GuitarDistortedRiff
Dazed and Confused Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin · 1960s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Fender Telecaster 'Dragon' (1966, hand-painted by Page)
Pickups
Single-coil (Fender Telecaster stock 1966 single-coils)
Amp
Supro Coronado 1690T
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, Led Zeppelin I (1968); confirmed by multiple sources that the riff/distorted sections were recorded with the Dragon Telecaster into a Supro Coronado 1690T, with a Sola Sound Tone Bender Professional Mk II fuzz pedal. Not a Marshall or Les Paul for this section. No evidence of additional pedals or effects beyond fuzz and amp reverb.
Amp Settings
Mids7.5
Bass6
Gain3.5
Reverb2
Treble6
Presence5.5
Effects Chain
- Sola Sound Tone Bender Professional Mk II · fuzz
Fender Telecaster 'Dragon' → Sola Sound Tone Bender Professional Mk II → Supro Coronado 1690T (with spring reverb)
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Tone Character
- throaty midrange fuzz
- classic British fuzz tone
- tight, focused low end
- aggressive attack
- singing sustain
- slightly compressed dynamics
- raw, saturated edge
- articulate note separation
- vintage single-coil clarity
- amp pushed by fuzz pedal