Riff Tone

Good Times Bad Times

Led Zeppelin

Guitarrock1960s

Original Gear

Guitar1962 Fender Telecaster (with Parsons/White B-Bender mod, but mod not used on this track)

AmpSupro Coronado 1690T

PickupsFender single-coil (stock Telecaster bridge pickup)

Amp Settings

gain5.5

bass6

mid7

treble7

reverb1

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1968. Jimmy Page used his Telecaster (not the Les Paul) for the main riff on the debut album. The Supro Coronado 1690T amp is widely cited as the studio amp for this track. No evidence of pedals or effects other than possible light amp reverb. No evidence of DI or additional effects for the riff section.

Tone Character(10)

tight and punchy attackbright and articulatepercussive low endslightly overdriven crunchclear note separationdynamic and responsiveBritish-voiced midrangeminimal ambiencecutting trebledefined single-note riffing

Difficulty

The riff requires fast, precise alternate picking, tight palm muting, and complex rhythmic syncopation, making it challenging for most players.

Sources

Chasing the good times bad times tone : r/guitarpedals - Reddit Zeppelin - "Good Times, Bad Times" - What pedal? | The Gear Page what effect is Page using in Good Times Bad Times? | The Gear Page Be More Like Led Zeppelin - Premier Guitar

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