Gibson have announced a limited run of Jimmy Page 1964 SJ-200 guitars, as well as a Collector’s Edition, to celebrate their 130th anniversary. Check out all the details below.
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The collaboration pays homage to the guitar that Page played on Led Zeppelin‘s self-titled 1969 debut album – the iconic mid-60s Gibson SJ-200. Available now, the faithful recreation of the historic guitar has been designed to capture all distinctive traits – including the vivid Cherry Tea sunburst finish.
Only 50 of the 1964 SJ-200 Collector’s Edition, which included a signature from Page, and 100 of the Jimmy Page 1964 SJ-200 have been made, each with “significant input” from the guitarist, per a press release. You can find them here.
As well as on the band’s seminal debut album, Page also famously played the SJ-200 during his 1970 solo appearance on the Julie Felix Show, where he performed ‘White Summer/Black Mountain Side’.
Listen to him talk about the collaboration below:
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Page joined Brian May and Tony Iommi earlier this year to launch the new Gibson Garage in London. “There is a spirit in the place,” he said at the opening event. “After seeing the people working at the factories and getting a connection with them, I knew that picking up that Les Paul Custom and the Doubleneck all those years ago was certainly the right decision… I really wanted to have something that was exactly the same as my one.”
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Elsewhere in Gibson’s 130th-anniversary celebrations, the guitar manufacturer announced a new ‘YardBurst’ 1959 Les Paul Custom, made in honour of guitar icon Jeff Beck, earlier this year.
It pays homage to the axe that Beck played as he was first put on the map – the iconic 1959 Les Paul Standard that he played when making a name for himself as part of the Yardbirds
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In other Jimmy Page news, back in November 2023 the rock veteran made a surprise appearance at the 2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, honouring late roots guitarist Link Wray by performing his track ‘Rumble’.
Elsewhere, the long-awaited documentary Becoming Led Zeppelin is finally set for a cinema release, having first been announced in 2019.