Jimmy Page and Sundragon Launch the 6-Watt Dragonette Amp
The limited 1x10 combo combines the Nymph preamp with a scaled-back version of the power section behind Page's Led Zeppelin I amp sound.
· Edited by Peter Luha
Credit: SUNDRAGON
Sundragon has introduced the Dragonette, a six-watt combo developed with Jimmy Page as the latest branch of the company's work around the modified amp he used on Led Zeppelin's debut. The design combines the preamp concept from Sundragon's low-powered Nymph with a power section derived from the earlier recreation of Page's original recording amp.
Page describes the Dragonette as a blend of those two lines: the Nymph's preamp, the original Sundragon power architecture scaled back to six watts and a compact 10-inch-speaker format. Guitar World reported the launch on November 9, while specialist coverage lists the limited edition at $9,000 and says only 50 units are being built, each signed by Page.
The Dragonette sits between the one-watt Nymph and Sundragon's larger recreations conceptually rather than simply adding output power. Its purpose is to preserve the response and overdrive character associated with the Led Zeppelin I-era circuit while making that design work at a lower wattage. The company says the amp is hand-wired in New York and built around vintage-inspired parts and construction.
For players, the interesting part is not just the celebrity connection but the design path: this is a signature amp built by recombining two earlier circuits instead of reproducing one historic amplifier unchanged. It turns a very specific studio reference point into a deliberately low-powered modern product, albeit at a collector-level price.
Why it matters
The Dragonette shows how historically specific signature amps are moving from exact replicas toward lower-powered hybrids built around the same circuit DNA.
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