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Jimmy Page Reflects on Game-Changing Guitar Innovations

7/23/2025

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Jimmy Page reminisced about his early 1960s encounter with Roger Mayer, whose groundbreaking distortion box transformed Page's guitar sound and left fellow musicians in awe. While Keith Richards acknowledged Page's brilliance, he took a jab at Led Zeppelin's "hollow" sound, attributing it to John Bonham's drumming. Page, ever the diplomat, gracefully addressed Richards' critique.

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Jimmy Page reminisced about his early 1960s encounter with Roger Mayer, whose groundbreaking distortion box transformed Page's guitar sound and left fellow musicians in awe. While Keith Richards acknowledged Page's brilliance, he took a jab at Led Zeppelin's "hollow" sound, attributing it to John Bonham's drumming. Page, ever the diplomat, gracefully addressed Richards' critique.