<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar World in Jimmy-page ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/tag/jimmy-page Sat, 25 Apr 2026 11:30:00 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “I read the other day that I hated him. I can’t believe they said that”: Ritchie Blackmore sets the record straight about his relationship with Jimmy Page ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/ritchie-blackmore-on-jimmy-page gRZUgjMtNxPYmTHtmzaTWk Sat, 25 Apr 2026 11:30:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “When I started this business, I had two kinds of people: those who believed in it and those laughing at me”: Who is buying $15 million guitars? One of the world’s leading dealers lifts the veil on the collectible guitar market ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitars/matts-guitar-shop-interview UzQ65Wpr3uDnpZii3qViJ9 Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:44:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It sounds like nature coming through the speakers”: Jimmy Page shares rare home recorded demo of Led Zeppelin’s Ten Years Gone ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/music-releases/jimmy-page-releases-home-demo-of-ten-years-gone PEuHouDtNLQhJZZFT4pNzj Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:43:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Those Fender Jazz basses sounded fantastic, but they scared the hell out of me”: Why bassist Paul Samwell-Smith chose a short-scale Epiphone for his “rave-ups” with the Yardbirds ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/paul-samwell-smith-the-yardbirds-lost-woman WEuVJAUMbkgiV9fFAMFGvE Sat, 21 Mar 2026 13:15:00 +0000 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 10:51:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ “If it was in that room that day, that would be between 20 and 30 million dollars easy for sure”: Guitar expert reveals the guitars that could surpass the new auction record held by David Gilmour’s Black Strat ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitars/guitar-expert-reveals-the-guitars-that-could-surpass-the-black-strat-auction-record L97gh5ght6G35dSq3XdXde Thu, 19 Mar 2026 20:57:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ “At the end of the show, Jimmy goes, ‘The way you mix rock and Indian music is something I’ve never seen before’”: Meet the psych-rockers merging Hendrix with 600-year-old Hindustani classical music tradition – who count Jimmy Page among their fans ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bands/karma-sheen-sameer-khan-interview sU8RZ5eXhXL7HrxKDd2DQU Thu, 19 Feb 2026 11:20:00 +0000 Thu, 19 Feb 2026 14:50:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I heard Clarence White, and there were parts that I couldn’t physically do. Then I heard that there was this mechanism within the guitar...”: With Led Zeppelin over, Jimmy Page returned to the Telecaster, and embraced a particular, beloved mod ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/jimmy-page-on-b-benders Myb4zYTqfLSdiAfAk5b3Zh Fri, 09 Jan 2026 17:55:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Jimmy Page used one of our guitars. It was some of the best tremolo work I’d ever heard”: Paul Reed Smith on how he built his brand, secret PRS players – and why the internet is wrong about tonewood ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/paul-reed-smith-on-40-years-of-prs-guitars WcavDTjqvxLshQxSbtzZkn Tue, 30 Dec 2025 11:10:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I had to go outside to the garbage bags and find the certificate because I’d thrown it away!” The Cult’s Charlie Jones didn’t know about his Grammy win for Please Read the Letter… because he didn’t read the letter ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/charlie-jones-plant-grammy-win BS8FiecGCpdDidCsRBjuca Mon, 29 Dec 2025 10:30:00 +0000 Mon, 29 Dec 2025 13:59:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I think Jimmy's pointing at Ed, but he motions for me to come over. He said, ‘You have something that these other guys here don't’”: Steve Lukather was hanging out with Eddie Van Halen, when Jimmy Page paid him the highest compliment ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/steve-lukather-on-meeting-jimmy-page hpLr4pySjvQKzTawWR5AUZ Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:47:19 +0000 Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:48:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I was almost throwing down a challenge with some of those basslines: play me if you can!” John Paul Jones’ best Led Zeppelin basslines – including an eight-string classic ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/john-paul-jones-best-led-zeppelin-basslines KYTHmDHJxdS32v7hWmNHVD Mon, 17 Nov 2025 10:44:40 +0000 Mon, 17 Nov 2025 10:46:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Page must be mental giving away such a terrific guitar”: The incredible story of Jimmy Page’s 1957 Gretsch 6120 that fetched over $130,000 at auction – 50 years after the Led Zeppelin icon gave it away for free ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/jimmy-page-1957-gretsch-6120 S6S8anGP5SwfmT2pd6s4qa Fri, 24 Oct 2025 11:53:39 +0000 Thu, 30 Oct 2025 15:29:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Jimmy Page would be nice to have on there”: Dweezil Zappa has already tapped Eddie Van Halen, Brian May and Yngwie Malmsteen for his ambitious instrumental project – but wants to recruit a few more guitar greats before it’s finished ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/dweezil-zappa-jimmy-page-what-the-hell-was-i-thinking-update PkMownf8R6tpBJakiXXECL Thu, 16 Oct 2025 16:19:31 +0000 Thu, 30 Oct 2025 13:02:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ "It was only £45 or something, and all the other guitars were getting into the hundreds": Jimmy Page's 5 most iconic guitars, in his own words ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/jimmy-pages-5-most-iconic-guitars-in-his-own-words 9BajGpudrgxEU44CYRzoHC Fri, 12 Sep 2025 10:24:21 +0000 Thu, 18 Sep 2025 15:53:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Of all the artist-associated instruments I’ve been involved with, this has been my favorite journey”: A guitar once owned by Jimmy Page and given away in a magazine competition goes for over three times its estimate at auction ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/jimmy-page-owned-guitar-smashes-estimate-at-auction M2oXowUwhZtpcaL6XDWyPc Wed, 10 Sep 2025 13:38:21 +0000 Wed, 17 Sep 2025 16:04:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ “That’s one of the things that made us sound so heavy”: Led Zeppelin’s Immigrant Song, Kashmir, and The Song Remains the Same are wildly different classic rock staples, but one key element ties them all together, says John Paul Jones ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/artist-lessons/john-paul-jones-led-zeppelin-octaves-lesson 8NEpDSx7qKLkG9KoedJkUT Sat, 23 Aug 2025 13:00:00 +0000 Thu, 28 Aug 2025 10:25:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It came from how much timber had been taken off the neck, almost to Ibanez levels of thinness”: What's the secret behind the tone of Jimmy Page's legendary “Number One” Les Paul? Bare Knuckle founder Tim Mills had the chance to examine it and found out ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/whats-the-secret-behind-the-tone-of-jimmy-pages-legendary-number-one-les-paul wrAocg97Dba67zfLJb7cL8 Thu, 14 Aug 2025 15:54:04 +0000 Tue, 19 Aug 2025 15:39:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ Jimmy Page settles decades-long Dazed and Confused lawsuit with original songwriter ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/jimmy-page-and-jake-holmes-settle-dazed-and-confused-lawsuit iYPo4YPTb3tjNXf3nzkoQX Mon, 04 Aug 2025 12:07:37 +0000 Wed, 13 Aug 2025 14:32:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Page must be mental giving away such a terrific guitar as this”: 50 years ago, Jimmy Page gave a guitar away for free in a magazine competition – now it's expected to fetch over $67,000 at auction ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/jimmy-page-guitar-given-away-for-free-in-a-magazine-competition-to-be-auctioned-off RHBWxwU2KuMpVbqhQjDjWD Fri, 25 Jul 2025 13:37:34 +0000 Mon, 28 Jul 2025 14:49:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Countless Zoso wannabes have tried to decipher Jimmy Page’s tone secrets”: Hands-on with the ultimate Led Zeppelin amps – Sundragon’s painstakingly accurate replicas of the guitar hero’s elusive backline ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/amps/sundragon-super-dragon-jimmy-page Pq95jnBjUqoe5gCKXdWWjY Fri, 25 Jul 2025 08:58:51 +0000 Mon, 28 Jul 2025 14:51:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I traveled around the world for four years, recording 22 guests in some crazy places”: Jimmy Rip remembers recording Jimmy Page, B.B. King, Buddy Guy and more for one of the greatest all-star albums of all time ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/jimmy-rip-on-recording-last-man-standing-with-jerry-lee-lewis tH8hN6hk3VfnSPKtjaurDZ Wed, 23 Jul 2025 16:16:49 +0000 Mon, 28 Jul 2025 14:34:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It came from a great deal of eye contact between the two of us”: When it came to Led Zeppelin's most powerful riffs, sometimes what didn't get played was more important than what did, says John Paul Jones ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/artist-lessons/john-paul-jones-silence-in-led-zeppelin-riffs CLP8QBMEx5cZqSqKTQ9DkK Sat, 19 Jul 2025 13:00:00 +0000 Mon, 21 Jul 2025 13:53:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ “From your bedroom to Madison Square Garden without missing a beat”: Jimmy Page announces the Sundragon Nymph – packing his stadium-filling tones into a small footprint, low-wattage combo ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/amps/jimmy-page-sundragon-nymph-combo-amp JoEiqJSy5zEDbswaJUJaai Thu, 17 Jul 2025 12:29:09 +0000 Mon, 21 Jul 2025 12:22:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It proved to be too tricky for everyone to hear and perform together without losing track of the beat”: Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones explains what people get wrong about his Black Dog riff – which originally tripped up even Jimmy Page and John Bonham ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/song-lessons/john-paul-jones-black-dog-lesson V39uiy7AZVvxUUPYQCvjJ4 Sat, 05 Jul 2025 14:32:00 +0000 Tue, 08 Jul 2025 12:13:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I’d never heard it like that, apart from on record, because in the days of Zeppelin, I’d do as much as I could with the one guitar”: 25 years ago, Jimmy Page’s live vision for one Zeppelin classic was fully realized – thanks to the Black Crowes ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/jimmy-page-vision-for-one-led-zeppelin-classic-was-fully-realized-thanks-to-the-black-crowes 6qE8tTMAsFtXTYXFpBNykH Fri, 13 Jun 2025 15:57:32 +0000 Thu, 19 Jun 2025 09:53:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I saw Jimmy Page using a violin bow on his guitar, and it clicked. What if I could do this on an acoustic guitar?” Plectrums, move over – this inventor created a mini bow tailor-made for acoustics ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/accessories/pickaso-guitar-bow-for-acoustic-guitars-and-basses 3mv9LmJKWyBUBzBor5LJdF Fri, 23 May 2025 10:30:00 +0000 Mon, 21 Jul 2025 10:16:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It was so secretive that I, as a curator of the Met, had no idea what was actually there”: One of the world’s finest guitar collections has been kept under wraps for decades – now it’s been donated in full to the Met ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitars/the-met-dirk-ziff-collection-donation rJatx7K8bDxbTeqwAid6rk Tue, 20 May 2025 12:40:53 +0000 Fri, 27 Jun 2025 15:12:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We haven’t broken a string on a Les Paul for more than three years”: Joe Bonamassa swears by this easy string-saving hack – which was inspired by Jimmy Page and Billy Gibbons ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/joe-bonamassa-les-paul-string-breakage-hack VoBKULvryyCZkpibztWJKZ Wed, 07 May 2025 09:35:52 +0000 Tue, 13 May 2025 14:15:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ “That was the infamous moment of my life when Dazed and Confused fell into the loving arms and hands of Jimmy Page”: Original Dazed and Confused songwriter revives copyright lawsuit against Jimmy Page ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/original-dazed-and-confused-songwriter-jake-holmes-revives-copyright-lawsuit-against-jimmy-page 5imo8tVosJWHv7nPJuviWk Tue, 06 May 2025 14:23:49 +0000 Tue, 13 May 2025 14:09:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I said, ‘Let’s get Hendrix to play on it.’ His manager said, ‘Jimi’s playing shows back-to-back.’ So we got Jimmy Page”: The hit ’60s single that was supposed to feature Jimi Hendrix… but ended up with Jimmy Page ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/donovan-jimi-hendrix-jimmy-page-hurdy-gurdy-man KjEiZyxAujLXY7yREcQAx3 Thu, 17 Apr 2025 16:19:38 +0000 Tue, 22 Apr 2025 14:39:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Mick Ronson came to see one of the Springsteen shows, and he was just so proud of me. He had a classic rock ‘n’ roll existence, but I love him for all that”: Shane Fontayne on the kindness of Ronson, serving the Boss –and playing Stairway for Jimmy Page ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/shane-fontayne-springsteen-ronson-taylor M7vxmR2UZPj5T64KzHQa4R Wed, 02 Apr 2025 17:12:37 +0000 Mon, 07 Apr 2025 15:34:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Jimmy was still playing the Telecasters that he played in the Yardbirds. I laid it on him and said, ‘Try this out.’ I gave him a good deal, about 1,200 bucks”: How one of rock's most storied Les Pauls changed hands from one guitar hero to another ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/joe-walsh-jimmy-page-1959-les-paul y4rVr7AZzcQHBwZyaPYzBn Thu, 13 Mar 2025 10:42:04 +0000 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 16:10:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I didn’t know the solo was that iconic beforehand! It was only when I started seeing all the comments that I realized”: Shane Fontayne isn't “a Jimmy Page kind of player” – but he had to play the Stairway to Heaven solo… in front of Jimmy Page ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/shane-fontayne-stairway-to-heaven-solo-in-front-of-jimmy-page x4qf6CgZnZVqxynqc7PXFJ Tue, 11 Mar 2025 15:39:40 +0000 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 12:15:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ “If someone had taken my riffs without acknowledgment or payment, it would have been deemed theft. The same standard must apply to AI”: Jimmy Page blasts new Artificial Intelligence proposals from UK Government ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/jimmy-age-on-ai-uk-government acBmbubifa7ZvsZN2hoPxS Mon, 03 Mar 2025 17:24:57 +0000 Mon, 10 Mar 2025 15:20:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I have kept this film in a drawer all these years. Guitarists have gone nuts”: Unseen footage of Led Zeppelin performing in Denmark has surfaced after 45 years – and it's been restored with original audio ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bands/led-zeppelin-denmark-1979-footage kx8fPaYp9twHBeoj5fNQgQ Mon, 24 Feb 2025 17:28:07 +0000 Wed, 05 Mar 2025 16:13:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Somebody will get mad at me, but it’s the closest thing to Beck, Clapton and Page. What was in the water we were all drinking?” Billy Corgan names himself and two other ’90s guitar gods as the ‘metal Yardbirds’ ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/billy-corgan-tom-morello-adam-jones-yardbirds-link TJm76kfE9Cz2hMxsmpSTPA Fri, 14 Feb 2025 14:58:44 +0000 Tue, 25 Feb 2025 15:14:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The experience of our work with Jimmy in a vibrant, electric, mystical, and powerful perspective”: Unreleased Jimmy Page/Rich Robinson composition set to feature in upcoming deluxe version of Jimmy Page & the Black Crowes: Live at the Greek ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/music-releases/jimmy-page-black-crowes-live-at-the-greek-reissue PUFUAACfpWVNSE7eWwqAKY Thu, 13 Feb 2025 17:03:16 +0000 Tue, 25 Feb 2025 15:08:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Jimmy Page said, ‘If you want to go work straight away, do the Ozzy gig. If not, we’d love to have you’”: Phil Soussan is one of the ultimate bass journeymen – he looks back at his storied career, and why he picked Ozzy Osbourne over Jimmy Page ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/phil-soussan-jimmy-page-ozzy-osbourne XnoeLR7h9Xr7YFpmLBJfwL Tue, 28 Jan 2025 10:48:53 +0000 Fri, 31 Jan 2025 14:41:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ Gibson launched an epic multi-guitar partnership with Jimmy Page this year – but 2025 could be even bigger ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/jimmy-page-gibson-partnership-year-in-review-2024 xM3vWoVFoZhZJGsLVuZYiV Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:13:00 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:21:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ “You could tell it was gonna be a good group, but people wouldn’t even book the band”: Long-awaited Becoming Led Zeppelin documentary gets its first trailer – and hints at the band’s early struggles ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bands/becoming-led-zeppelin-first-trailer kLYqPSe34GHbELBbj8zhRU Fri, 06 Dec 2024 11:26:43 +0000 Wed, 18 Dec 2024 16:04:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Jimmy was the player who defined the EDS-1275 from the day it was delivered to him”: Gibson launches new Custom Shop VOS Jimmy Page 1969 EDS-1275 model – a meticulous recreation of the Led Zeppelin man's iconic double-neck that doesn't cost $50,000 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitars/gibson-custom-shop-jimmy-page-1969-eds-1275 3DWd3TUSEQjjCoYFwW7M9D Tue, 03 Dec 2024 18:06:08 +0000 Wed, 18 Dec 2024 13:17:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Jethro Tull would rehearse at a strict time every morning and then break for lunch. It was like going to work. In Black Sabbath, we never did that”: Tony Iommi on hanging out with Jimmy Page and Brian May, early Sabbath –and his time with Tull ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/tony-iommi-on-jimmy-page-brian-may-and-jethro-tull 4daiNrrtpQWfApcBfqzBXn Wed, 27 Nov 2024 13:31:39 +0000 Fri, 31 Jan 2025 18:02:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Aqualung was Ian’s riff. The solo was all done on the fly. If I hadn’t got it in two takes then it would have been a flute solo. That’s when Jimmy Page came up to say hello”: Martin Barre on Jethro Tull, the Aqualung sessions –and supporting Hendrix ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/jethro-tull-martin-barre-looks-back-on-acqualung 7ZXRwBdVsS5EHr6QGf5ATc Mon, 11 Nov 2024 12:32:59 +0000 Mon, 09 Dec 2024 16:50:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It was just the best amp that I’d ever had in my collection. And it was so roadworthy. It did all those Led Zeppelin tours, and all the recordings”: Jimmy Page reveals his favorite amp, which did “flippin’ everything” throughout his career ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/jimmy-page-reveals-his-favorite-amp 39WYrih5jXDjQwEn4g6y3H Mon, 28 Oct 2024 13:03:50 +0000 Mon, 28 Oct 2024 14:47:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I went to Jimmy Page’s hometown. I’d walk the streets he walked and breathe the air he breathed… I even noticed the smell when it rained”: Akio Sakurai aka Mr. Jimmy has studied the Led Zeppelin icon for 43 years – and elevated tribute artist to high art ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/akio-sakurai-mr-jimmy-page ytU6FbbsCEYE3BRyQLVdQT Wed, 23 Oct 2024 10:16:48 +0000 Wed, 30 Oct 2024 10:32:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It was an amazing-sounding instrument”: Gibson’s Jimmy Page SJ-200 is a five-figure signature model based on an acoustic he borrowed to record Led Zeppelin’s debut album – before it was stolen ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/acoustic-guitars/gibson-jimmy-page-sj-200 TKvNjSTbz8guM8UJogjcMJ Tue, 22 Oct 2024 13:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Pete Townshend said, ‘I wish I could play like you.’ I thought, ‘I wish I could come up with the three chords you take to the bank!’” How Caleb Quaye became Elton John’s go-to guitarist – and took over Jimmy Page’s session work ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/caleb-quaye-pete-townshend-elton-john-robert-fripp uwHokM8BqT8x6RaMFvQSFa Wed, 16 Oct 2024 15:53:47 +0000 Mon, 28 Oct 2024 17:11:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I doubt there’s going to be another Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page or Eddie Van Halen”: Joe Perry on why the age of the guitar hero might be over – even though the instrument still has a bright future ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/joe-perry-guitar-heroes-modern-guitar-scene R6qsDVGpa9zNjP8waADwwA Fri, 11 Oct 2024 14:38:03 +0000 Mon, 28 Oct 2024 17:28:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Jimmy Page was in the control room window, waving madly. I was in the middle of the solo, and I thought, ‘Sorry, but I can’t stop.’ I just turned my back”: Martin Barre on the time Jimmy Page nearly cut him off mid-Aqualung solo ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/when-jimmy-page-nearly-cut-martin-barre-off-mid-aqualung-solo r3bXkHbYXiX9KmyZiiUjMB Fri, 11 Oct 2024 09:01:28 +0000 Mon, 28 Oct 2024 17:21:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I asked Jimmy for advice, and if it was OK to keep doing what I'd been doing. It could be seen as creepy!” Mr. Jimmy, aka Akiro Sakurai, has dedicated his life to becoming Jimmy Page – and he received some sound advice when he met the Led Zeppelin legend ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/mr-jimmy-jimmy-page-advice RaAbZxLyW6DLWtoHRxqoPB Fri, 04 Oct 2024 11:20:32 +0000 Fri, 18 Oct 2024 15:12:18 +0000