zepyep Posted December 13, 2007 Posted December 13, 2007 Hi all, Maybe someone can help me. 1) what Les Paul was Jimmy using? 2) Amps/cabs ( saw some Marshalls/Orange,...correct?) 3) Bass&keyboards used by JPJ? Amps? 4) Microphone used by Robert? Harp? 5) PA/sound rig? Thanks in advance! KB Quote
ledzeppelinrock Posted December 13, 2007 Posted December 13, 2007 Jimmy used a few les pauls... the black beauty 3 pickup w/bigsby THE les paul (the same one that they keep making signature models of) the red les paul the doubleneck and a nice semi hollow Gibson I dont think i heard any harmonica from mr plant, although i could just not be remembering correctly. Quote
ledzeppelinrock Posted December 13, 2007 Posted December 13, 2007 Amp wise... from what i saw jimmy had 4 orange heads (only 2 were turned on) 2 1959 SLP marshalls (1 turned on) and 2 Petersburg heads (again 1 turned on) I assume he doubled up on the heads as a backup for any scenario. Cabwise it seemed like they were 4 marshall cabs, with the obligatory Zoso Cab. JPJ - im unsure, but some kind of korg... unreadble from the image: As for PA, i have no idea. Quote
FireOpal Posted December 13, 2007 Posted December 13, 2007 Jimmy had a small raft of effects pedals as well: two rows of about 4 each. He used the wah pedal the most. Sorry, that's all I got -- I'm not what you'd call tech-savvy. Quote
Swan Posted December 13, 2007 Posted December 13, 2007 Jimmy used a few les pauls... the black beauty 3 pickup w/bigsby THE les paul (the same one that they keep making signature models of) the red les paul the doubleneck and a nice semi hollow Gibson I dont think i heard any harmonica from mr plant, although i could just not be remembering correctly. NICE WORK ! I really like the Black Beauty model - totally deserves its name... Quote
michaelk Posted December 13, 2007 Posted December 13, 2007 Brilliant info and pix. It's obvious, with the doubling of the amp heads that they really WERE worried about this gig and must have worked their balls off to make it as amazing as it was. It's brilliant that there's been a 99.9999999% approval feedback rating from everybody interested and involved. Love all of those guitars but I think the red has it for me. Quote
Sonic Architect Posted December 13, 2007 Posted December 13, 2007 (edited) This is all I know of Jimmy's gear for the reunion show: Gibson LP #1 - standard tuning -1 tone (D) Gibson LP #2 - standard tuning Gibson ES350 - open G Gibson LP Custom "Black Beauty" (3 p/u, Bigsby custom 6 way switch) - standard tuning Gibson EDS1275 - both necks standard tuning -1 tone (D) Gibson LP (cherry b-bender) - DADGAD Giffen LP - standard tuning -1 tone (D) bow Transperformance LP - standard tuning 2 x Orange AD?? (gtrs) 2 x Petersburg JP-100 (gtrs) 2 x Marshall SLP 1959 (gtrs) 2 x Orange AD?? (theremin) Pete Cornish Input Selector and Line Driver (off stage) Pete Cornish pedalboard comprising - Amp "Lead" switch MXR Phase 90 Yamaha CH-10Mk II Chorus Boss CE-2 Chorus Cry Baby Wah-Wah Digitec WH-1 Whammy Linear Boost Send / Return to Spare FX #1 Send / Return to Spare FX #2 Send / Return to Echoplex EP3 There was a 2nd Whammy balanced atop the pedalboard, I don't know why Edited December 13, 2007 by Sonic Architect Quote
Swan Posted December 13, 2007 Posted December 13, 2007 Hey !! !!!!!!!!!!!!! How on earth do you have all the specs on the band's backline ?? It's crazy ! (and great!, of course...) Quote
FireOpal Posted December 13, 2007 Posted December 13, 2007 and a nice semi hollow Gibson I dont think i heard any harmonica from mr plant, although i could just not be remembering correctly. I'm pretty sure I saw and heard Mr. Plant playing harp on Nobody's Fault But Mine. I'll be honest with you: I mostly kept my beady little eyes focused on one James P. Page -- that was my first time seeing The Man play live. He was enthralling, plus it was neat to pick up on these little quirks that a filmed performance can't quite translate: like the way his left foot is often pointing up when he's playing a tricky passage; the way he plays with his body orientated to his left; raising his right hand to indicate to Jason when his solo is wrapping up, etc. BTW, has Jimmy ever played that semi-hollow Gibson onstage before? Quote
Sonic Architect Posted December 13, 2007 Posted December 13, 2007 Most of that info is readily available w/ a little searching JBs kit: Ludwig Yellow Vistalite 26"x14" Kick Drum 14"x10" Mounted Tom 16"x16" Floor Tom 18"x16" Floor Tom 36" Timpani Snare ??? Zildjian Cymbals 14" High Hats 16" Crash 18" Crash 24" Ride 42" Gong JPJ Andy Manson custom Fender Precision (year??) SWR SM-900 amp cabs ?? (used to use SWR Goliath/Big Ben) Korg Oasys Novation ?? synth no idea what bass pedals he was using Quote
B-Bender Posted December 13, 2007 Posted December 13, 2007 NICE WORK ! I really like the Black Beauty model - totally deserves its name... The red Les Paul has a b-bender and is from the early 70's. Seen in "Song Remains The Same. " Quote
JimmyPageZoSo56 Posted December 13, 2007 Posted December 13, 2007 Hi all, Maybe someone can help me. 1) what Les Paul was Jimmy using? 2) Amps/cabs ( saw some Marshalls/Orange,...correct?) 3) Bass&keyboards used by JPJ? Amps? 4) Microphone used by Robert? Harp? 5) PA/sound rig? Thanks in advance! KB yes, Jimmy used Marshalls and Oranges Quote
Sonic Architect Posted December 13, 2007 Posted December 13, 2007 BTW, has Jimmy ever played that semi-hollow Gibson onstage before? I don't think so. But it used to belong to Chuck Berry, so maybe he did! Quote
zepyep Posted December 13, 2007 Author Posted December 13, 2007 Hi all, Thanks for the info,much abliged,.........such a pleasent stay,..... KB Quote
King of the Hill People Posted December 13, 2007 Posted December 13, 2007 Did Page's amp have the Zoso sign on it? Quote
Newtch Vader Posted December 13, 2007 Posted December 13, 2007 Most of that info is readily available w/ a little searching JBs kit: Ludwig Yellow Vistalite 26"x14" Kick Drum 14"x10" Mounted Tom 16"x16" Floor Tom 18"x16" Floor Tom 36" Timpani Snare ??? Zildjian Cymbals 14" High Hats 16" Crash 18" Crash 24" Ride 42" Gong JPJ Andy Manson custom Fender Precision (year??) SWR SM-900 amp cabs ?? (used to use SWR Goliath/Big Ben) Korg Oasys Novation ?? synth no idea what bass pedals he was using JPJ used a Korg Oasys and a Korg X50 JP had 4 Orange AD200B heads in addition to the Marshalls and the Petersburgs. During rehearsal he had ENGL cabs which did not appear in the concert. I was wondering if the zoso sign was covering the engl cab or he replaced the cab Quote
elcostello Posted December 14, 2007 Posted December 14, 2007 can you help me ? Why is on Pages ORANGE only the letter OR' and 'GE', i miss the 'AN' from the ORANGE-word.... thank you from Austria Quote
Moonliner Posted December 14, 2007 Posted December 14, 2007 can you help me ? Why is on Pages ORANGE only the letter OR' and 'GE', i miss the 'AN' from the ORANGE-word.... thank you from Austria Give me an O, give me an R, give me a G, give me an E.... what's that spell?! ORGE! (orgy?) sometimes guys cover up brand names for personal reasons... one of which could be they don't want to appear like they are 'endorsing' them. Just a guess. I thought it was funny that it kind of spelled out orgy.... rock and roll! Quote
LiveGoat Posted December 14, 2007 Posted December 14, 2007 (edited) Jason's snare was a Ludwig Supraphonic (402) chrome over aluminum (called "Luddaloy" back in the day). It's 6.5"x14", and with ten lugs. It's the exact same model that his daddy used and is still being made exactly like it was in the early 70's. Pappa Bonham used Remo heads on the drum (the toms and kick as well): An Emperor coated batter head (which is 2-ply)on top, with an Ambassador clear snare head on the bottom. I'm not sure what Junior uses for heads; they sounded different to my ears but it could just be the way he tunes them (and the mics and sound). Anyway, he sure sounded great monday night. The King is dead, long live the King and all that. --LG Most of that info is readily available w/ a little searching JBs kit: Ludwig Yellow Vistalite 26"x14" Kick Drum 14"x10" Mounted Tom 16"x16" Floor Tom 18"x16" Floor Tom 36" Timpani Snare ??? Zildjian Cymbals 14" High Hats 16" Crash 18" Crash 24" Ride 42" Gong JPJ Andy Manson custom Fender Precision (year??) SWR SM-900 amp cabs ?? (used to use SWR Goliath/Big Ben) Korg Oasys Novation ?? synth no idea what bass pedals he was using Edited December 14, 2007 by LiveGoat Quote
danelectro Posted December 14, 2007 Posted December 14, 2007 I'm not sure what video clip I saw it in but Jimmy is using what appears to be one of the Gibson signature models and not his original Les Paul for at least one song. If you sort through the clips there is a quick shot of the back of the headstock on one of the sunburst LP's and it has an inked on serial number. Quote
mos6507 Posted December 14, 2007 Posted December 14, 2007 Brilliant info and pix. It's obvious, with the doubling of the amp heads that they really WERE worried about this gig and must have worked their balls off to make it as amazing as it was. It's brilliant that there's been a 99.9999999% approval feedback rating from everybody interested and involved. Love all of those guitars but I think the red has it for me. I hope they shot the soundboard engineer afterwards for f-ing up the first few songs. Seems like Zep and Murphy's law always go hand in hand. Quote
mos6507 Posted December 14, 2007 Posted December 14, 2007 BTW, JPJ used a fretless with a maple fingerboard on IMTOD. One of the few Zep songs that features fretless. He used to use an electric upright bass live on Bron-Yr-Aur. And he used a 10-string on Nobody's Fault. I wish he had also used the 10-string on more songs. Black Dog, GTBT, and WLL would have worked well. At least the 10-string has stereo wiring which I'm sure will sound great in 5.1. I love the fact that JPJ now has a very simple keyboard setup compared to the old days due to modern technology. Quote
ledlead Posted December 14, 2007 Posted December 14, 2007 Why did Jimmy use 4 kinda guitars? I understand he cannot play stairway to heaven or song remains the same without doubleneck, but why did he use three kinda les pauls? Black beauty is so good that it's enough IMHO.. Quote
B-Bender Posted December 14, 2007 Posted December 14, 2007 I'm not sure what video clip I saw it in but Jimmy is using what appears to be one of the Gibson signature models and not his original Les Paul for at least one song. If you sort through the clips there is a quick shot of the back of the headstock on one of the sunburst LP's and it has an inked on serial number. I looked closely at every video for guitars and saw no signiture model. But you never know the new ones do look alot like the old ones these days. Gibson is doing a good job , Even their production models are really good . Quote
Iriquidian Posted December 14, 2007 Posted December 14, 2007 I looked closely at every video for guitars and saw no signiture model. But you never know the new ones do look alot like the old ones these days. Gibson is doing a good job , Even their production models are really good . well, jimmy used different tunings, B benders guitar, tremolo guitar, transperformer(auto tuning) double neck, and the hollow body electric that he used on in my time of dying, for example, uses a different tuning than normal, and the hollow body sound made it sound like more of a true delta blues tune....awesome**** Quote
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