FULLY LEDDED

Jimmy Page’s brand-new book, ‘Jimmy Page: The Anthology’, goes into exhaustive detail about the gear he used during his career. Here’s a brief glimpse between the pages of this massive tome, focusing on some of the instruments and amps that Jimmy used to forge Led Zep’s legendary sound with commentary from Jimmy himself

- Jimmy Page

For years, the exact gear that Jimmy Page used during Led Zeppelin’s heyday was shrouded in mystery, particularly with regards to what went on behind the closed doors of the recording studio. Always shy of letting the cat out of the bag, Jimmy is on record as joking that he was unwilling to share the details of his studio amp setup because every time he did so the prices rocketed on eBay and that one day he might want to buy a spare. Theories were exchanged between fans and musicians alike, but confirmation was never forthcoming… until now.

In his new book, Jimmy Page: The Anthology, Jimmy bares all – and it doesn’t just centre on the Zep years, either. The lavishly illustrated 400-page book begins with JP’s early life and days as a session ace and comes up to date with the recent reissue of the ‘Mirror’ and ‘Dragon’ iterations of his Fender Telecaster, which blasted its way into music fans’ collective consciousness with those first E5 chords on Good Times, Bad Times from the band’s first album.

Page has kept virtually every speck of gear he’s used during his career, plus invoices, studio schedules, tape boxes, clothing and, of course, amps, guitars and effects, all pictured in glorious close-up detail. It goes way beyond the average gearaholic’s dream and is essential reading for any Zeppelin fan.