Jimmy PagePedalboard, 1971
Jimmy Page's 1971 Led Zeppelin tour inventory lists two effects: a Vox wah and an Echoplex EP-3, the tape unit kept beside the amplifiers rather than on the floor.
1971 North American tour effects
Order evidence: No source publishes this sequence; the order is reconstructed
Inside the rig · 2 units
Pedal roles & evidence
How each unit fits Jimmy Page's 1971 setup. Board-specific roles and the evidence behind each identification and position.
Reconstructed orderIdentity and position are evidenced separately. Reconstructed positions are not observed connections.
Filter & EQ
Vox Wah
Role in this rig
Shapes the fuzz signal before it reaches the tape echo and amplifier.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Reconstructed
Delay & Echo
Echoplex EP-3
Role in this rig
Adds repeat ambience and preamp coloration immediately before Page's amplifier.
- Identity
- Documented
- Position
- Reconstructed
Documented equipment · Reconstructed order · Serial path
The official Led Zeppelin archive reproduces the August 1971 equipment list. It does not list a Tone Bender, so the fuzz has been removed from this dated snapshot even though Page used one in other early Led Zeppelin contexts. The inventory does not expose the cable run; wah into Echoplex is therefore marked as reconstructed.
No source publishes this sequence. The units are ordered by conventional signal-chain practice, and any documented routing zone is kept as recorded.
Cited sources
MethodologyQuestions about Jimmy Page's 1971 pedalboard
- What pedals did Jimmy Page use in 1971?
- This dated entry lists 2 units: Vox Wah, Echoplex EP-3. This is the recorded inventory, not a claim that every connection or model identification is confirmed; see the evidence and routing notes.
- What order were Jimmy Page's pedals in?
- The complete order is reconstructed, not observed. The layout follows the cited routing constraints and the archive's signal-chain convention where the sources are silent: Guitar → Vox Wah → Echoplex EP-3 → amplifier.
- Is this Jimmy Page's full guitar rig?
- No. This dated entry covers 2 units in the effects path, not every piece of gear Jimmy Page owned or used. Floor pedals, rack units and routing devices are included only where recorded; omitted equipment and uncertain connections are explained in the notes. It is not a complete or current rig inventory.
- When and where was this pedalboard used?
- 19 August 1971. Record Mirror tour equipment inventory. This is the rig documented for that touring period, not a career-wide gear list.
- How does the archive know what was on this pedalboard?
- 2 cited sources, listed above with the date each was read, including Led Zeppelin, Guitar World. Among them an official listing and a written article. The units are recorded as documented equipment, and the page was last audited on 2026-08-03.