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He asked me to come up with something and I took along my bow just in case. As well as playing regular guitar, this was one of the first times I used the violin bow on a session. 'It was a magical session and Brian was lovely to work with. One of the first times Jimmy recorded with the bow was on the 'Degree of Murder' session with Brian Jones. Rather than staying a faceless musician in the session world, I was ready to get out there and play live.' I was coming up with things in the studio and working on them at home, being at the forefront and pioneering them, like playing with the bow and the distortion pedals and trying different recording techniques. 'My session years were a fabulous apprenticeship. Jimmy explains in The Anthology how he came to use the bow. This limited edition print captures the unique pairing of guitar and bow that Jimmy made famous. I began to wear it when Jeff left, because I thought it was time to change my image.'įender 'Dragon' Telecaster, 1959, and violin bow. 'I got my Yardbirds shawl from the Chelsea Antiques Market, London. Jimmy comments on the significance of the shawl seen draped across the Supro Coronado 1690T amp in the print. It's jolly close to the original and I'm really pleased that I managed to do it.'
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Then I worked with a graphic artist using archive photographs where we could see the grain of the guitar and retrace the outline of my original painting and produce the colours. I had the original reflective scratch plate as a starting point, and the guitar body now stripped of all paint. 'For the limited edition model of this guitar that I put out in 2019 with Fender, the original artwork needed to be recreated and repainted. Well, it was the Sixties, but this was still an unpleasant shock!' The house sitter, an acquaintance, scraped off my painting and applied other artwork. 'My 'Dragon' Telecaster got damaged while I was away on tour in the States in 1969, playing with the Les Paul. Once it was created and painted it became like the legendary Excalibur as it travelled from the later recordings and shows with the Yardbirds, to the early shows with Led Zeppelin and the recording of Led Zeppelin I. Then there are all these little flourishes like the dragon's head and the breath and horns and things on the body where the volume controls are. The painting started down in the main part of the body from behind the bridge, more or less where you put the strap lock on, and then it starts to become more ambitious towards the neck. 'When I began painting my Telecaster the pattern took on the imagery of a dragon. In The Anthology, Jimmy recounts how the guitar came to have the dragon design and how and why it was eventually refurbished to its original glory. One of the most famous guitars in rock and roll history, the 'Dragon' Telecaster marked Jimmy's transition from the Yardbirds to Led Zeppelin.
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LATTER DAYS YARDBIRDS, EARLY DAYS LED ZEPPELINįender 'Dragon' Telecaster, 1959, Supro Coronado 1690T amplifier, 1959, and an Oriental silk shawl worn by Jimmy in the Yardbirds. Every piece was photographed under his art direction and brought to life with in-depth commentary, placing it within the story of a phenomenal career.Here we take a deep dive into each photograph and explore the story behind the image. The Anthology Print Portfolio presents six images from the book (one is already fully subscribed, five are available to order) featuring Jimmy Page's iconic guitars, costumes and equipment. have a point of view as a guitarist would.' - Jimmy PageĪs the Open Edition, Jimmy Page: The Anthology, hits book shops around the world, we take a closer look at the images from the book that have been chosen for The Anthology Print Portfolio.
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'With the guitars, I wanted to get really close up and personal with the angles taken. Jimmy Page Tells the Stories Behind the Photographs
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