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RIFFS: Jimmy Page's Zep Amp Sells for $30K

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The custom Orange MATAMP was supposedly used on tour from 1971-73
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We're truly glad to see that the recession hasn't slowed down rich classic rock enthusiasts. One such enthusiast just dropped $30,000 on this 1971 Orange MATAMP was supposedly used on tour with Zep from 1971-1973. We gotta admit, the "Custom Built for Jimmy Page" engraving is pretty cool and the thing may very well still sound great -- it was previously in a private collection. $30,000 cool? That's in the eyes of the buyer.

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kool
on 10/23/2009 		look at pagie\jones\foo fighters on stage eh?
Just Sad at this
on 07/01/2009 		MORON........
qwixzh
on 06/05/2009 		Jimmy Page used Orange Amp on tour. I saw some pics of Led Zep in guitar world magazine last march and I noticed the Orange amps in those.
NR
on 06/05/2009 		I've heard that Page only used the Orange amp live for use with his Theremin.
William Jones
on 06/04/2009 		If you've ever seen"The Song Remains The Same" Page does have an Orange Amp as well as Marshall's.
J.P.
on 06/02/2009 		"If you read the article at the Gibson site you'll see that Page using a Supro in the studio; was a legend. It's nothing more than hearsay."

The article doesn't say he never used a Supro. He said the following himself in an interview in Guitar Player magazine in July of 1977:

What kind of amplifiers were you using for session work?

JP: A small Supro, which I used until someone, I don’t know who, smashed it up for me. I’m going to try to get another one. It’s like a Harmony amp, I think, and all of the first album (Led Zeppelin) was done on that.

J.P.
Seth
on 06/02/2009 		I think that guy got hosed. Didn't Jimmy Page play through Marshalls on the road?
fritz
on 05/31/2009 		a fool and his money... this stops now, now! how about... now?
c.blondin
on 05/30/2009 		I agree with Brian,what we need is more cowbell,mucho yucks
Jeff B.
on 05/30/2009 		If you read the article at the Gibson site you'll see that Page using a Supro in the studio; was a legend. It's nothing more than hearsay.



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