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Jimmy Page Biography, Age, Family, Girlfriend, Guitar and Net Worth
BIOGRAPHY OF JIMMY PAGE
Jimmy Page was born James Patrick Page OBE in 1944. Page is an English songwriter, musician and record producer. He has international success as the guitarist and founder of rock band Led Zeppelin .
He began his career in London as a session musician and became one of the most sought after session guitarists alongside Big Jim Sullivan in the mid-1960s. Initially he was a member of the Yardbirds from 1966 to 1968 before founding Led Zeppelin at the end of 1968.
He is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential guitarists of all time, with Rolling Stone magazine ranking him number three on their list of the “100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time”. He was also twice inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: in 1992 as a member of the Yardbirds and in 1995 as a member of Led Zeppelin.
LED ZEPPELIN JIMMY PAGE
It was an English rock band formed in 1968 in London by Jimmy Page. It consisted of guitarist Jimmy Page, vocalist Robert Plant, bassist and keyboardist John Paul Jones and drummer John Bonham. The band is cited as one of the ancestors of heavy metal due to their heavy, guitar-driven sound.
The band disbanded in 1980, following Bonham’s death from alcohol-related asphyxiation. He has since reunited individually to perform in 1985, 1988, 1995 and in 2007.
JIMMY PAGE GUITAR
He has an impressive collection of guitars. Several of the signature guitar models owned by Page were created by Gibson. They include models based on the Les Paul he played for most of his career and the double neck EDS-1275. His on-set guitar career was a ’59 Telecaster.
1950s Futurama / Graceful
The Futurama was his first electric guitar that he bought second-hand after realizing that his old Hofner acoustic just wasn’t good enough anymore. Made by a Czechoslovak company Drevokov located in the town of Blatná, who named it Grazioso for the domestic market and Futurama for foreign markets, with a sunburst finish, three single coil pickups with individual switches underneath and a maple neck with dot inlays.
1959 Fender Telecaster
Jimmy received this guitar from Jeff Beck in 1966 as a gift. It was his main instrument as lead guitarist of the Yardbirds. He is responsible for remodeling the look of the guitars which is a yellowish finish and a red and black dragon decal. This remodel also included the addition of a metal/mirror pickguard.
He did, however, replace the Tele with his number one, 1959 Gibson Les Paul, in 1969 – but took it back to record the solo on ‘Stairway to Heaven’.
1960 Gibson Les Paul Custom
He bought this guitar in the early 1960s and used it as his primary instrument during his workdays. It was however stolen in April 1970 during a US tour with Led Zeppelin. It was equipped with three PAF (Patent Applied For) pickups designed by Seth Lover in 1955, a Bigsby vibrato and Grover Rotomatics tuners.
1961 Danelectro 3021/DC59
He bought this guitar in the mid 60’s to use in his early studio work with the Yardbirds and later used it with Zeppelin. After the release of Physical Graffiti in 1975, he started using the guitar on ‘Kashmir’ – which is probably the song this guitar is best known for. Made in 1961, it features a black finish on a semi-hollow body with a poplar center and masonite top, back and sides. I have two Lipstick single coil pickups with Alnico magnets, and it was equipped with Quan Badass Bridge in the 80s.
1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard “Number One”
It is also known as the “holy grail” of Les Pauls and widely known as Page’s number one guitar. The model year of the guitar is still unknown. Due to the sanding of the neck, and the fact that none of the pickups are original, the serial number on the guitar is no longer present. But most people agree that this Les Paul is probably late 1959, or early 1960.
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1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard “Number Two”
This guitar was purchased in England after the 1973 US tour, but was first used in January 1975, when brought on tour as a backup for number one.
Jimmy had this guitar tuned to DADGAD and played ‘Kashmir’ on it. Sometimes it was also used for ‘Dazed and Confused’ – when Jimmy played with a violin bow, ‘Moby Dick’ and ‘Over the Hills and Far Away’.
He wanted this guitar to feel and sound like his number one, so the neck was shaved and sanded to replicate the neck profile on number one, and the Kluson tuners were replaced with Grovers.
It had switches for series/parallel and phase switching. Four push-pulls have also been installed to add the ability to separate the coils of each pickup and the ability to parallel all four coils. Engineer Steve Hoyland did all the wiring mods.
1969/70 Gibson Les Paul “Number Three”
It was first seen on stage around 1970, but to this day details about this particular Les Paul remain unknown to most. It was briefly used in 1970 as a backup to Jimmy’s main Les Paul, reappearing in 1973 and getting more stage time, then it was put back on the sidelines in 1975 when Page started using his Les Paul Number Two 59 ′ as spare part . He installed a B-Bender there in the mid-80s and began to use the guitar more intensively again.
1965 Fender Electric XII
This was used by Jimmy in the studio to record ‘Living Loving Maid’, ‘Stairway to Heaven’, and later ‘The Song Remains The Same’. The guitar was a purpose-built 12-string with individual saddles for each string. It had a Jazzmaster-shaped alder body, a rosewood neck with a “hockey stick” headstock, and two separate single-coil pickups.
1970s Gibson EDS-1275 Doubleneck
Made famous for its use on ‘Stairway To Heaven’, the guitar features a double-neck design – having both a six-string and a twelve-string neck, allowing Jimmy to avoid changing guitars mid-swing. song. He basically used the lower neck for the intro and solo, while playing the verses on the twelve-string neck.
It was custom made for Page since the model was no longer in production when he requested it from Gibson, resulting in little difference from the original model. Notably, a slightly different body shape and a one-piece mahogany neck instead of the three-piece maple.
1967 Vox Phantom XII 12 String
The guitar features a black finish with a white pickguard, three single coil pickups and a Bigsby tremolo and was used while recording the Yardbirds album ‘Little Games’ and with the Zeppelin on ‘Livin’ Lovin’ Maid ‘.
Others include:
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1964 Fender Stratocaster
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1953 Fender Telecaster
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1990s Gibson Les Paul TransPerformance
Acoustic guitars:
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Martin D-28
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1963 Gibson J-200
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Giannini GWSCRA12-P Graviola
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Harmony Sovereign H-1260
Guitar Amps:
- Rickenbacker Transonic – Used on Led Zeppelin’s first US tour
- Fender Super Reverb
- Hiwatt Custom 50 and 100
- Vox UL4120
- Marshall SLP-1959 Super Lead
- Vox AC-30
- Super Thunderbolt
- MatAmp orange
- Univox UX-1501
Guitar strings:
Electrics:
– Ernie Ball Super Slinky .009-.042 strings
Acoustics:
– Ernie Ball Earthwood acoustic strings
Guitar choice:
– Choice Herco Flex 75
JIMMY PAGEROBERT PLANT
Page and Robert Plant were members of the rock band Led Zeppelin. They both toured and recorded in the mid-1990s as Page and Plant. Jimmy and Robert reunited in 1994, recorded a very successful debut album and embarked on a world tour, then recorded a second album which was followed by another world tour but disbanded at the end of 1998. They briefly reunited in 2001.
Their songs included:
- The Battle of Evermore
- four sticks
- gallows pole
- Cashmere
- Thank you
- Wonderful
- The highest
- Shining in the light
- sons of freedom
VISIT FROM JIMMY PAGE
The musician is currently not on any tour. In fact, his last concert on tour dates back to the year 2000.
JIMMY PAGE AGE
Page was born on January 9, 1944 in the West London suburb of Heston, UK. He celebrates his birthday on January 9 of each year.
JIMMY PAGE FAMILY
Page is the son of James Patrick Page and Patricia Elizabeth Gaffikin. Her father was an industrial personnel manager and her Irish-born mother was a medical secretary. In 1952 his family moved to Feltham and later to Miles Road, Epsom in Surrey where Page had his first encounter with his first guitar.
WIFE OF JIMMY PAGE
Page has been married twice. First, in 1986, to a model named Patricia Ecker with whom he has a son: James Patrick Page III. The couple however divorced in 1995. He married again in 1995 to Jimena Gómez-Paratcha but also divorced in 2008. The two have three children together: Zofia Jade, Ashen Josan and Jana Page.
JIMMY PAGE’S GIRLFRIEND
Jimmy has a much younger girlfriend named Scarlett Sabet. The two have been dating for some time, making their first public appearance at a Pink Floyd exhibition in London. She is 29 years old in 2020 and the couple is still going strong.
JIMMY PAGE KIDS
Jimmy has a son with his first wife, Patricia Ecker. His son is James Patrick Page III. He has three children with his second wife, Jimena Gómez-Paratcha, namely Zofia Jade, Ashen Josan and Jana Page. He also has another daughter: Scarlet Page, who is also the daughter of Charlotte Martin, a French model.
JIMMY PAGE BODY MEASUREMENTS
- Height: 1.8m
- Weight: Not available
- Size: 9 narrow
- Body shape : Not available
- Hair color: white
- Eye color: Green
JIMMY PAGE NET WORTH
Page has a net worth of $170 million thanks to his successful career with top-selling albums under his belt.
The award-winning English songwriter, musician and record producer, Page has an estimated net worth of $170 million which he has earned through his successful career as an English musician.
JIMMY PAGE TOWER HOUSE
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT JIMMY PAGE
Who is Page?
Page is one of the UK’s best known and beloved English musicians, songwriters and producers.
How old is the page?
Page is 76 years old in 2020. He was born in 1944.
What is the height of the page?
The page stands at a height of 1.8 m.
Is Page married?
Page was married to his lovely wives Patricia Ecker and Jimena Gómez-Paratcha. He is currently dating Scarlett Sabet.
How much is the page worth?
Page has an accomplished career as a musician with an estimated net worth of $170 million.
Where does Page live?
Page lives in his Tower House in Kensington, London.
Is Page dead or alive?
Page is still alive and well.
Where is Page now?
Page is still singing, writing songs and producing.
What happened to Page?
Page began to decline in his career from 1977 due to heroin addiction and alcoholism.