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    ROCK AND ROLL

    Oct 23, 2020 4 minutes
    Words Johnny Scaramanga

    DAZED AND CONFUSED (LED ZEPPELIN, 1969)

    The Zep I tone, showcased here, was Page’s dragon Telecaster into a Supro amp, with a Sola Sound Tone Bender fuzz pedal when extra filth was required. Page created other-worldly theremin sounds by plucking natural harmonics and bending them behind the nut.

    BABE I’M GONNA LEAVE YOU (LED ZEPPELIN, 1969)

    This was recorded on his well-known Harmony Sovereign H1260 from the mid-60s. Joan Baez had already made the song famous. Zeppelin revolutionised it with contrasting acoustic and electric sections, anticipating the quiet/ loud dynamic of grunge and introducing the lament bassline to hard rock (Tenacious D send their thanks).

    WHOLE LOTTA LOVE (LED

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