you play the riffs and solos in such a way that I can totally pick out each song/solo but they are ever so slightly different! Talk about internalizing a song and then being able to play with it and tweak it. Very impressive.

[@MWL4466]

The solo on "Ten Years Gone " is my favorite JP solo. So much soul and emotion. Just amazing.

[@adamfindlay7091]

Overall wow very indepth.

[@traviskeeler4533]

For those who don't already know of him, Chris Buck, the dude who confirmed "Brom Yr Aur" pronunciation, is an absolutely INCREDIBLE guitar player in his own right. His "Friday Fretworks" here on youTube where he talks about specific guitars and guitar players is outstanding. He is a great teacher and damn fine guitar player man. Worth checking out if you have never seen or heard him play.

[@paulsworld2]

I wouldn't play guitar if it wasn't for Jimmy Page. Great video!!!!!!

[@bnastali]

The clip of Rick Beato playing the Danelectro really added a lot. Super job on this history!

[@julesrose4452]

Very impressive video! Most people today do not respect great Guitarists. I saw Led Zeppelin live, and they're still the most talented band to this day! Jimmy is a true 🇬🇧Master Guitarist 🎸To quote one of Jimmy's best lines.... "I never said we were number one, I said we are second to none". That says it all❣️ 🤩🎸🎼🎶👍❤

[@phillipchambers5552]

Best axe mAn I ever heard

[@strangeuniverse1199]

This video is as good as it gets. Totally professional production. It must have took a lot of time and effort to be so accurate with the information.

[@5150show]

Absolutely brilliant thank you

[@foesfly3047]

I literally thank The Creator, these 4 blokes got together and created THE most stirring, emotionally relevant and timeless catalogue of rock music of all time. Thank you Sir for so thoughtfully producing this historical commentary on just 1 interesting facet of Jimmy Page and Led Zeppelin.

[@boataxe4605]

Giving credit to the creator for music that was created by a guy who worshipped Alistair Crowley so much that he bought his house?

[@TomStrahle]

This is some great info. Thanks so much!

[@nycshelbygt500]

I gotta smoke a cigarette after that EPIC trip thru Jimmy Page's Guitar Candy Store. Picked up the Jimmy Page The Anthology book this year...but it is one of those books you have to wear gloves while reading. The 1960s Gibson Les Paul Custom Black Beauty story made me shed a tear when it was found after sooooo many years. The 2008 Gibson Les Paul Custom Black Beauty with StopTail Bridge Jimmy Page Signature Model is on my bucket list. ~$8500. Gibson released Jimmy Page's Les Paul Number 2 Burst with the extra switches in 2009 that is also on my bucket list. A Big Thank you to Rick Beato for the Jimmy Page vintage guitar freak show. Incredible Jimmy Page tone.

[@guppybill]

Howdy Keith. Your short history, vol. II is really shaping up nicely! Thank you for the work. My big-ass dog and I watched this one together. My Mormon aunt and uncle walked into Tower Records in Southern Cal and told the clerk, "We have a nephew who plays guitar. What should we give him for Christmas?" That's the real honest to God way I got Led Zeppelin 4. I was 10 and I was hooked on rock guitar ever since.

[@tmitz73]

Some folks I know have seen Spiderman 3 times. I'm sure I'll be watching this episode three, four and five times over! Jimmy's contributions to our community and influence are beyond measure. You're a part of that too Keith!! Keep it going and thanks for the outstanding content!

[@denomdemon]

Very rad. It's hard to want the least amount of gear when you show the coolest stuff in such an astonishing way.

[@bryonkidder6199]

Jimmy Page always blew me away with his acoustic guitar playing! I've never heard someone play acoustic guitar so precise and electric so loose...lol Another great video! I luv hearing about what guitars were used to record the hit songs we all luv!

[@tommanseau6277]

Wasn’t it Eddie Van Halen who described Page as one of the most inspiring players who sounded like he was playing with a broken hand? I laughed when I read that somewhere.

[@lyndoncmp5751]

Jimmy was loose with the electric because he literally pushed the boundaries live. Never content to play songs the same was twice. He was always experimenting, always creative on stage. Thats why sometimes he was a bit 'sloppy'. He was always trying things live, unlike the paint by numbers kind of live guitarists such as Eddie Van Halen. Not much pushing the boundaries and experimenting on stage with Eddie.

[@tommanseau6277]

@@lyndoncmp5751Blues = stucture in which to improvise. Page used guitars and the Blues as the brushes & canvas on which to create R & R. And if you think Eddy was play by numbers then please check out Rick Beato's videos on Eddy Van Halen who again loved seeing Page play. Nobody here is dismissive of Page in the slightest, just commenting on his playing style.

[@simonvanderheijden432]

@@tommanseau6277 Don't feed the trolls..

[@YashVardhanTanwar]

Saw the title and clicked! How could you not? Thanks for making this episode! Long live Jimmy Page.

[@glenkepic3208]

First concert, LZ for Houses, Kezar Stadium SF,,,,"They're changing the weather!!!!" Sunny day, go to Dazed for the bowed part and the clouds roll in. Gets darker and darker as the part goes on. Get to the full band part and the sun comes out again. I'm 65 now. I'll never forget this. man, i'm 12 in '69 and my parents are away and my two older sisters are looking after me. They discovered this new FM station KMPX and its blasting on the Admiral console stereo (Super 125,,,,ruled!!) They played side 2 of LZ I straight thru. Couldn't get the album quick enough. Fan forever. ha, a little btw...about 10 years ago, i'm at the mall (tanforan) with my Wife. She does her thing and i go to the bookstore (B&N ?). I see a Guitarist mag from the UK with LZ on the cover. As an import, it was pricey, like 4 times the price of say GP. I tell my Wife about it. She buys it for me for Christmas ! Didn't know it until reading more. That cover shot was from Kezar, the gig i saw !!! Pretty great ;)

[@mariodriessen9740]

Aaaaaaah Jimmy Page, one of my all time guitar heroes. Thanks! ❤️

[@Finch460]

Thank you for another fantastic documentary! Jimmy was my favorite growing up and this video took me down memory lane. Thanks again, Keith and friends!

[@timothydaniels504]

I saw the Jimmy Page version of the Yardbirds in 1969 or 68 at Hidden Valley, a ski resort near Huntsville, north of Toronto. It was a great venue because it was more like a nightclub rather than a concert hall.He was playing that Tele with the reflective pick guard but he also played a Les Paul. It was the first time I ever heard someone using pedals so creatively. He also used a violin bow that he bounced on the strings while he was working a wahwah pedal. The notes had a kind of bubbling sound. I also remember him really honouring the Yardbird’s legacy. He could have stolen the show for himself but he was really professional. One of the best gigs I’ve ever seen.

[@KevinMetcalfe]

Thank you so much for all of your great content!

[@thekitowl]

Excellent work as usual. The brown tele is usually listed as Botswana brown. There’s an article in which page states he used his black LP custom to record Whole lotta Love which I couldn’t find mentioned in his book.

[@picksalot1]

Wow! This is an epic Short History of an Epic Guitarist. I'm stunned by how much great information you managed to stuff into this video. It's on my short list to watch a second time. Kudos, and thanks to everyone who helped you with the video. It's a masterpiece! 👍😎🤘🙏👌

[@isaacshepard7809]

I love what u do Keith thank you for sharing your knowledge and Love ❤❤❤

[@tommyraper3895]

Thanks again, Keith. I really enjoy where you are going with these!

[@sambochen2010]

Oh I hate you Keith Williams. I had just pulled an all-nighter for a work deadline and about to go to sleep here in California at 7:00 a.m. when I saw that you just made this video live. I guess I'm not sleeping. Going to stay up and watch this video you made about my favorite guitarist of all time. Okay, I love you man!!! ❤️🤘

[@ericwarrington6650]

Hey Kieth..what a treat as always.. appreciate this one very much...one of the very greatest rock and roll guitarists ever...

[@elmolewis9123]

Excellent video - great info, pics, and of course, the incredible guest players, Rick and Jeff.

[@jeremypowell6707]

Love learning why I love these artists so much!

[@brettdiaz]

Well done! I love Jimmy Page.

[@outwook]

Thanks for the video, Keith. It almost took me back to my teens listening to Led Zeppelin in my bedroom. And it's a fantastic resource on Jimmy Page's guitars in its own right now. Well done!

[@philotomybaar]

Really excellently done, and thank you! Your content has always been fantastic but just keeps getting better.

[@swampt.6898]

WOW! In your true "5 Watt World" approach this video has provided clarification to information previously available and filled in numerous voids with new information obtained by your incredible abilities as a journalist! Your "A Short History" series of videos are all gems and this episode's facets make it a real beauty Keith! Thank you

[@ConglomerationCat]

It really is quite startling how many of his guitars had been stolen. Each one disclosed just makes my stomach sore. Really great video about the incredible history of what he used and collected!

[@tomandtheoutlaws]

If Rhett Shull gets his documentaries off the ground, he needs to collaborate with you on rockumentaries. Most documentaries on rock and blues never seem to do it justice.

[@charlesheck6812]

Beautiful presentation.

[@scottbogfoot]

Thanks Keith, great video! These are the ones I'll watch multiple times. 😃Cheers

[@icarodonatonipinheiro3607]

There is one instrument missing. Page use to have, or still has a Giannini Craviola. There are couple pictures of him playing this (weird looking acoustic Brazilian guitar) even with Led Zeppelin .

[@RDembowski]

Eu sabia que eu não seria o único a notar a falta da Craviola... Kkkkkkkk

[@josephkemler5668]

Yes!.. I've played them, beautiful instruments!

[@paulmclaughlin4092]

I believe the Craviola was a gift from the brazilian singer Rita Lee (Os Mutantes)

[@AllenGarberGuitarFun]

Page had at least three different Craviola guitars…one six string acoustic and two different 12-string acoustic Craviola guitars. There is no evidence he ever used them on recordings, but he did use the two 12 strings on tour in 1972 and the six string Craviola was present during the 1972 Stargroves recording sessions for the ‘Houses of the Holy’ album.

[@palmerwright5706]

I recall he played tangerine dream on a Giannini Craviola on stage, where he would sit. The Brazilian Rosewood on the back and sides are beautifully patterned and figured. I have one from 1973 and I’m pretty sure it is solid spruce top and laminated rosewood back and sides. No truss rod and it has a very unique 12 acoustic sound and a great sustain

[@earthmachine1]

I've always been curious about the OVATION he played in Unledded in the 90's. I had never seen anything like it at the time and was hoping you'd mention it here... but understand that you just can't include them all in 30 minutes. As always, outstanding job Keith. Your channel 5 WATT WORLD continues to put out the best quality content on KZbin and I always look forward to your new videos!

[@michaelrosa2589]

This is fantastic. Thanks for the History!

[@stevemercier6590]

This vid was the best thing I have ever seen about The masters guitars. Long live Jp!!

[@sharonlee2042]

Jimmy’s dragoncaster had been “destroyed” by a friend, this is when it was stripped and never came out again. It is the neck from this guitar which was put on his Botswana brown telecaster as mentioned. Loved the vid btw!

[@stickman55100]

Thanks for another fantastic installment of Five Watt World. Incredibly detailed and amazing information; very inspiring, especially Jeff McErlaine’s playing.

[@JeffMcErlain]

Thank you!

[@SerenityGuitars]

Another great show Keith, looking forward to the next episode, and the next, and the next.

[@MarcStjames-rq1dm]

This video brought so many memories..... i've tears in my eyes... not sad. but just tears.... this is a great video.

[@NytronX]

No way! I didn't know Page had a Guild 12-string. The Guild 12-string deserves its own video, so many great guitarists used it, from Gilmour, Page, SRV, Rodger Hodgson, John Denver, Tom Petty, Simon & Garfunkel, and many more.

[@sterlingmcvay2469]

Ten Years Gone is my Favorite Page Guitar playing. I always Thought Jimmy Page and Steve Howe should have done a few Projects Together, could have been INCREDIBLE, from the Varie Acoustic Parts, Potential to Electric and Slide.

[@DavidHBurkart]

Thanks for sharing so many things I was unaware of Keith. Appreciate you and your diligent work.

[@scottkidwellmusic9175]

Thank you, Keith 🙏 Enjoyable history

[@NewHopeAudio]

Keith, you are a legend! Great research and work. I do think this could be a "part 1", as we know its been 40+ years since his Led Zeppelin days. I appreciate you stuck with guitars only on this, because it leaves room for an amps of Jimmy Page: A Short History ;) Keep going!

[@mark240862]

This is great and fantastically put together, thanks for your efforts. I'm sure you probably know this already but just in case you didn't, the solo on Stairway to Heaven was played by Jimmy on his Telecaster... which would account for that biting tone. Cheers.

[@andynelson5864]

Was gonna bring up same fact.

[@victormarinelli5660]

Exceptional video and information! Thank you, Keith!

[@E29music]

Keith, I always look forward to your VERY excellent videos. Thankyou!

[@anthonyc1883]

The custom wiring on Page’s black Les Paul was done by early Zeppelin roadie Joe Jammer of Chicago. Page has name checked him a couple of times over the years, in a magazine article and a leading Zeppelin fan website.

[@chriscorbin1055]

Jimmy put down a solid foundation for many players. The young talent I see now is off the charts. Exciting times and so much talent.

[@christopherway5704]

Well done! Thanks!

[@foesfly3047]

Thanks for plugging the book. I wasn’t aware of it. A copy will soon be in my home.

[@seanj3667]

As a bass player, I would love to see a similar video on Geddy Lee's basses. I have his Big Book of Bass and was fortunate enough to have met Geddy at a book signing where I got the book.

[@stealingtomorrowband]

Geddys 72 jazz and John Paul Jones 62 jazz are 2 of the most famous jazz basses... I would have loved to have seen both bands within the first 5-10 years of the beginnings... I am a bassist myself. I wiuld love to have an old jazz but i love my Warwick

[@danih1737]

what’s sad about the dragoncaster is he left it at home to go on tour and he had someone looking after his house. this person took it upon themselves to repaint the dragoncaster as a ‘gift’, which is why it ended up completely stripped by the time fender were given the original, because he couldn’t stand to look at the awful paint job the person had done while he was away

[@domtassone]

Nicely done, thanks for sharing

[@TheMinorFallsTheMajorLifts]

Well, that intro made my day. I want to loop that for an hour. Awesome.

[@blackdogrover]

Thanks much, Keith! You can see that I’m quite the fan of Jimmy and Zeppelin. I am troubled by something: Jimmy’s acoustic tone for the Ramble On take is iconic and very important to the history of Led Zeppelin, rock music in general, and the song, Ramble On, itself. Why do you suppose Jimmy didn’t reference the Vox? Now, I should say, I own the Page Anthology. Because I tend to stare at each page for hours, it’s safe to say, I may never reach the end of the book before the end of my book comes. And, I should also share - there is no way I will ‘jump’ ahead to obtain bits of information. Besides, that will apparently bare no fruit. I’ve been following the band and the four individual lads lives (RIP, Bonzo) since January 9, 1969. Indeed, I’m about to turn sixty. I share this (publicly, I know), because after all these years, this band moves me like today is January 10, 1969. Many regards to Jeff, as well. I’m a huge fan. Anyone who plays like Jeff, and talks about Jimmy, Jeff, Eric, and David in the same sentence is a hero to me! 🎶🎶🌻🧡🌈🌅🎶🎶🌷🌞

[@AllenGarberGuitarFun]

Page used an Eros Model 606 Dakota acoustic 6-string on “Ramble On” which is identical to the Vox that Rick used with a different brand on it. Page made many mistakes in ‘The Anthology’ and he did neglect to mention the Eros 606 Dakota guitar used on both ‘Ramble On” and “Thank You”.

[@pissoff234]

Settle down fan boy dont read to much into it its just music.

[@mjp96]

You were following these "four individual lads" when you were 5 or 6?

[@blackdogrover]

@@mjp96 Seven, actually. Yes.

[@cjscala87]

This came at the perfect time as I am currently obsessing over Page’s guitars! Then again I guess I always am. Sidenote a Harmony Stratotone is technically a semi hollow body

[@-DILLIGAF]

As always, your video contribution(s) to the music community and ultimately the world are greatly appreciated. It's very evident that an incredible amount of labor and love go into each and every episode. A great synopsis of Page's axes. Rock on!

[@mugsypea]

Another great informative chapter in the Five Watt World Keith!

[@anthonyc1883]

Before the Jimmy Page Anthology the definitive accounting of Page’s career was a three-part interview with him in the late, great Trouser Press magazine of about 1978 or ‘79. Can be found here and there for sale online.

[@thesoundboardstudio]

As a huge led zeppelin fan, there were some many guitars and facts I didn't know and got now with this video! Thank you! great content!

[@davidmacleod9313]

Ouch! “Some”and “many” shouldn’t be together.

[@RoadKing-ky2bs]

@@davidmacleod9313 I am pretty sure he meant "so many."

[@davidmacleod9313]

@@RoadKing-ky2bs Okay, but it still hurt! Lol I mean no harm.

[@tomaszuccareno6349]

Oh so worth the wait!

[@RichardFriendartist]

only 18 minutes in and this is chocked full of awesome! Really great work and very fun to see and hear! Thank you!

[@jackflash5659]

Jimmy Page is quite the rage. The greatest guitarist of all time!

[@chrisburk9424]

Keef would agree!!

[@BarbarraBay]

Jimmy said Jimi was the greatest (Rolling Stone 1974).

[@jackflash5659]

@@BarbarraBay yeah I heard that. Funny thing with Jimi.....(i have a feeling you know this) on 3 separate occasions he actually praised 3 different guitarists as his favorite. -Terry Kath -Rory Gallagher & Billy Gibbons

[@BarbarraBay]

@@jackflash5659 irrelevant

[@AleisterCrowley.]

@@BarbarraBay lol

[@stefanconradsson]

Guys like you are fast becoming the last link to the past and passing on this information for the future kids is a service for all mankind. Impeccable. I take my hat of for you sir. Cheers 🍺

[@hilldwler420]

Bad ass ! Great collaboration with Beato and Jeff. Some of your best stuff!!!!

[@wallyinthebox1]

Many Thanks for this Keith Rock on Brother!

[@balke7935]

The rosewood neck on his brown bbender is actually the neck off the dragon tele! The dragon tele body still exists, but it was painted silver and ruined by a housemate of his and as a result stripped and abandoned.

[@Kevin-cy4gc]

Imagine if those people in the house before hadn't left that guitar behind

[@larrys009]

Awesome!!! Thank you Keith !!

[@mikedennis6979]

Fantastic job Keith !!

[@sid35gb]

Good video Keith. The quality of your videos always impresses me even when the subject is not really what I’m interested in you have a knack of making them interesting to watch, which is Very rare on KZbin these days. If you carry on like this I wouldn’t be surprised if new and unexpected doors start opening for you.

[@gastonmacmillan4849]

this is great, I expect you'll make a series of rock-star-guitars. I hope you include Frank Zappa!

[@enggopah]

Zappa Gear is a good book on that, if you don't have it already.

[@Guitar5986]

Excellent as always! Thoroughly enjoyed this one

[@sevenswordsx7]

Outstanding my friend!!

[@johnsample5628]

His Dragon Tele was painted over by a friend as a "surprise" while Page was on tour. Page was livid because the new paint job, in his words, ruined the guitar. He took off the neck and destroyed the body. Years later he bolted in the old neck on to a different brown body telecaster and then added a b-string bender. This is the guitar he would play Ten Years Gone for live performances, and would play it quite often when he was in The Firm.

[@AllenGarberGuitarFun]

He did not destroy the body. In fact, Fender refurbished it in the process of them creating their line of Dragon Telecaster replicas. They created a new pickguard and repaired the bridge pickup and wiring along with sanding the guitar back to bare wood and recreating the psychedelic “Dragon” motif. Jimmy didn’t put the neck from the Dragon Telecaster on the brown B-bender guitar until 1979 for the Knebworth performances. Page used a maple Tele neck which was original to the brown B-Bender Telecaster when he used it for “Ten Years Gone” on the 1977 tour.

[@SimpleManGuitars1973]

@@AllenGarberGuitarFun I've got the Mirror Tele and it is absolutely glorious. Honestly I know the Dragon might be more "iconic" but the Mirror Tele is a much better looking Tele to me and I would NEVER put the mirrors on.

[@AllenGarberGuitarFun]

@@SimpleManGuitars1973 That is one of my favorite eras of the Dragon Tele. Fender used a good deal of my research from forum posts I made on a Led Zeppelin fan site in their research for the Dragon Telecaster project. I found the earliest pictures of the guitar which originally had a broken in/crushed black Bakelite pickguard when Beck first used it as a backup in The Yardbirds days. Then the white pickguard was added. The scratches on the upper face of the body were there from the earliest days. But you can play that version of the Dragon Tele without looking too ridiculous…only the most hardcore fans would know what you are actually playing. The key difference is the top loading bridge…it makes the guitar much easier to play in my opinion.

[@SimpleManGuitars1973]

@@AllenGarberGuitarFun Oh man I TOTALLY agree about the Top Loader. I've got an American Standard and the Mirror Tele and the feel of ths Top Loader is absolutely noticeable and I think it makes the guitar sound beefier as well because I feel like it lightens the tension. I could see why country guys may not like it but it makes the Tele the ultimate rock guitar to me.

[@itslikethesamebutdifferent8020]

Great insights into Page’s gear, very well detailed. I love the fact that he bought guitars used by his musical heroes in the same way we buy guitars used by our musical heroes, it must be a musician thing. The reason why the Vox acoustic isn’t mentioned in the anthology is because he used an E-ros Dakota 606 guitar during those sessions for Ramble On and tho I’ve seen him playing an Eko guitar I’ve never seen him playing a Vox acoustic guitar, tho I could be wrong in that he played one I just haven’t seen any pictures of him with one. The E-Ros guitar is documented as I’ve seen pictures of him playing one. Great job in putting this together, would you be open to doing one on Brian May? That would be awesome. Rock on 🤘

[@fivewattworld]

See the pic in the video of him in the studio on the thumbnail to Ricks video. Rick and Dave both think he’s playing Ramble On for me the pic.

[@itslikethesamebutdifferent8020]

@@fivewattworld yeah I’ve seen that pic and that’s the one where he’s using the E-Rios Dakota’s 606, i can tell by the headstock logo and the 4 pointed pickguard rather than the 3 pointed pickguard found on the EKO and Vox models. Plus there are articles stating he’s using that guitar there, those Eros are hard to find.

[@lightningrt434]

@@fivewattworld definitely an Eros.

[@jonpage4029]

Wonderful. Great work.

[@campcrafter4613]

Well done!