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Akio Sakurai

“To embody Jimmy Page, I need the tone, the guitar performance and the emotions to come together”: Akio Sakurai aka Mr. Jimmy has spent 30 years honing the perfect Led Zeppelin guitar sound. As he explains, “tone is the most important thing”

By Jonathan Horsley published

In this exclusive clip from new documentary Mr. Jimmy, Sakurai’s lifelong dedication to mastering Jimmy Page’s tone, playing style and look is laid bare

Jimmy Page

“People were saying, ‘Oh, Led Zeppelin’s gone acoustic.’ Well, what happened to your ears on the first and second album?” How Jimmy Page redefined the role of acoustic guitar in rock

By Jonathan Horsley published

Led Zeppelin might have taken electric guitar to bold new places, but the acoustic was no second-stringer in their sound – and Page’s desire to unplug was there from the start

Sophie Lloyd performing her Led Zeppelin Stairway To Heaven shred cover

“It’s all about your vibrato and phrasing”: Sophie Lloyd's shred version of Stairway To Heaven adds some fiery fretwork to the Led Zeppelin classic

By Matt Parker published

The UK shred whiz is back with another must-hear classic rock revamp

Jimmy Page's Non-Reverse Gibson Firebird III

“It needs a tune – but we’ll do that free of charge!”: Meet the Gibson Firebird that Jimmy Page lost in a drinking game with John Bonham

By Jamie Dickson published

This heavily modified Non-Reverse Gibson Firebird III is a lost Led Zeppelin guitar with a fascinating history – we get the story behind the Page-owned beauty and the buoyant market for Gibson’s under-appreciated cult hero

Jimmy Page (left) and Mr. Jimmy perform onstage

For 30 years, this Japanese guitarist has dedicated his life to becoming Jimmy Page – watch the first trailer for Mr. Jimmy, a documentary about his incredible story

By Matt Owen published

See the remarkable tale of Akio Sakurai, who recreated Led Zeppelin concerts note-for-note in small Tokyo clubs, until a meeting with Page changed his life forever

Jimmy Page playing acoustic guitar live

Here’s what you voted the greatest acoustic guitar song of all time – and the winner might be controversial

By Matt Owen published

The track beat Eric Clapton’s Tears In Heaven and Pink Floyd’s Wish You Were Here to the top spot

Jimmy Page (left) and John Bonham perform onstage with Led Zeppelin at the Gladsaxe Teen Club in Gladsaxe, Denmark on September 7, 1968

“I knew exactly what I wanted to do in every respect”: How Jimmy Page built Led Zeppelin from the ashes of the Yardbirds

By Alan di Perna published

Using knowledge gleaned from his time as a first-call session pro – and his brief but crucial tenure alongside Jeff Beck in the Yardbirds – Page formed a rock colossus from the ground up

John Paul Jones with his 1962 Fender Jazz Bass

“I wrote Black Dog on a train. There was a Muddy Waters song with a riff that never ended...” How John Paul Jones wrote Led Zeppelin's Black Dog

By Nick Wells published

Despite Jimmy Page’s masterful guitar playing, Black Dog was written by Led Zeppelin's bass hero John Paul Jones

Pete Thorn and Jimmy Page

Pete Thorn explains why mistakes are part of Jimmy Page’s magic

By Matt Owen published

Though Page's production prowess and legendary chops are usually the focus of praise, Thorn gave credit to a more human aspect of the Led Zeppelin legend's playing

Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page

How Jeff Beck passed the Telecaster torch to Jimmy Page and changed the course of rock history

By Matt Parker published

A tale of Jeff Beck’s generosity, Jimmy Page’s enduring gratitude and a 1959 Fender Telecaster that helped define a whole generation of rock music

Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and an acoustic guitar - perhaps performing The Rain Song, or The Seasons in 1973

Jimmy Page unearths lost Led Zeppelin demo, The Seasons – the acoustic guitar arrangement that became The Rain Song

By Matt Parker published

Hear Page’s previously unreleased home demo of The Rain Song, originally recorded for 1973’s Houses of the Holy

Jimmy Page demos his Les Paul, Telecaster and other iconic Led Zeppelin guitars and amps

Watch Jimmy Page demo his most iconic guitar gear, including his Les Paul, the Telecaster that “built Led Zeppelin I,” and the Gibson double-neck behind Stairway

By Matt Parker published

Led Zeppelin fans have been enjoying newly surfaced footage of Page playing through the most significant guitars and amplifiers from his playing career

Wolfgang Van Halen jokes he will change his name to Wolfgang Led Zeppelin

Wolfgang Van Halen teases name change to Wolfgang Led Zeppelin following accusations he’s trading on the Van Halen surname

By Matt Parker published

More than 30,000 of WVH’s followers voted for a new moniker after the musician informed a Twitter user: “Van Halen is literally my name”

Jimmy Page

The ultimate Jimmy Page guitar lesson: learn every aspect of the Led Zeppelin legend’s playing

By Jon Bishop published

Take a deep dive into the electric and acoustic techniques of one of the most influential blues, rock and folk guitarists of all time – and learn to incorporate them in your own style

Lita Ford and Robert Plant

50 years ago: The Runaways’ guitarist Lita Ford was invited to replace John Paul Jones in Led Zeppelin

By Nick Wells published

Lita Ford: "Robert Plant says to me, ‘You’re really good on guitar. Would you like to play bass for Led Zeppelin?’”

Orianthi performs onstage during the 2022 American Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on November 20, 2022 in Los Angeles, California.

Hear Orianthi lend her majestic lead work to this orchestral cover of Stairway to Heaven

By Matt Parker published

The rock guitarist has guested on composer Kitt Wakeley's explosive instrumental take on the Led Zeppelin classic, featuring the London Symphony Orchestra

Jimmy Page

Jimmy Page reveals why he switched to Gibson Les Pauls – and how Joe Walsh helped shape the sound of Led Zeppelin II

By Matt Owen published

The James Gang icon's Les Paul Standard convinced Page to put down the Fender Telecaster he used on Led Zeppelin I and begin a love affair with another single-cut

Brian May and Jimmy Page

Brian May on how Led Zeppelin inspired Queen: “I owe a lot to Jimmy Page”

By Matt Owen published

The guitar icon said he and his bandmates looked up to Led Zeppelin from a musical and industry perspective, and labelled Page “the master of the riff”

Jimmy Page

The one Led Zeppelin song Jimmy Page recorded with a Gibson Flying V

By Matt Owen published

Though the guitar god used his Fender Telecaster for almost the entirety of the band’s self-titled debut, he borrowed a Flying V for just one track

John Paul Jones and Dave Grohl of Them Crooked Vultures perform on stage at Festival Hall on 22nd January 2010 in Melbourne, Australia. Jones plays a custom madde Manson lapsteel bass guitar with built in Kaoss pad effects unit.

The 10 most famous bass guitars of Led Zeppelin’s John Paul Jones

By Nick Wells published

Browse the bass collection of John Paul Jones, including 3 vintage Fenders, an 8-string Hagström and... a bass lap steel with built-in MIDI screen?