GuitarDistortedRiff
Kashmir Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin · 1970s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Fender Electric XII (12-string electric guitar)
Pickups
Fender split single-coil (Electric XII stock pickups)
Amp
Hiwatt Custom 100 DR103 (likely, based on era and studio use; some sources suggest Marshall, but Hiwatt is most cited for Kashmir studio recording)
Pickup Position
Neck pickup
Studio recording, 1974-1975 (Physical Graffiti sessions). Jimmy Page used a Fender Electric XII for the main riff. The amp is most likely a Hiwatt Custom 100, as per multiple gear rundowns and interviews. No evidence of pedals or effects beyond possible light studio reverb. No phaser, flanger, or chorus audible or cited for the riff section. Live, Page used a Les Paul and Marshall, but the studio riff is Electric XII into Hiwatt.
Amp Settings
Mids7
Bass6
Gain3
Reverb2
Treble4.5
Presence3.5
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Tone Character
- warm and rounded
- full-bodied
- slightly compressed
- articulate and percussive
- mellow high end
- rich midrange
- chiming 12-string texture
- not harsh or piercing
- dynamic response to picking
- minimal breakup