Riff Tone

The Lemon Song

Led Zeppelin

Guitarrock1960s

Original Gear

Guitar1959 Fender Telecaster

AmpSupro Coronado 1690T

PickupsSingle-coil (Fender Telecaster stock 1959)

Amp Settings

gain5.5

bass6

mid7.5

treble6.5

reverb1

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

fuzzSola Sound Sola Sound Tone Bender MkII

Notes

Studio recording, Led Zeppelin II sessions, 1969. Jimmy Page is widely reported to have used his 1959 Telecaster through a small Supro amp for the riff section. No evidence of live gear or alternate guitars for this studio take.

Tone Character(10)

thick and chewy midrangeslightly fuzzy edgedynamic and touch-sensitivewarm, vintage crunchopen and uncompressedarticulate pick attackmid-forward presenceraw and organicslight sag from small ampresponsive to volume knob

Difficulty

The riff demands advanced blues phrasing, dynamic control, and tight rhythmic execution, making it challenging for most intermediate players.

Sources

The Lemon Song | The Gear Page Amp settings to sound similar to Led Zeppelin - forum topic The secret to Jimmy Page's tone? | Page 4 Learn the soloing secrets of 5 of the great British blues guitarists | Guitar World

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