GuitarDistortedRiff
Since I've Been Loving You (Live) Guitar Tone Settings
Led Zeppelin · 1970s · blues
live
Original Recording
Guitar
Gibson Les Paul Standard (1959, sunburst, live version)
Pickups
Gibson PAF humbuckers
Amp
Marshall Super Lead 100 (Plexi, late 1960s/early 1970s, live setup)
Pickup Position
Neck pickup
Live performance, early 1970s (e.g., 1973 Madison Square Garden, The Song Remains the Same era). Jimmy Page is widely documented using his '59 Les Paul and Marshall Super Lead for live versions of 'Since I've Been Loving You.' No evidence of pedal use for distortion; amp is cranked for natural overdrive. No evidence of additional pedals or effects for the riff section in live performances.
Amp Settings
Mids7
Bass6.5
Gain6
Reverb3
Treble7
Presence6
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Tone Character
- British crunch
- singing sustain
- fat midrange
- warm and smooth
- touch-sensitive
- dynamic response
- open and harmonically rich
- slightly compressed
- biting upper mids
- aggressive but not harsh