But early the next year, Page bought the Les Paul Standard – his first – from Joe Walsh (who, Page says, “insisted that I buy it, and he was right”), paying $500 for it. He used it to ...

Enter Joe Walsh. Then a budding guitar hero with the James Gang, Page and Walsh had known one another since the former's pre-Zeppelin days with the Yardbirds. And Walsh had a proposition for him.

As you might imagine, Suran learned plenty from Walsh, and was also – he recently told Guitar World – privy to his boss's endless tonal tinkering.

Along with the development of amplification and effects, the electric guitar is one of the most important developments in ...

In 1970, Mr. Walsh gave the Who’s Mr. Townshend an orange Gretsch 6120 guitar and a Fender Bandmaster amp. Mr. Townshend used the pair on the Who’s masterpieces “Who’s Next” (1971) and ...

As you might imagine, Suran learned plenty from Walsh, and was also – he recently told Guitar World – privy to his boss's endless tonal tinkering.