guitar_ed Posted February 5, 2004 Report Share Posted February 5, 2004 Hi, I was in a local jewlery store, and the owners son collects & trades guitars. He had a Silvertone solidbody guitar that supposedly was used by Jimmy Page for LZ I. It is a funky guitar, and the age looks right. A pair of lip stick type PUPs, one tone/one volume. Jack on the front of the guitar. The goofiest thing about this guitar was the fabric around the rim. Regardless of who played it, it is a funky guitar. Guitar Ed ps: I did touch it. Maybe I will catch some mojo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckguitarist Posted February 6, 2004 Report Share Posted February 6, 2004 what were they asking for it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southpa Posted February 6, 2004 Report Share Posted February 6, 2004 lol, No mention of a Silvertone at this site. LZ I album he used a 58 Tele. Go tell the kid at the jewellry store that I'll give him 50 bucks Cdn for the Silvertone, oh and, does that include the case with the built-in amp? http://www.guitarworld.com/gearreviews/axo.../0703.page.html Honestly, if Page ever recorded with a Silvertone they would be selling as much as Danelectros now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted February 6, 2004 Report Share Posted February 6, 2004 I know he did play a Danelectro in 1969 at the Olympia in Paris A Strat at Sol Studios in England in 73' and has played way more guitar's then most people think. He's just usually pictured with either the ES1275 or a Les Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapbarstrat Posted February 6, 2004 Report Share Posted February 6, 2004 ES1275 or a Les Paul It's called "having an edorsement contract with Gibson" Players have contracts with guitar companies that basically often has this agreement : ' whenever performing where the public can see you, you must be using one of our guitars' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MzI Posted February 6, 2004 Report Share Posted February 6, 2004 actually in the new lz double dvd he plays a black danelectro for a couple songs and the rest of the time its either the 59 lp which is so damn beautiful and the es 1275 MzI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southpa Posted February 6, 2004 Report Share Posted February 6, 2004 Yeah, I think thats the only reason why Danelectro is still around and selling like they do. Before Page was known to play one they were just another oddball made of masonite countertop material. Hmmm, so thats what sells guitars, eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovekraft Posted February 6, 2004 Report Share Posted February 6, 2004 Honestly, if Page ever recorded with a Silvertone they would be selling as much as Danelectros now! Didn't Danelectro make Silvertone guitars from like '54 to '69 or so? I know those "amp-in-the-case" Silvertones were Danos, but the 70's Silvertones were, IIRC, made by Harmony ( Danelectro factory shut down in 1969, Dan Armstrong/Ampeg made a few guitars from the remaining parts stock, and then they disappeared). According to legend, Page often used a huge number of cheap guitars for doubling parts in the studio, but I can't find any reliable source for what all of them might have been. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southpa Posted February 6, 2004 Report Share Posted February 6, 2004 Well, somebody has picked up where Dan Armstrong left off and is still making Danelectros. I've seen lots of brand spanking new danos being sold at my local music store, lots of them are reissues. And you are right Armstrong et. al. made the same guitars under the Silvertone label for marketing through Sears dept. store chain. But if someone told me that Jimmy Page played THIS or THAT particular guitar back in 1969, I would sure be interested in learning how he is going to prove it to me, . I've got a big stack of guitar mags from the 70's and 80's with lots of interviews with Page and others. Maybe there is some mention in there somewhere about other guitars and gear he tried out. Give me a few days to do some research. Lots of good info on Danos here: http://www.danoguitars.com/59-DC.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitar_ed Posted February 7, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2004 Hi, The case is gone. The guitar was in a Fender case. Personally, it looked a little new, unworn. But what do I know? Guitar Ed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renablistic Posted February 7, 2004 Report Share Posted February 7, 2004 Mybe he used it as a backstage practice guitar, with the built in case amp and all? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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