Jimmy Page's Guitars: A Short History, featuring Jeff McErlain and Rick Beato

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Somehow in my youth, neck deep in Genesis and Yes, I never spent the amount of time someone "my age" should have with Led Zeppelin. I wasn't really very aware of the band until Zep IV and "Stairway". (Though I had a t-shirt of the cover of Zeppelin I that I think I won at the the county fair burning up quarters on midway games.). I'd be 40 something before doubling back to give Mr. Page the attention he deserved and make my attempts at learning the riffs that everyone with an electric guitar should put in memory.

And so many years on, I finally get to do a "short history" of a hero I recognized later in life. And clearly, "Jimmy Page: The Anthology" lit me up, all...over...again.

I hope you like it. All the best,
Keith

A very special "thank you" to my "super friend" level patrons on Patreon:
Perry M.
Bill S.
Piush D.
Rick B.

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[glennmartin]

Jimmy Page, no musician has given me more enjoyment and pleasure. Something so special in his music and playing. A huge influence.

[RickBeato]

Incredibly well done Hypes! Really great!!🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[JCDenton]

He played an Epiphone Slash AFD-II Player Pack before it was cool.

[markkukowski]

Dude: Everyone mentions Rick Beato and for good reason: He gives these songs new life. He is a major part in keeping this music alive and showing all that went into these songs

[toploadtele]

Page was also smart enough to keep all of the Zeppelin 2" master tapes in his possession... Genius! I was lucky enough to see Zeppelin live in Tuscaloosa, Alabama May 10, 1973

[OAKuk]

When Jimmy lived in Windsor he bought the Old Mill at Clewer off of Michael Caine - my late father was both's, along with many other well known people, Dry Cleaner and Michael would call Dad 'The Guvner' and when Jimmy moved in he took Dad down to the Cellar I believe I remember and Jimmy showed him a lot of the Egyptian and other items that he and the band were into... it scared him... now alas after Jimmy moved, the Old Mill on Racecourse Island was pulled down. My recall of Michael Caine's time when I was between gigs/bands I'd be a Skipper on the Pleasure boats on the River Thames and would quietly point out that a very famous film star was on the speed boat ahead with his beautiful wife, they'd stand up and cheer... Michael was great and very kind to my late mother when she was seriously ill. Thank you for this video - bought back many memories of that time and your other videos especially of the London Gigs mentioned. Michael

[justsomemincedgarlic]

Jimmy Page’s sound in Whole Lotta Love is what made me ask my dad to get me my very first guitar when I was a kid. It was a squire bullet strat with a cheap ass little fender amp, but when I showed that I was deadly serious about it, about a year later he got me a Gibson Les Paul Studio for Christmas. He was the only person I ever met that was a bigger Led Zeppelin fan than I am and he wanted me to have what Page had (or as close as he could afford). I took guitar lessons and did the garage band thing for years, and he surprised me with a Gibson Custom Shop 1958 VOS les Paul around 2007. Its still my go to guitar all these years later. Thank you to Jimmy Page for inspiring me to dive headfirst into what became my greatest joy, and thank you to my amazing father for supporting me every step of the way. Driving us to gigs, letting the band practice in the garage 4 times a week, buying (more like personal financing) all the incredible gear that I still have to this day, and listening to me rant and rave about the minutia of guitar tones I love. I miss my dad every day, but I always feel closer to him when I pick that les Paul up, and I know he is smiling down (or up 😂) at me when I crank out some classic Zeppelin riffs. 🥹

[JasonGlisson]

Jimmy Page is definitely one of the greatest rock guitarist ever. I have started going back and watching videos of him, and even from his days with the Yardbirds, he was incredible.

[rickmichael]

I started listening to Jimmy when I was just a young teen, and he was probably just old enough to buy beer... We both have white hair now and both feel young when we play guitar. Thank for a great story Keith!

[drgarlandglenn]

Thanks Keith that was great. I have a story to tell along with this. While living in London a member of Led Zeppelin was a patient of mine. I'll leave it at that. One day his secretary called the office to schedule a visit and my receptionist (who had known him for years) put him at a time of day when there was no one else in the clinic. When he arrived and rang the buzzer to be let in I left the room for a bit to let him and Jo Ann chat for a bit. After about 5 minutes or so I walked into the reception area and looked at him and then back at Jo Ann and said "I thought you said Eric was coming in today." He about fell out of the chair laughing and we got along great ever after.

[julesrose]

Very impressive video! Most people today do not respect great Guitarists. I saw Led Zeppelin live, and they're still the most talented band to this day! Jimmy is a true 🇬🇧Master Guitarist 🎸To quote one of Jimmy's best lines....
"I never said we were number one, I said we are second to none". That says it all❣️
🤩🎸🎼🎶👍❤

[timpierceguitar]

Keith, it's one thing to enjoy your video --which I did, (and always do), But THIS video literally fills me with enthusiasm. And great playing by Jeff and Rick:)

[WillyKidd]

Very nice job Keith. It's worth sharing that until June of '59, there was a trade embargo between the US and UK concerning certain goods. As a result of this, American guitars were not available in England unless brought over discretely. This is why we see Page, Harrison, Lennon, Gerry Marsden, etc... with Hofners/Futuramas and other European instruments instead of Strats, Gibsons, or Gretsches in these early years. By late '59, American instruments were starting to trickle into British stores, although they were prohibitively expensive for most.

[paulsworld]

I wouldn't play guitar if it wasn't for Jimmy Page. Great

[JeffMcErlain]

Thanks for having me along as always my friend! Especially for a Jimmy Page Five Watt World!!
Loved this one, and all of them actually…

[johndough]

I always enjoy seeing that photo of Pagey's fiddles on the stage. I was at that concert. 7-24-77. Oakland CA. Day on the Green.

[foesfly]

I literally thank The Creator, these 4 blokes got together and created THE most stirring, emotionally relevant and timeless catalogue of rock music of all time. Thank you Sir for so thoughtfully producing this historical commentary on just 1 interesting facet of Jimmy Page and Led Zeppelin.

[Kuztomshop]

Page's book isn't just gear, it's an autobiography with pictures on EVERY page and great anecdotes from the man himself. Brilliant. It's the kind of book I wish Clapton had made and even Hendrix.

[scoobers]

I'd love to see one of these done on Keith Richards, especially the late6 60s into the early 70s when he was jumping between a lot of different guitars!

[YashVardhanTanwar]

Saw the title and clicked! How could you not? Thanks for making this episode! Long live Jimmy Page.