Fender Jimmy Page Telecaster

On January 31, 1969, Led Zeppelin played New York's Fillmore East for the first time. Their debut album had just been released, and New York was abuzz with the promise of this hot new British group. But they were as yet untested before an American audience, so Fillmore impresario Bill Graham booked them as the opening act for Iron Butterfly. Their first set that evening killed, tearing up the house so thoroughly that Iron Butterfly refused to go on after them again. So Led Zeppelin headlined the 11:30 show — never again to be an opening act. Jimmy Page played his Tele that night — the one he famously used on the first album, and quite frequently thereafter, including recording Stairway to Heaven — sending shock waves into the audience with every strike of his pick and violin bow.

Let me present to you the Fender Jimmy Page Telecaster, a superb re-creation of this legendary instrument in all its glory.

If you're a guitarist who prefers a thin '60s neck profile with a little more meat, the Jimmy Page Tele's Custom Oval "C" shape is your cup of tea. In 1959, Fender started doing rosewood fingerboards on Telecasters, and that's what this one has, along with a comfortable vintage-spec 7.25-inch radius. immy Page Custom '59 single-coils are designed to Jimmy's exact specifications to deliver the searing Tele bite and visceral crunch we all know and love from early Zeppelin records.

Ash body with custom Jimmy Page artwork; gloss urethane finish
Maple neck, Jimmy Page Custom Oval "C" profile,
Rosewood fingerboard, 7.25-inch radius, 21 vintage frets, dot inlays
Bridge pickup: Jimmy Page Custom '59 single-coil
Neck pickup: Jimmy Page Custom '59 single-coil
3-way pickup selector
Master volume and tone controls
3-saddle vintage-style string-through/top-load bridge
1.65-inch bone nut; 25.5-inch scale length
Fender vintage-style tuners

Autographed by Jimmy on back of headstock. I misplaced the photograph, thus the reduced price.

Sweetwater sells this guitar for $1,849. Asking $1,699 with free shipping in Continental USA.