Solo Tone

Stairway to Heaven (Live)

Led Zeppelin

Guitarrock1970s

Original Gear

GuitarFender Telecaster (1959 'Dragon' Telecaster, as used by Jimmy Page for the solo section live in the early 1970s)

AmpMarshall Super Lead 1959 (Plexi, often paired with Marshall 4x12 cabinet, live setup)

PickupsSingle-coil (vintage Telecaster bridge pickup, but likely neck pickup selected for solo)

Amp Settings

gain5

bass6

mid5.5

treble7

reverb2.5

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

wahVox Vox Wah (model likely V846 or similar, or Cry Baby Wah as modern equivalent)

delayUnknown Delay pedal (model unknown, likely tape or analog delay)

Notes

Live performance, early 1970s (e.g., 1973 MSG/TSRTS era); Telecaster used for solo, Marshall Plexi amp, no evidence of Les Paul for this section live. Effects include wah and delay. Studio version used Telecaster into Supro Coronado, but live was Marshall Plexi.

Tone Character(10)

warm and smoothsinging sustainslightly compressedBritish crunchmidrange-focuseddynamic and expressivearticulate lead linestouch-sensitive responseslight ambient delayvintage tube-driven distortion

Difficulty

The solo requires advanced phrasing, fast pentatonic licks, expressive bends, and nuanced wah pedal use, making it challenging for intermediate players.

Sources

Tone Settings for Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin (guitar and amp) - Guitar Chalk Jimmy Page’s guitar gear: everything you need to nail the Led Zeppelin legend's sound | Guitar World Stairway to heaven solo amp settings? : r/ledzeppelin - Reddit

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