Solo Tone

Stairway to Heaven

Led Zeppelin

Guitarrock1970s

Original Gear

Guitar1959 Fender Telecaster

AmpSupro Coronado 1690T (modified with 12-inch Oxford speaker, Pulsonic cone)

PickupsFender single-coil (bridge pickup)

Amp Settings

gain0

bass6

mid6.5

treble7

reverb1

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1970-1971. Jimmy Page used his 1959 Telecaster (bridge pickup) into a Supro Coronado 1690T for the solo. No evidence of pedals or additional effects for the clean sections; all tone is amp/guitar. No effects loop or external reverb/delay. Clean tone sections are distinct from the solo, which uses more gain and wah.

Tone Character(10)

bright and articulateclear, bell-like highsopen and airydynamic, touch-sensitive responsedistinct note separationno audible distortion or breakupclassic early '70s rock clean soundslightly scooped midscrisp attackminimal sustain

Difficulty

The clean sections require careful fingerpicking or hybrid picking, dynamic control for clarity, and accurate chord transitions, but do not involve advanced soloing or fast runs.

Sources

Led Zeppelin IV (Remaster) - Gear & Equipment Used on the Album The secrets behind Jimmy Page's guitar tone on Led Zeppelin's ...[question] stairway to heaven solo tone : r/Guitar - Reddit

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