Speaking to Guitar Player, Led Zeppelin legend Jimmy Page reveals the beloved “main” amp that got him through many live recordings and years on the road. Page crowns a “hot-wired Marshall”, specifically a 1969 Marshall JMP Super Bass 100, as his go-to saviour amp. Modified by amp technician Tony Frank in the late ’60s, it’s a piece of kit that survived “all the way” through the guitarist’s career.
“It was just the best amp that I’d ever had in my collection. And it was so roadworthy,” Page says. “It did all those Led Zeppelin tours, and all the recordings,” Page says. “It did flippin’ everything.”
Throughout his career, Page has been known for switching between various amp brands, such as the Marshall Plexi 1959SLP or the modified 1959 Supro Coronado 1690T which can be heard on Led …