To celebrate the 50th anniversary of “Led Zeppelin,” the debut album from the legendary English rock band, Fender has teamed up with the group’s famed guitar player, Jimmy Page, to design a series of “Artist Signature” guitars.
Taking inspiration from Page’s “Dragon” Telecaster, the company is releasing the Jimmy Page Telecaster and the Jimmy Page Mirror Telecaster, both available for preorder now.
“The story of the instrument is the whole journey of it – from Jeff [Beck] having it, to passing it on to me with such good spirit,” Jimmy page says in a statement. “It’s a lot of love in that gesture and the journey of it through The Yardbirds and how it was used on the first Led Zeppelin album… the journey all the way through here today. Now, it’s been restored back to its true beauty and we’ve actually been able to sort of clone it.”
Page, who received the Telecaster from the Yardbirds guitarist Jeff Beck, made it entirely his own, adding mirrors, then stripping them, and painting the guitar in his own signature style. Now, he’s bringing the designs to the rest of the music community.
Both guitars will be available this summer. Here’s what you need to know:
Jimmy Page Telecaster ()
Featuring a two-piece ash body that has been stripped and then hand-painted to resemble the original guitar Page played and designed, the Telecaster highlights the snake-like movement of the green, orange, yellow, blue, and red colors that hug the guitar.
The custom “Oval-C” shape of the guitar’s maple neck also boasts 21 vintage-inspired frets and a 7.25″-radius fingerboard. Expect a warmer tone when playing thanks to the “top-loader” bridge on the unit, and a true-to-form and authentic design that includes Page’s signature on the headstock and neck plate.
Jimmy Page Mirror Telecaster ()
Page’s original Telecaster featured the factory White Blonde lacquer finish, but it wasn’t long before the legendary rocker decided to customize it, adding eight round mirrors to the front of the instrument.
Now, the new Jimmy Page Mirror Telecaster takes inspiration from that guitar, and includes two Jimmy Page Custom ’59 Tele single-coil pickups, a custom “Oval-C”-shaped neck, a 7.25″-radius fingerboard, and 21 vintage-style frets. Along with that, the guitar has a “top-loader” bridge, and a bone nut vintage-style round string tree.
For more details, check out the making of the guitars:
