Riff Tone

Moby Dick

Led Zeppelin

Guitarrock1960s

Original Gear

GuitarFender Telecaster 'Dragon' (1966, single-coil, as used by Jimmy Page on Led Zeppelin II sessions)

AmpSupro Coronado 1690T

PickupsFender single-coil (Telecaster bridge and neck pickups)

Amp Settings

gain3.5

bass6

mid7.5

treble6

reverb1.5

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1969. All evidence points to the Telecaster and Supro Coronado for Led Zeppelin II clean/riff sections. No evidence of Les Paul or Marshall for the clean riff. Studio, not live.

Tone Character(10)

bright and articulateclear single-coil attacktight and percussiveslightly scooped midschimey top enddynamic response to pickingopen and uncompressedtouch-sensitivevintage tube warmthmodest natural reverb

Difficulty

The riff is rhythmically tight and requires clean, articulate picking with good muting, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast runs.

Sources

20 ways to play guitar like Jimmy Page | Guitar World Nailing It: Achieving the Tones of Jimmy Page

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