Willie, your avatar is amazing!
Willie, your avatar is amazing!
you better put it all behind you, baby, 'cause life goes on
you keep carrying that anger, it'll eat you up inside--
Thank you! I kind of like it!
He sings it high, he plays it low
I'm speechless!!!
He sings it high, he plays it low
So was I when I saw it in the other thread.
I love that photo!
JW and Page are good pals. Wish they'd play onstage together! Afterall it was Joe that sold him what became his iconic main guitar (his "#1" 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard).
-Austin-
Resident Guitar Slinger
Fan of the Eagles from 1972-2016 #NOGLENNNOEAGLES
RIP Glenn Frey and Randy Meisner
"So often times it happens that we live our lives in chains and we never even know we have the key..."
I just see two iconic happy campers and that makes my day...
rock on dudues
Lots of deets on that transaction from all different people... This is commonly discussed on the Les Paul Forum (where I post as well).
It was sold to Page in '69. Joe insisted to Jimmy that it was "THE" guitar for him because Page liked thin necks and Joe thought Page would sound better with a Les Paul or that it would fit him better because he knew Page liked thin neck guitars (from back to front). The deal was, it was Joe's and he had it refurbished and they thinned the neck TOO much and it didn't feel right to Joe like it did pre-refurbish so he pushed it on over to Jimmy.
At the time Page was playing Fender Telecasters and LZ I was all Tele and most of II. It was III and IV where that LP started becoming THE guitar.
Here's a few notable quotes first:
Sing it Joe! Les Pauls can't be beat for RnR!Originally Posted by Joe Walsh
And here is a video by Pagey himself talking about it:Originally Posted by Joe Walsh
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLSz5vD9Dho[/ame]
Have I bored you yet?! Some of us geetar slingin rock n roll geeks on the forums sit around researching this crap for ages. What strings did Angus use, etc. Some even obsess over what kind of friggin material the PICKGUARD of some famous guitarist's guitar was made out of thinking it would make a difference in his classic guitar sound. I like to think I have slightly more of a life than that although I AM guilty of researching gear in general. After all, I have to live up to my title.
-Austin-
Resident Guitar Slinger
Fan of the Eagles from 1972-2016 #NOGLENNNOEAGLES
RIP Glenn Frey and Randy Meisner
"So often times it happens that we live our lives in chains and we never even know we have the key..."
heck no not boring at all...actually fascinating...Jimmy Page is a living legend and to think he got his favorite guitar from Joe is so cool...I love hearing all this kind of stuff..
*Sigh* Oh, Jimmy!!!
He sings it high, he plays it low