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Bring It On Home Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Led Zeppelin

Led Zeppelin · 1970s · rock

studio

Original Recording

Guitar

1960s Fender Telecaster

Pickups

Single-coil (Fender Telecaster stock pickups, 1960s)

Amp

Supro Thunderbolt combo (modified, likely 1961-1964 model)

Pickup Position

Bridge pickup

Studio recording, 1969. Jimmy Page is widely reported to have used a Telecaster and a Supro Thunderbolt combo for the riff section of 'Bring It On Home' on Led Zeppelin II. The fuzz tone is achieved with a Tone Bender MKII pedal. No evidence of additional effects or amp reverb on the riff section. Live gear may differ.

Amp Settings

Mids

Bass

6.5

Gain

Reverb

Treble

6.5

Presence

Effects Chain

Sola Sound Tone Bender MKII · fuzz

Telecaster → Tone Bender MKII → Supro Thunderbolt combo

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Tone Character

heavy, biting fuzz
midrange-forward crunch
tight, punchy low end
raw and aggressive
dynamic and touch-sensitive
slightly nasal upper mids
British-voiced amp character
not overly compressed
fuzzy, saturated attack
classic blues-rock edge

Notes & Caveats

⚠️No direct numeric amp settings for 'Bring It On Home' found in sources; settings estimated based on typical Supro Thunderbolt usage for classic rock and Jimmy Page's era.
⚠️Guitar and pedal choice confirmed by multiple sources, but no studio photos or session notes for this exact song.
⚠️No evidence of reverb, delay, or modulation effects on the riff section; only fuzz is clearly audible.
⚠️Pickup position inferred from typical Page usage and tone analysis; not explicitly confirmed in sources.
⚠️Settings cross-referenced with genre and era conventions for accuracy. Jimmy Page's riff tone on 'Bring It On Home' is classic late-60s British crunch: edge-of-breakup to light crunch, strong mids, and a warm but punchy EQ. Likely a cranked Marshall Super Bass or Super Lead with little to no reverb, matching the dry, direct sound of the recording and the era's production style.