Jimmy Page's Theremin Solos: Led Zeppelin's Electronic Experiments

Jimmy Page, guitarist of Led Zeppelin, prominently used the theremin, an early Soviet electronic instrument invented by Léon Theremin in 1919. Page incorporated the theremin into the band's recordings and live performances, notably on the 1969 track "Whole Lotta Love" from the album *Led Zeppelin II*. He ran his Sonic Wave Theremin through a Maestro Echoplex and Orange amplifiers, treating it like a guitar. In the 2009 documentary *It Might Get Loud*, Page demonstrated the instrument, saying, "It hasn't got six strings, but it's a lot of fun." During 1971, he used a double-stacked theremin for a more intense sound. Live performances from 1973 and a 1995 French TV broadcast show him combining theremin with Les Paul guitar and violin bow, creating avant-garde noise. The theremin's high pitches and Page's guitar lower sounds produced psychedelic, rhythmic abstraction.