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Heartbreaker Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Led Zeppelin

Led Zeppelin · 1970s · rock

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Original Recording

Guitar
Fender Telecaster 'Dragon' (1959, maple neck, hand-painted finish)
Pickups
Single-coil (Fender Telecaster stock 1959 single-coils)
Amp
Supro Coronado 1690T
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup

Studio recording, 1969. Jimmy Page used his 'Dragon' Telecaster into a Supro Coronado 1690T amp for the main riff section of 'Heartbreaker.' No evidence of Les Paul or Marshall for this section; those were used for other tracks or live. The Telecaster was used with the bridge pickup for the riff. Sola Sound Tone Bender Professional Mk II fuzz pedal was used for the riff, not just the solo. No evidence of modulation or time-based effects in the riff section.

Amp Settings

Mids
7.5
Bass
6
Gain
3.5
Reverb
1.5
Treble
6.5
Presence
5.5

Effects Chain

  • Sola Sound Tone Bender Professional Mk II · fuzz

Fender Telecaster 'Dragon' → Sola Sound Tone Bender Professional Mk II → Supro Coronado 1690T (spring reverb)

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Tone Character

  • aggressive and biting
  • mid-forward crunch
  • tight and percussive
  • raw and uncompressed
  • slightly fuzzy edge
  • articulate single-coil attack
  • British blues-rock flavor
  • dynamic response to picking
  • punchy low end
  • minimal ambience

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