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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?’”

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 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 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”

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

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?

The bass remains the same: How they made the Manson John Paul Jones E-Bass identical to the Led Zeppelin legend’s actual bass
By Nick Wells published
JPJ’s long-serving guitar tech, Hugh Manson, on the making of his high-profile signature model

The 20 heaviest songs before Black Sabbath
By Richard Bienstock last updated
Behold, gentle reader, a sizzlin’ slew of down and dirty tracks that helped forge heavy metal

Jimmy Page on how he pushed himself to the "outside edges" of harmony on Led Zeppelin IV and Houses of the Holy, and the other Stairway to Heaven 12-string
By Brad Tolinski published
In this classic GW interview, Led Zeppelin's legendary guitar-slinger clears up a couple misconceptions about two of the band's landmark albums, while giving a rare inside look at his creative process
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