“We walked into your apartment, you had the case on the bottom and likewise you handed it to me – after which acknowledged, ‘No Stairway to Heaven!’” Gibson publicizes recent multi-guitar series with Jimmy Page, kicking off with the signature 1971 EDS-1275 double neck

Gibson has launched a recent signature guitar partnership with Jimmy Page, which will reportedly embody a pair of issues, initiating with a Personalized Shop sport of his 1971 Gibson EDS-1275 double neck.

The electric guitar is synonymous with Page and is in most cases incorrectly assumed to were conceived namely for him. On the different hand, it used to be in truth launched in 1963 and had genuinely been discontinued by the time the Led Zeppelin icon began to play them. 

As such, Page’s instrument used to be a personalised-made sport of the earlier compose, featuring six and 12-sting necks and done in cherry red. 

Page’s use of the guitar within the recording and efficiency of just a few of Led Zeppelin’s most thumping successes, no longer least Stairway to Heaven, slightly noteworthy single-handedly revived the double-neck’s fortunes, making it the last image of stadium rocking success and, certainly, extra, within the device.

GW’s Editor-in-Chief Michael Astley-Brown used to be on the bottom across the pond, because the announcement used to be made at the extensive name-studded birth of the company’s recent flagship retail apartment, the Gibson Storage London. 

The occasion used to be hosted by Gibson CEO Cesar Gueikian and featured a holy trinity of British rock royalty, with Page himself onstage for the initiating and his chums Tony Iommi and Brian Would perhaps perchance furthermore sat within the front row.

“Jimmy deserves a truly vital fragment within the historical previous books of Gibson,” acknowledged Gueikian, firstly occasion. 

“On story of without what he did. I don’t contemplate that Gibson – neatly, it could perhaps simply were round ideal now at the fresh time – but it absolutely may well perhaps be a various Gibson. And so it’s essential for us… We’re going to compose every little thing we can to pay tribute to Jimmy and every little thing that he’s carried out.”

GW had heard whisperings recent Page choices may well perhaps very neatly be on the device and as ever the CEO had dropped a runt brand on social media – with the 12-string aspect of a pure compose EDS-1275 inserting out at the aspect of a recent Instagram post.

As you would query, the mannequin has exhaustively recreated Page’s customized double neck – measuring the distinctive’s profile with 3D scanning expertise and a process described as “nearly taking MRI of the guitar” in speak to search out out its tonal properties and fetch its in truth feel below the hand.

The Gibson crew reportedly visited Page at dwelling in London to search out out relating to the instrument and, as Gueikian recalled within the clicking conference, they obtained to play it, too… 

“I undergo in mind vividly,” he recalled. “As we walked into your apartment, you had the case on the bottom and likewise you handed it to me – after which later you acknowledged, ‘No Stairway to Heaven!’”

“I in truth wished to beget something that used to be precisely the an identical as my one,” Page told the group at the recent Gibson Storage. 

“On story of I’ve changed the controls but also the color of it. From my level of leer, it had to be utterly as shut to the bones as likely. They took plenty of difficulty and time to secure every little thing utterly ideal. 

“It wasn’t a case of OK, ‘I’m Jimmy Page, fabricate my double neck. That looks shit, now jog and fabricate it!’ It wasn’t delight in that… The Murphy Lab, the distressing – that looks delight in mine.”

Gueikian also explains the company has the skill to search out out relating to the burden, kind and density of the distinctive pickups’ magnets in speak to precisely recreate the subject subject, as neatly as tonal, properties. 

“It’s been an absolute pleasure,” acknowledged Page of the expertise – and he took the probability to part an yarn relating to indubitably one of his flights to Nashville and being asked to meet any individual from the flight deck.

“I was travelling with any individual and I acknowledged to them, ‘I bet it’s a guitarist…’” laughed Page. 

“So he comes up and introduces himself. I acknowledged, ‘Are you a guitarist?’ He acknowledged, ‘Oh yeah! So is the Captain! And the Captain’s son plays guitar and likewise his brother…’ who used to be 19.’ 

“[Then he said] ‘My daughter’s simply picked up the guitar, she’s 17 – and she’s picked it as much as retain up with her chums. I notion, ‘I will’t wait to voice this myth to Cesar, on story of I compose consider there’s been a renaissance of guitar gamers… and from our level of leer, that’s what we want. We want the guitar round without end.”

Judging by the warm words exchanged at the occasion, Page undoubtedly seemed impressed by Gibson’s fresh mindset and output – and we’re told the stage is house for a full series of Page builds. 

We are in a position to no longer verify the different items within the recent signature series but, but it absolutely appears to be like delight in a extremely safe bet to contemplate that Page’s #1 and #2 Gibson Les Paul Requirements will be in line to earn whole reissues.

The distinctive #1 – famously bought by Page from Joe Walsh within the slack ’60s – is unarguably indubitably one of many most iconic ’Bursts in existence, due to its prior ownership and heavy Led Zeppelin utilization. 

Meanwhile, the early Gibson Personalized Shop Collector’s Edition reissue of Page’s heavily-modded #2 Les Paul fetches near-vintage values in its have ideal, so we suspect there is speed for meals accessible for a further jog.

Certainly, Gibson’s VP of Product Mat Koehler discusses that very reissue within the recent Guitarist magazine, describing it as “indubitably one of many most advanced recreations in Gibson historical previous.”

In a statement, Jimmy Page acknowledged: “When I met with Cesar and he explained what the device ahead for Gibson looked delight in, I knew I wanted to be energetic. There is a spirit within the house; after seeing the people working at the factories and getting a connection with them, I knew that picking up that Les Paul Personalized and the Doubleneck all these years within the past used to be undoubtedly the ideal resolution.”

“Jimmy Page deserves a truly vital chapter within the historical previous of Gibson,” added Cesar Gueikian, President and CEO of Gibson. “We contemplate of Jimmy as an envoy emeritus of guitars and a music trailblazer within the initiating and evolution of rock! In many systems, Jimmy is in fee for the success, persisted innovation, and evolution of post-Golden-Abilities Gibson.

“We’re grateful for Jimmy’s have faith within the Gibson crew, and we recognize ahead to paying tribute to him by bringing this chronicle collaboration to life.” 

The Gibson Personalized Shop Jimmy Page EDS-1275 is due without cost up in March 2024. Retain an ogle on Gibson for more updates.

Within the rupture, the different tall recordsdata from the hole is that Brian Would perhaps perchance furthermore now appears to be like to be working with Gibson, with Gueikian telling the assembled, “We’re so proud to beget him within the Gibson household.”

Meanwhile, for more on the company’s shimmering recent London retail hub, test out our preview of the Gibson Storage London to search out out why it’s in inequity to some other guitar store.