Riff Tone

Custard Pie

Led Zeppelin

Guitarrock1970s

Original Gear

GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (1959, 'Burst')

AmpMarshall Super Bass 100 (model 1992, early 1970s, likely KT88-powered)

PickupsGibson PAF humbuckers

Amp Settings

gain0

bass6

mid6.5

treble6.5

reverb1

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1974 (Physical Graffiti sessions). All information is for the studio version, riff section, clean tone. No explicit evidence of pedals or effects for the clean section; most sources focus on the heavier/distorted sound. Guitar and amp inferred from era/session documentation and typical Page setups for this album.

Tone Character(10)

hollow and metallicringing and percussivetight midrangearticulate attackslightly scooped but presentclear and uncompresseddynamic response to pickingnot saturated or fuzzyvintage British cleanhint of breakup at peaks

Difficulty

The riff requires intermediate-level control of timing and muting, with a clean attack and dynamic picking for clarity. Not technically advanced, but demands precision and groove.

Sources

Fulltone Secret Freq Pedal Review - Premier Guitar Metallic guitar sound on Houses of the Holy/Custard Pie - Reddit How to get Jimmy Page's tone. (Or something similar) : r/Guitar

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