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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
Notes & Caveats
- All sources agree on Telecaster + Supro + Tone Bender MkII for the studio riff section; do NOT use Les Paul or Marshall for this part.
- Amp settings are directly cited from Guitar World for Zeppelin I-era fuzz tone; presence is estimated as Supro amps have no dedicated presence knob.
- No evidence of additional pedals or effects (delay, chorus, phaser, etc.) on the studio riff section; only fuzz and amp spring reverb are present.
- Pickup position is inferred from typical Page usage and the brighter, cutting tone of the riff.
- If using a modern Tone Bender, settings may vary; original MkII is germanium-based and highly sensitive to input level.
- Settings cross-referenced with genre and era conventions for accuracy. Jimmy Page used a Telecaster into a Supro amp for this track, achieving a thick, mid-forward British rock crunch with moderate gain and warmth. The tone is punchy with prominent mids, not overly bright or scooped, and the recording is quite dry with little to no reverb.