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Re: James Gang Influenced By the Godhead of Jimmy Page



> M. Tompkins:
>
>> The other LPs he has or has had are:
>> 1957 LP Black Beauty - this one was stolen in 73
>
> Actually, it disappeared in March 1970. Henry Smith, a road manager for 
> Zeppelin, noticed its absence from the band's gear at the airport in 
> Winnipeg, Manitoba (Cole, p. 149 [paperback edition]). Your reference 
> to the year 1973 probably comes from the fact that the "Missing Guitar" 
> ad was placed in the July 19, 1973 edition of Rolling Stone (Lewis + 
> Pallett, p. 48). Curiously, though, that ad said the guitar had been 
> "missing in the U.S. for about one year."
>
>> 1958 LP Standard - his #1 guitar
>> 1973 LP Standard - goldtop that was refinished in dark red
>
> And which you can see in TSRtS during WLL--he broke a string and had to 
> break out the spare.
>
>> 1992 LP - custom made by Gibson
>> 1996 LP - prototype of JP LP
>> Late 90s LP, Black Cherry Sunburst
>
> Don't forget the goldtop with the TransPerformance tuning system! Or is 
> that one of the ones listed above, repainted when fitted with the 
> TransPerf gear?
>
> Here's a good link:
> http://www.garee.ch/zeppelin/gearPage.html