Riff Tone

Immigrant Song

Led Zeppelin

Guitarrock1970s

Original Gear

Guitar1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard

AmpMarshall Super Lead

PickupsGibson PAF humbuckers

Amp Settings

gain0

bass6

mid7

treble7

reverb1

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1970. Jimmy Page used his 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard into a Marshall Super Lead for the main riff of 'Immigrant Song'. No evidence of pedals or effects other than amp reverb for the studio riff section. No evidence of a clean amp setting for the riff section; the main riff is famously crunchy/distorted. No evidence of a clean section in the studio version.

Tone Character(10)

bright and articulatetight and percussivedynamic responseclear note separationslight amp breakup at higher volumespunchy attackminimal sustainfocused midrangespringy reverb ambienceclassic British amp voicing

Difficulty

The riff is fast and requires tight, consistent picking and muting, but does not involve advanced techniques or complex chord voicings.

Sources

Immigrant Song Riff Tone Settings | Led Zeppelin | TonesMatch Jimmy Page’s guitar gear: everything you need to nail the Led Zeppelin legend's sound | Guitar World

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