Ten Years Gone B-Bender Demonstration 

It always blows my mind how great a musician Page was/is. People who dismiss Page as sloppy are missing the big picture. Thanks again, Fran!

One of the greatest works of music in any era.

Jimmy alway bewilder me with his ability with those mysterious chords, seeing you demonstrate how it was done, making it look easy, which I know it's not, it's been such a pleasure thank you! Fran Roman

Your 3 neck guitar playing is Awesome !

I'm learning this right now and couldn't find the middle chords anywhere. Thank you so much!

This solo always reminds me of Paul McCartney and Wings Band On The Run. I love both.

Dude, I totally dug this. I've been the world's biggest Zep fan since I "discovered" the band in 1970. But I'm also a (very amateur) guitar player, and I just loved your insights here.

7:56 when Jimmy shows up, PERFECTION!!!! Fran, your video's speak to my musical heart brother!! Another killer break down of one of the mighty Zeppelin's epic tunes. Also, NICE drumming!! One of my favorite You Tube channels by far.

Easily the coolest play through I’ve ever seen for ten years gone

Another great video Fran! If Fender isn’t sponsoring you, they should be, because your videos are going to contribute to an increase in sales of B bender Teles!

When I first listened to Zeppelin as a kid, yeah those unforgettable riffs are like no other in rock. But damn... Page's chord choices and harmonies are freaking sublime. He never takes the obvious path. From The Rain Song, Since I've Been Lovin' You, to Ten Years Gone... all of it... it never gets tired because of those creative choices he made. Great video Fran!

Sublime beauty from the master. You're in the current Fran!

Great rendition!

Brilliant and well crafted video mate. I'm up at 233 AM in upstate NY with a bad case of heartburn trying to calm it down and sitting upright in my recliner chair. Watching your video helped calm the storm rumbling in my esophagus so I thank you. Long live the mighty Led Zep.

Effing nice to see your sub count picking up!! Well deserved!

Fran I just loved the video. Your creativity is impressive. The three neck guitar in your footage is hilarious!

This was a great video and demo. Definitely cool that you're first person to mention the electric sitar, as Ive noticed that so long ago, but never seen anyone who plays or instructs on this song mention it. I had the LA Forum bootleg cassette tapes from June 23, 1977 from the recording at the LA Forum in the early 1980s. Your story is not correct on the triple neck. This song was not being played at all when Manson made the uncommissioned triple neck. Manson saw Jones in a 1971 or 1972 concert and saw Jonesy being handed different instruements - mandolin, 6 string acoustic, so in 1973 and through part of 1974 - Manson built the triple necked acoustic instrument. Manson delivered the triple neck to Jones and Jonesy had no idea what was being brought to him. When Jonesy opened his door - he said "Wow, wait till Pagey sees this !" Jonesy gave him £400.00 for it. Jonesy used it early on Led Zeppelin's second leg of their US tour in 1977 and through the rest of the tour. I saw Jonesy play his triple necked acoustic instrument live in Dec 2001 - it ŵas incredible. About 5 to 6 years ago, Andy Manson built the same triple neck again, but with a better bracing set up. Jonesy's triple neck is having bracing issues last I knew. Those sea urchin and other creature inlays in the fret board and Jonesy's symbol on the back were added after Led Zeppelin broke up. There's one clear known pic of the back of Jimmy's 1953 Botswana brown Telecaster -- you can see a large "L" shaped plate of aluminum (or whatever the metal or alloy is) covering the large carved out back of the guitar.

well done!

Wow!!! You are Thee Guitar Maestro!!! Thanx 😾

Excellent video well done

This video to my ears was like a bruschetta to my tongue! Well done

Man I couldn’t stop smiling once the video started because it reminded me of the live performances in knebworth or Seattle and my stupid ass had tried to do it with bending strings. Exactly like your story. But even when you play without the bender it sounds awesome, I was nowhere close to that. Brilliant . Appreciate the video

Hey Fran... this is great. Love your content. You hit the sweet spot. Thanks.

Are there 5 Frans in this video? No, 7! Well done, sir!

Hell ya dude. Great great breakdown

Thank You for reminding me of all the times i sat in solitude riding the emotional roller coaster that is Led Zeppelin and sharing your infinite wisdom with the world.

Another great video, thank you!

Not only is it great seeing Jimmy riffs...but you Creative Humor is always a Smile! ...drum look back... page hand waves 😁

great episode

777 subscribers right now! Congratulations, Fran! 😀👍 ...and also 77 Likes! 😄

Your videos are always a must watch for me. Love all of the work you put into them & your input. Hope you get over 1000 subscribers!

Love it!!! That sound has Knebworth 79 all day.

great vid fran, thx

🤘Brilliant three neck acoustic reenactment!

Great job man!

Fran may not have the highest view count on the YT, but he sure has one of the highest ratio of likes to views (1 in 10). Well deserved!

I like your style dude.

~ Love This Tune ..! Page Is The Master At Work For Sure 🙌🏻 Great B-Bender Performance Fran 🎸✊🏻

Subscribed. Got here from the Alex Van Halen video via VHND and thought you looked familiar. Great to see you are such a VH fan. And as a huge Butch Walker fan who saw you a couple of times with him, loved your work on the Spade and that B-Bender stuff. Well done and good luck!

these are getting better and better you're the man fran

Best music channel on YT. And maybe the funniest as well.

Since you have a B Bender, could you do a video about Page's guitar sound during his time with The Firm?

man that is so good you rock Fran my fav band and one of the best examples thanks 🤘🏻💯💨🔨

Thank you... Great content !

Awesome!!!😄😄😄

Wow man sounds exactly how Jimmy played it live! Is that an original b-bender? They were only build in the 70s right? Also what gear are you using?

Sick dude!! The version he does with the Black Crows is really great as well. no bender but cool use of wah.

Great video. I’ve always loved the live version of this song and have been trying to replicate the sound on my guitar. Never even heard of a B Bender🤣 Wouldn’t even know where to start to get one. They look expensive

Page used a pitch shifter on the outro solo you can hear this harmony fx on the original song

That was great.I think I'm seeing double.

Cool

I really enjoyed your three neck acoustic guitar. Where did you find that thing? lol

What an absolutely fantastic video!!! You not only 'get it' but you have a fantastic sense of humor. 👍👍👍 (The Richie Blackmore porn mustache takes it to an 11/10 😉) The Dark Lord pulls out a one-off descending scale at the coda of the version at the Copenhagen warmup show that is just an ear melter 🤙🤙🤙

Thanks,

Can you explain why the B string --being bent --is so important ?

cool stuff . if you ever need some drums done I can help ?

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HELLLL YEAHHHH

you forgot to mention those super phased harmony phrases towards the end of the solo.😜 (about 8:29 in the video)

So how do you use the B bender ? is there some hidden lever ?

After watching the video, still no idea how he actually bends the B string. Did I miss something??

I'm probably in the minority here, but I think Page ruined Ten Years Gone by using the B-bender in concert. Think of the opening lines. On the album, there was something special about how each chord was picked out. Different each time. I memorized each of those as they were these tiny little musical statements, all building to the release of the louder part. I've always thought that using the bender smeared those careful opening lines into a blur. I mean, he wrote the song, he can do whatever he wants with it, but I miss the careful precision from the album version.

What TF? That three neck edit thing is bizarre

I didn't think Jimmy used the B-Bender in the original album version of this song, did he....?

That's a bountiful "stache..