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When he formed Led Zeppelin in 1968, the Dragon Telecaster became Page’s go-to instrument and he played it onstage and in the studio until 1969, wrote Brad Tolinski in Light & Shade: Conversations With Jimmy Page. The instrument was the main guitar used on Led Zeppelin and was later used to record the iconic solo for “Stairway to Heaven."
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Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page is well-known for using Gibson guitars, but the iconic guitarist also had an affinity for the Fender Telecaster. In Fender’s latest entry in its Artist Series, a dragon graphic created by Page himself adorns a blonde Telecaster—an image befitting Page’s love of fantasy and magic.
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When Jimmy first got the Telecaster, it featured just a regular white finish. At some point in 1967, he glued eight circular mirrors on the body – four of them behind the bridge, three below the pickups, and one on top of the body. He was possibly inspired to do this by Syd Barret of Pink Floyd, who was famous for playing a Fender Esquire with the ...
Jimmy Page used this Telecaster as his main guitar on the Yardbirds album Little Gamesreleased in 1967. He continued using it with Led Zeppelin, until April of 1969 when he bought his first Les Paul Standard. This means that this was also his main guitar on Led Zeppelin I. As far as the exact songs on which he used it, it seems that the general con...
In late 1970, Jimmy Page used this guitar to record to solo on “Stairway to Heaven” which was released on Led Zeppelin’s fourth studio album. Shortly after the recording sessions, Jimmy went on tour with his Les Paul, leaving the Telecaster at home. At that point, someone had, without Page’s permission, repainted the whole body of the Telecaster. A...
Aug 21, 2020 · The Fender Custom Shop Jimmy Page Mirrored Telecaster (Image credit: Fender) A new Page. Two additional models have been made on Fender’s production lines. Priced at $1,399/£1,259 for the ‘Dragon’ model and $2,499/£2,349 for the ‘Mirror’ version, the production-line models are not hand-signed or hand-painted by Page. But he says he ...
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Dec 19, 2021 · Jimmy Page playing his Dragon Telecaster with the Yardbirds, 1968. Led Zeppelin guitar man Jimmy Page is known for having an interest in mystical things — just take his Zoso symbol for example. While his main guitar was the Gibson Les Paul Standard, or “Number One”, he also played a special Fender Telecaster for a time that became a ...
Aug 21, 2019 · Classic Rock. Jimmy Page: how I brought my Dragon Telecaster back to life. By Jeff Slate. ( Classic Rock ) published 21 August 2019. Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page talks about his new guitar - a comprehensive recreation of his fabled 1959 ‘Dragon’ Telecaster - and the road that led him to it. (Image credit: Fender)
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Jul 25, 2019 · When the opening riff of “Good Times Bad Times” came through the radio in 1969, everything changed. In that moment Jimmy Page cemented his legacy and altered...
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