====== Tone Chasing ======

All things Jimmy Page tone recreation attempts!

===== Live Tones =====

This section covers discussion, research into, and audio examples of people trying to achieve Jimmy's //live// tones, including amps, pedals, pickups, strings, etc.

  * [[tsrts]|TSRTS]]
  * [[htwww|HTWWW]]

==== Amps ====

TODO: Royal Amps, TGP/MLP/Marshall Forum threads by CDEMike, Andrew884 and others, Abrildel85, etc.

==== Pedals ====

TODO: Lumpy's/Electric Magik, other pedal brands/models chasing Page tone

==== Pickups ====

TODO: ReWind jpp models, other pickup makers, Bryan Samui's MSG 1973 pickups, Gibson 498 mods, T-Tops, etc.

==== Misc. ====

TODO: Strings, picks, etc.

===== Studio Tones =====

This section covers discussion, research into, and audio examples of people trying to achieve Jimmy's //live// tones, including amps, pedals, pickups, strings, etc.

==== Amps ====

TODO: Supro, etc.

===== Technique =====

This section covers discussion, research into, and audio examples any and all techniques/quirks that Jimmy had or used to get his distinctive sounds.

==== Jimmy's Technical Moves ====

TODO: Things like his use of rakes, behind the nut bends, country pedal steel-type licks, violin bow, etc. Follow on from [[https://www.thegearpage.net/board/index.php?threads/jimmy-page-playing-technique-and-ideas.2622907/|my TGP post]].

==== Jimmy's Picking ====

This section is dedicated to analyzing and attempting to recreate those aspects of Jimmy's right hand technique that contribute to his unique tone

=== Pick "Chirp" ===

If you listen carefully to live recordings, there are times when Jimmy's pick makes this sort of "chirp" sound. It's a high-pitched click sort of sound, that isn't always present when he picks.

Mr. French on The Gear Page posted [[https://www.thegearpage.net/board/index.php?threads/jimmy-page-playing-technique-and-ideas.2622907/post-41276677|an excellent analysis and examples of this chirp sound]]. The discussion on that thread basically concludes that the chirp results from how hard the strings are struck, the angle the pick strikes the string, and I believe gain plays a part as well, since you tend to not hear it when Jimmy play quieter passage.

=== Picking Location ===

My own research into Jimmy's right hand technique led me to analyzing where he strikes the strings, in relation to the brige and the 2 pickups. I also [[https://www.thegearpage.net/board/index.php?threads/jimmy-page-playing-technique-and-ideas.2622907/post-41264335|posted an analysis on The Gear Page]], which concludes that Jimmy tends to pick quite close to the bridge, and consequently over the bridge pickup. This has long been known to create a brighter sound overall, and Jimmy seemed to do it  both on his [[number_1|LP]] and his [[dragon_telecaster|Telecaster]]. [[my_les_paul#Pickups|Much has been made]] of how bright Jimmy's tone is, especially in the neck position, and I believe his positioning near the bridge is a large contributing factor.

===== My Gear and Tone Recreations/Attempts =====

[[my gear|My Gear]]

[[demos|Demos]]

===== Live Bootleg Tone Comparisons =====

**TODO:** Capture clips of the same song/parts of a song across different years/bootlegs and compare the tones.

Ideas for samples:
  * Boogie Chillun' clean intro section
  * Moby Dick intro riff
  * Dazed and Confused fast lick out of the bow solo