This is a deep dive into the Dinosaur Rock Guitar Alchemy Profile of Jimmy Page, best known for being the guitar player in the legendary rock band Led Zeppelin.

Famous for being the mastermind and guitarist in the definitive and most successful heavy guitar band in history: Led Zeppelin. His 1958 sunburst Les Paul, and the Gibson Doubleneck. His violin bow, Echoplex, and theramin adventures. Infamous for: on-tour debauchery of mythical proportions.

Read the full Guitar Alchemy Profile here on dinosaurrockguitar.com.

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Chapters

00:00:00 – Early years, The Yardbirds, Jeff Beck, session work

00:32:20 – Peter Grant

00:37:16 – The beginning of Led Zeppelin and the record deal

00:58:53 – First gig, first album, new recording techniques

01:10:12 – The golden template for rock bands

01:20:29 – Influences and “borrowing” from other artists

01:30:50 – Guitar technique and songwriting

01:43:13 – Production innovation and techniques

01:52:42 – Acoustic guitar work & other (string) instruments

02:03:33 – Lead playing

02:14:11 – Mystique & influence

02:41:25 – Weaknesses, drug abuse, violence, groupies, and general mayhem

03:24:34 – Guitars, amps, and gear

03:43:48 – Songwriting, innovation, guitar technique & legacy

Links & mentions

Jimmy Page: The Definitive Biography

Jimmy Page: The Anthology

Seventeen Watts, the first 20 years of British Rock Guitar, the musicians, and their stories

I’m with the Band: Confessions of a Groupie

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