Re: Equipment

[Do What Thou Wilt <zeppelin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hmm... 300-400, eh?  difficult at best.  The average Les Paul is in the 
800 dollar range anyway.. though you could get the epiphone versions for 
about that.  Anyway, from everything I've read I gather that the sound 
Page managed to get on II was more of a function of how he miked what he 
was playing and what effects he was using.. he was a proponent of the 
distant-mic theory of recording.  Also from what I could tell he used a 
lot of wah-wah and echo in the studio as well.. I'm no expert but if 
you're looking to spend less than about a grand (guitar and amp) you're 
not going to match item-for-item what Pagey used in studio.  But for 
starters, avoid the Fender Crapocaster if you're looking for early-Zep 
sounds.. Gibson-styles, humbucker pickups, big ass stacks of speakers, 
lots of effects pedals is what you want.

Love,
Dave Ingraham

"Do What Thou Wilt Shall Be the Whole of the Law" 
						-Aliester Crowley

On Wed, 26 Nov 1997 Jed311@xxxxxxx wrote:

> I am getting my first electric guitar and was wondering what would be the
> best guitar in the $300-$400 range to duplicate the sound on LZ II. any info
> at all would be helpful.     Thank you
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