Jimmy Page’s Arbiter Power 100 Amplifier

Jimmy Page used an Arbiter Power 100 amp on stage from around late 1968 through June 1969. Most of the time he played it through a Rickenbacker Transonic cabinets, and occasionally through a Marshall.

The amp was designed by Dave Reeves, who later founded Hiwatt, and it shares several design elements with early Sound City and Hiwatt amplifiers. It features a four-input, four-channel configuration, each with individual volume controls, and utilizes four EL34 tubes in the power section and five ECC83 tubes in the preamp section.

Jimmy's Arbiter Power 100 amp seen on stage in June 1969, Paris, France.
Jimmy’s Arbiter Power 100 amp seen on stage in June 1969, Paris, France.

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