woz70 Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 So, now we see one of the reasons Page was at Abbey Road Studios recently. He now seems to be into recreating his gear to make it marketable, rather than creating new music. Obviously there will always be an audience for this stuff, but you're going to have to have some serious wedge to be able to afford it I reckon.https://www.sundragonamp.com/?fbclid=IwAR1LRvvEZSz_e28rmKbvAJyYi_jD-7nK0RroRR6cZekPX6qaC_hwpe4zGN8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeplz71 Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 (edited) I'd love to hear how it sounds. edit: Limited to 50 and autographed? Definitely won't be affordable. Jimmy Page introduces Sundragon To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Led Zeppelin 1, Jimmy Page would like to present Sundragon, an amplifier that gives guitarists the opportunity to enjoy the sounds he created to shape the future of Rock and Roll. Sundragon is a faithful recreation of the amp Jimmy used exclusively to create the groundbreaking sounds on Led Zeppelin 1 and other notable recordings such Joe Cocker’s album With a Little Help from My Friends. A limited edition run of 50 hand built amps will be made throughout 2019, all signed by Jimmy Page. Jimmy’s original amp started out life as a Supro Coronado. After falling out of the back of the band’s van during an early pre-Zeppelin tour, the amp was restored and modified in significant ways. Jimmy realized that the sonic palette of his amp had changed to something new and unique. After being shrouded in mystery for more than 50 years, Jimmy has decided to share this extraordinary amplifier with the world. Working together closely with Mitch Colby and Perry Margouleff they have recreated this legendary amp for the first time. “I had been impressed with the forensic analysis both Mitch and Perry had put into the research of the sonic reproduction of the original Supro amp to arrive at the Sundragon”. Jimmy Page A limited edition of only 50 Sundragon amps will be hand built by Mitch Colby and signed by Jimmy Page. The amplifiers will be available throughout 2019 and a standard model will follow later in the year. Edited January 22, 2019 by zeplz71 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixpense Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Jimmy's Supro amp had a unique distortion. Good luck with trying to recreate that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixpense Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 1 hour ago, zeplz71 said: Jimmy Page introduces Sundragon This is most likely the Fender Custom Shop Dragon Telecaster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stryder1978 Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 12 minutes ago, sixpense said: This is most likely the Fender Custom Shop Dragon Telecaster. Well, considering that the original no longer exists...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixpense Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 50 minutes ago, Stryder1978 said: Well, considering that the original no longer exists...... All the original parts exist unless you know something I don't............ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stryder1978 Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Not the dragon painted body...and the neck is on his other tele. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gibsonfan159 Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Taking advantage of that baby boomer retirement fund lol. Absolutely nobody is gonna use this equipment to play live or record with. It's for those fans who simply wanna imagine they're Jimmy Page for a few minutes a day. Greta Van Fleet wouldn't even stoop that low. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stryder1978 Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 I wonder if the poppy suit and dragon suit are next on his list of "remasters"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeaceFrogYum Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 1 hour ago, Stryder1978 said: I wonder if the poppy suit and dragon suit are next on his list of "remasters"? Give Jimmy another few months and he will be schilling complete gear sets and clothes he used on specific tours or shows: "Get yer official, authentic Page Dragon Tele, Sundragon Amp, Vox Wah, and delay pedal for the low, low price of $25,000. If you are the first 100 to order Jimmy will throw in a re-creation of the clothes he wore on the famous Supershow broadcast from early 1969 and a bottle of Merlot." Knowing Jimmy, for the 1972 American Tour re-creation, he might also throw in a Lori Maddox look alike if the price is right 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew r Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 Much as i love Jimmy this is beyond sad I can't explain how depressed it makes me feel to go from the 50th hype to selling a recreation of a mythical amp/guitar set up ,and with no intention of playing it .I have lost count of how many photo's of Page there are, just holding a guitar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluecongo Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 Why is this sad? every other guitar player has signature guitars and amps, at least Jimmy has done something special and interesting. Hes 75, probably arthritic, and is curating his legacy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badgeholder Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 It's no different than drummers buying Bonzo-style kits or guitarists buying Eddie Van Halen striped guitars. Relax. I do wanna hear that Supro though, somebody better fire one up and do a video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEyeOfZoro Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 Oy.... $12.5K and half are gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixpense Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 On 1/22/2019 at 3:20 PM, Stryder1978 said: Not the dragon painted body...and the neck is on his other tele. On 1/22/2019 at 2:16 PM, Stryder1978 said: Well, considering that the original no longer exists...... http://ledzepnews.com/2019/01/24/jimmy-page-quietly-revealed-his-restored-original-dragon-telecaster-for-the-first-time-in-50-years/ It is the original. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stryder1978 Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 9 minutes ago, sixpense said: http://ledzepnews.com/2019/01/24/jimmy-page-quietly-revealed-his-restored-original-dragon-telecaster-for-the-first-time-in-50-years/ It is the original. Ummm...no, it is a RESTORED version, not the original. "I still have it,” he told Guitar World in 1998. “But it’s a tragic story. I went on tour with [a] ’59 Les Paul that I bought from Joe Walsh, and when I got back, a friend of mine had kindly painted over my paint job. He said, ‘I’ve got a present for you.’ He thought he had done me a real favor. As you can guess, I wasn't real happy about that. His paint job totally screwed up the sound and the wiring, so only the neck pickup worked. I salvaged the neck and put it on my brown Tele string bender that I used in the Firm [in 1985 and 1986]. As for the body, it will never be seen again!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mysticman560 Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 We've got a recreation of the guitar, and the amplifier. The only thing missing now is a recreation of Jimmy's fabled Tonebender pedal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houses Of The Hot Dog Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Really cool he had the Dragon Tele restored. So I guess he put the original neck back on it, and had the dragon paint job redone. Probably has new wiring and pickups, as he has said that the electronics were ruined after his friend repainted it. I can only imagine how thrilled he must be, to have it restored. Good for him. He ought to post a YouTube video playing it. I’d love to have one of the Custom Shop models, but jeezus, that price tag. Thing is, they will only appreciate in price. Be a great investment. Really a grail guitar for any Zep fan. [ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluecongo Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 So what’s happened to the Brown B Bender Tele ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urozep Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Chaps. I’m sorry. It it is sad. Instead of trying to do something new- he is doing this!!! His hands look fine— I am a medical doctor ; he does not look arthritic. He’s milking it—period Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reids Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 (edited) 53 minutes ago, Urozep said: Chaps. I’m sorry. It it is sad. Instead of trying to do something new- he is doing this!!! His hands look fine— I am a medical doctor ; he does not look arthritic. He’s milking it—period Good for him. He’s earned the right to put out Led Zeppelin blankets, if he chooses. He’s 75 years old, so he’s more than earned his retirement (if that’s where he is). He’s had his studio session career , his career with the Yardbirds, Led Zeppelin, The Firm, soundtracks as well as solo work/ Coverdale/Page, Page & Plant, Crowes, etc. . I’m just glad he did the reissues with bonus discs a few years ago and we have the internet for other unreleased tracks / live concerts. I’d rather hear about him being productive (guitar and amp endorsements) than to hear about his less than worthy next door neighbors shenanigans. Long live Jimmy Page. R😎 Edited January 25, 2019 by reids Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeaceFrogYum Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 9 hours ago, reids said: Good for him. He’s earned the right to put out Led Zeppelin blankets, if he chooses. He’s 75 years old, so he’s more than earned his retirement (if that’s where he is). He’s had his studio session career , his career with the Yardbirds, Led Zeppelin, The Firm, soundtracks as well as solo work/ Coverdale/Page, Page & Plant, Crowes, etc. . I’m just glad he did the reissues with bonus discs a few years ago and we have the internet for other unreleased tracks / live concerts. I’d rather hear about him being productive (guitar and amp endorsements) than to hear about his less than worthy next door neighbors shenanigans. Long live Jimmy Page. R😎 BULLSHIT GODDAMNIT!!! Jimmy should be playing well into his 80's just as Anton Segovia did...NO EXCUSES!!! Jimmy is our dancing monkey and when the fans say play he goddamned better PLAY!!! In his black dragon suit, with an aged, haggard Lori Maddox on his arm and one of those hats that hold beer bottles, but instead with two bottles of Jack on tap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woz70 Posted January 25, 2019 Author Share Posted January 25, 2019 11 hours ago, bluecongo said: So what’s happened to the Brown B Bender Tele ? He'll have had the Fender custom shop make an exact copy of the neck to put on it probably. That's what those guys do! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixpense Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 On 1/24/2019 at 9:10 AM, Stryder1978 said: Ummm...no, it is a RESTORED version, not the original. "I still have it,” he told Guitar World in 1998. “But it’s a tragic story. I went on tour with [a] ’59 Les Paul that I bought from Joe Walsh, and when I got back, a friend of mine had kindly painted over my paint job. He said, ‘I’ve got a present for you.’ He thought he had done me a real favor. As you can guess, I wasn't real happy about that. His paint job totally screwed up the sound and the wiring, so only the neck pickup worked. I salvaged the neck and put it on my brown Tele string bender that I used in the Firm [in 1985 and 1986]. As for the body, it will never be seen again!" It is the ORIGINAL GUITAR RESTORED! I am typing engish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stryder1978 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 ...if it is restored (re new paint job) it is NOT the original! Just ask Pagey! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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