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This is a vintage mid-'60s (circa 1965) Vox Folk Twelve model V240 flat top acoustic electric 12-string guitar. This particular example, serial number 441225.
14 years agoSo for, Amazing!Sound is all there, easy to haul, versatile, top boost, tone cut switch and has spring reverb and tremolo,The higher end, hand wired AC 15 HW is a lot more expensive and also doesn't have the Reverb and tremolo. 24 years agoI have a Vox AC15C1 and love it. Wish I had two of 'em. 34 years agoI like mine.
With single coil pickups, the sound is amazing. 44 years agoGreat little amps I had a blue one for a while. Great for gigs and jamming. Mine had a greenback but I swapped it out for g12h30, I like those speakers better then 25 watt greenback. If you have an a/b box you can run between each channel. Cool amps 54 years agoAbsolutely love my AC 15 c1 in blue and cream. It certainly is one of the best values for a classic tube amp.
There are certainly cheaper ones but they don't carry the same mojo as a Vox. I did try using an A - B switch between normal and top boost but there was too much ground loop buzz going on for me to make it worth it. 64 years agoTwo words of advice.Don't bother with mods. I've done all the popular mods and had them put on switches so I can take them back out. It was a waste. This amp doesn't need them.I swapped the soeaker for a Weber alnico Blue Dog. 74 years agoI love my AC15C2.
I like that I don't need a lot of pedals to color it to my liking. I use a Carbon Copy for delay/slapback and a Bad Bob for Boost.that's about it.otherwise, I can dial in a good clean on the Normal channel and a good dirt on the Top Boost channel. Happy camper.
Sounds great with a 6120, tele, or strat, so it covers all my bases. 84 years agoSo far, Great lil' amp!:)Brought it to practice last night and played my 67 Gretsch Tennessean, New Country Gent 62' with TV Jones Duo-Trons and my Rickenbacker 360 12 String and it sounded good with all of them, Especially with the Rickenbacker 12,Chimed on all The Beatles stuff, like 'Ticket to ride, You can't do that, A hard Days Night',We have a Showcase gig coming up on Dec.
Wellsince Led Zeppelin is a very topical subject right now, makes sense publishing an online guide to Jimmy Page’s gearsince he’s one of the best and most influential guitarists ever. Find out more about his pedals and setupThe enduring image of Jimmy Page is of him with a low slung Gibson Les Paul or EDS-1275 Double Neck and Marshall amps. But the first Zeppelin album, along with the solo from “Stairway To Heaven”, was recorded with a 1958 Fender Telecaster that was a gift from his Yardbirds band mate Jeff Beck and a Supro amp.At this time he was also using a “Black Beauty” Les Paul with 3 humbuckers and a Bigsby vibrato (which was stolen in 1971) but it wasn’t til the recording of their second album (Led Zeppelin II) he moved to the Les Pauls and Marshalls killer combo he’s better remembered for. You can actually watch some good You Tube footage of the Yardbirds where Page plays the 58 Tele.
Click imageLet’s have a good look at his gear now, chronologically.EARLY DAYS GEAR:Page’s first ever guitar: 1957 Selmer Grazioso, a Stratocaster copy. From an October 1974 Interview“My first guitar worth talking about was a Stratocaster.
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Then I had something called a Grazzioso–don’t know where it came from. It was probably a Czechoslovakian version of Fender, that’s what it looked like anyway.”The Black Beauty Les Paul was purchased in 1962 for £185. Used for most of Jimmy’s sessionwork (1963-1966), and was taken on tour from Jan. 1970 through April 1971, when it was stolen at the airport between Sept. 3 or 4, 1971.
Jimmy Page placed anwith reward, but it was never recovered.Great looking guitar, truly deserves the “beauty” on its name. Epiphone makes a very popular version of it, though without bigsby.But, even better: Gibson Custom has released the Jimmy Page Signature Black Beauty, which comes in 3 versions:.His only FX pedal was the Maestro FZ-1 Fuzztone.YARDBIRDS DAYS:Its here that the Jimmy Page legend truly starts, when he became one of the original “Guitar Heroes” of the Swingin’ London, and where the seeds of Led Zeppelin were first planted. Gear such as guitars and FX pedals used then were to be later used inLed Zeppelin.1960s Epiphone Rivoli Bass EB232: this cool semi-hollow bass probably didn’t belong to Page, as it was played by all the other Yardbirds bassists before and after him. Today, for those who want a similar bass, a good option is the signature model.1967 Vox Phantom XII: Studio-only guitar.
Used on Little Games with Yardbirds, Thank You from Led Zeppelin II.1959 Fender Telecaster: Page’s first “classic” guitar. It was a gift from Jeff Beck in 1966, and originally decorated with 4 silver circles, which were stripped down and handpainted by Jimmy Page in late 1966. Then, it was stripped down again, painted “Botswana Brown” and fitted with a Parsons B-Bender in 1976.
Temporarily swapped rosewood neck to maple neck in April-May 1977. Specs:Body: Single-cutaway slab ashFinish:(originally) Olympic WhiteNeck: One-piece, rounded “U” shape maple neck with rosewood fingerboardFrets: 21Bridge: Three paired brass adjustable bridge saddlesPickguard: WhitePickups: Flat pole in bridge position / chrome-covered at neck positionControls: Two chrome knobs (volume and “blend”) / three-position toggle switchParsons B-bender – a device that allows for “pedal-steel” effects. The device is set into the body and connects the upper guitar strap knob to the B string. One pulls on the strap, causing the bender to pull on the B string thereby raising its pitch.– Used in the Yardbirds with White Summer (Apr. 1968) and in Led Zeppelin and beyond on White Summer/Black Mountain Side, Kashmir and In My Time Of Dying. Created from parts from two guitars. The was reissued recently, and is definitely great value for money (retailing £169!!!).
Specs:Body: Double cutaway, masonite top and bottom, plywood frameFinish: EbonyNeck: Hard maple with rosewood fingerboardFrets: 21Bridge: Quan BadassTuners: Vintage “D” stylePickups: Lipstick style, brass with chrome platingControls: Dual concentric tone and volumeFrom a July 1977 Interview“I did use it in the latter days. I used it onstage for ‘White Summer’. I used a special tuning for that; the low string down to B then A, D, G, A, and D. It’s like a modal tuning; a sitar tuning in fact.
“Amplification. – From a July 1977 Interview: “(I used Vox) AC-30 (amps).
1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard (No. 9 Responses to “Led Zeppelin – The Complete Jimmy Page Gear Guide”. In case you missed it first time round, here’s a link to our Jimmy Page Gear Guide said this on.The ‘unknown cabinets’ shown with the horns are Marshalls.ben said this on.
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View Info on Jimmy Page Gear said this on.I thought he used the 25 watt Greenback Speakers?Tory said this on.On the Gibson ES-1275, it is erroneous to say 490 R and 490 T. Gibson used the same pickup in both the neck and bridge positions on every guitar back then except a 175. There wasn’t any “R” or “T”. A Hiwatt Custom 50 has 50 watts, not 100. Jimmy’s Hiwatt amps were most definitely NOT from 1966. They were from a much later period.
The 1973 Gibson Les Paul Standard actually started life as a Les Paul Deluxe. It was routed for the larger pickups, thereby turning it into a Standard.
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Gibson used to sell the larger humbuckers as a set, but they only came with black mounting rings in the early 70’s. This explains why the red Les Paul does not have the typical all creme-colored plastic parts as on a real Standard.Jim Lenahan said this on. Plexi stuff front he live shows. IV has a lot of fuzziness to the sound. Check out these sites: Led Zeppelin – The Complete Jimmy Page Gear Guide Guitar Player Gear Guide Jimmy Page Equipment Led Zeppelin Home – Whole Lotta said this on.Rare photos just found and posted at the Led Zeppelin Forums of Jimmy Page playing his Black Beauty Les Paul guitar at the Led Zeppelin October 17, 1969 Carnegie Hall concert!! These are the earliest known photos of Jimmy taking this guitar on the road. See the link:Dana Rowan said this on.You have mentioned very interesting details!
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