Picture of Jimmy Page's Guitar - on LZ's BBC Sessions?!
Question: :
On the cover of Led Zeppelin's "BBC Sessions" --
- Jimmy Page is shown holding a Guitar that is not a Les Paul, Strat, or Tele.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en...
Does anyone know what Brand guitar this is?
Anyone know the model, too?
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Answers: :
On the cover of Led Zeppelin's "BBC Sessions" --
- Jimmy Page is shown holding a Guitar that is not a Les Paul, Strat, or Tele.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en...
Does anyone know what Brand guitar this is?
Anyone know the model, too?
:
Fonzie and Homer hit the nail on the head, Pawn. It's his infamous Danelectro - he used to pull it out at concerts for a special treat for audiences. I say "infamous" because the brand is generally regarded as a cheaper guitar (the clue here is the masonite and plywood body), but when Jimmy did a few modifications and then, of course, played it like nobody else could, you got a sound ultra distinctive. It's not really a good idea to pursue this brand as anything but a collector's piece; they just don't play that well or sound anything like what you would expect after hearing Mr. Page riff on one. Homer's link is very helpful for a "background" on these animals, and you can see how the company has upgraded so much on the guitar to make it a viable instrument.
a Danelectro
1959
new ones are pretty cheap...
http://www.danguitars.com/59DanoandDanoP...