Riff Tone

Ozone Baby

Led Zeppelin

Guitarrock1970s

Original Gear

GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (likely late 50s, sunburst, as used by Jimmy Page in late Zeppelin studio sessions)

AmpMarshall Super Lead 1959 (Plexi, 100W, as used by Page in late 1970s studio sessions)

PickupsGibson PAF humbuckers

Amp Settings

gain5.5

bass6

mid7

treble7

reverb2

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1978 (recorded during the 'In Through the Out Door' sessions at Polar Studios, Stockholm). No evidence of live performance or alternate gear for this song's riff section.

Tone Character(10)

classic British crunchtight, punchy rhythmbright and articulatemidrange-forwardslightly compresseddynamic pick responseclear note separationno audible effectsstudio claritymoderate sustain

Difficulty

The riff requires tight, punchy rhythm playing with precise palm muting and dynamic pick attack, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast runs.

Sources

Dis led zep ever perform ozone baby live? : r/ledzeppelin John Paul Jones | Equipboard 51 great guitar FX moments

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