Shocked to the point of apoplexy by Led Zeppelin! Oh no!
- 1970 Led Zeppelin - Sheffield, England at Sheffield City Hall, Oval Hall
- 1973 Led Zeppelin - Aberystwyth, Wales at King's Hall
1973 article on Led Zeppelin schedule |
1973 Led Zeppelin at Kings Hall in Aberystwyth |
2004 16 January Jimmy Page & Joe Perry (Ross Halfin photo) |
2004 16 January Jimmy Page & Joe Perry relaxing after photo shoot (Ross Halfin photo) |
2004 16 January Jimmy Page, James Brown, Joe Perry, Slash, backstage at House of Blues (Ross Halfin Photo) |
2020
On this day in 2020 Jimmy Page announced he would be producing a standard production model Sundragon Amplifier.
"Based on the overwhelming response to the limited edition @sundragonamps amplifier, we produced a standard production model Sundragon amplifier.
"The Sundragon Standard is a follow-up to the immediately sold-out limited edition
amplifier introduced and delivered in 2019. The Standard is a faithful recreation of the amp that I used on Led Zeppelin I and other notable recordings such as Joe Cocker’s With a Little Help from My Friends.
"My 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. I realised that the sonic palette of his amp had changed to something new and unique.
"After being shrouded in mystery for more than 50 years, I decided to share this extraordinary amplifier with the world."
“The Super Dragon is a faithful recreation of my “Number 1” amp. After recording the first Led Zeppelin record and creating sounds that define rock guitar I needed an amp capable of reproducing this broad palette of sounds including the light and the shade in the studio and a live setting. Not only was the volume and tone important but it needed to have enough power to hear the subtlety of various aspects of my guitar playing. I experimented with different amps until hearing about a fellow in the USA named Tony Frank who was modifying Marshall amps. I sent Frank my favorite Marshall, a 1968 Super Bass and the result was exactly what I was looking for. Frank’s modification enhanced the amp’s power and expanded the dynamic range. This amp became the main amp for live shows as well as the principal amp I would rely on in the studio for all Led Zeppelin records from Zeppelin II onwards”.