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The Rain Song

Led Zeppelin

Guitarrock1970s

Original Gear

GuitarGibson EDS-1275 Double Neck (12-string neck for riff section)

AmpVox UL4120 (studio recording, Houses of the Holy sessions, 1972)

PickupsGibson humbuckers (stock 1971 EDS-1275, likely T-Top humbuckers)

Amp Settings

gain2

bass6

mid7

treble6.5

reverb4

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1972, Houses of the Holy. Jimmy Page used the 12-string neck of the Gibson EDS-1275 for the clean riff section. No evidence of pedals or outboard effects on the clean studio riff; amp reverb likely used. Live, Page sometimes used Marshall amps, but the studio version is confirmed to be the Vox UL4120.

Tone Character(10)

warm and lushshimmering 12-string claritybell-like cleanambient and spacioussmooth and rounded highsfull-bodied midrangenatural amp reverbno audible distortiondynamic and touch-sensitiveethereal, layered texture

Difficulty

The riff requires mastery of alternate tuning, intricate chord shapes, and subtle dynamic control to achieve the lush, layered clean sound. The 12-string neck and voicings add significant technical challenge.

Sources

How to play The Rain Song by Led Zeppelin on guitar The Rain Song - Led Zeppelin : r/telecaster

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Guitarrock1970s

Original Gear

GuitarGibson EDS-1275 Double Neck (12-string neck for riff section)

AmpVox UL4120 (studio recording, Houses of the Holy sessions, 1972)

PickupsGibson humbuckers (stock 1971 EDS-1275, likely T-Top humbuckers)

Amp Settings

gain2

bass6

mid7

treble6.5

reverb4

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Sources

How to play The Rain Song by Led Zeppelin on guitar The Rain Song - Led Zeppelin : r/telecaster

Notes

Studio recording, 1972, Houses of the Holy. Jimmy Page used the 12-string neck of the Gibson EDS-1275 for the clean riff section. No evidence of pedals or outboard effects on the clean studio riff; amp reverb likely used. Live, Page sometimes used Marshall amps, but the studio version is confirmed to be the Vox UL4120.

Tone Character(10)

warm and lushshimmering 12-string claritybell-like cleanambient and spacioussmooth and rounded highsfull-bodied midrangenatural amp reverbno audible distortiondynamic and touch-sensitiveethereal, layered texture

Difficulty

The riff requires mastery of alternate tuning, intricate chord shapes, and subtle dynamic control to achieve the lush, layered clean sound. The 12-string neck and voicings add significant technical challenge.

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