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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 rig)
Pickups
Gibson PAF humbuckers
Amp
Marshall Super Bass 100 (live, early 1970s, often with Marshall 4x12 cabinets)
Pickup Position
Neck pickup (for most of the solo, with some bridge pickup for extra bite on certain phrases)
Live performance, early 1970s (e.g., Madison Square Garden 1973, The Song Remains the Same era). Jimmy Page used his #1 1959 Les Paul Standard for the solo section. No evidence of studio Supro amp in live context. No pedalboard in signal chain except for wah when audibly used.
Amp Settings
Mids7
Bass7
Gain5.5
Reverb3
Treble6.5
Presence6
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Tone Character
- singing sustain
- touch-sensitive dynamic response
- rich midrange bite
- smooth, vocal-like lead tone
- slightly compressed but open
- articulate note separation
- classic British crunch
- warm, harmonically rich overdrive
- responsive to picking dynamics
- not high-gain, but saturated
Notes & Caveats
- No official amp knob settings for live 'Since I've Been Loving You' solo found; settings estimated based on typical Marshall Super Bass usage by Page in early 1970s live shows.
- No evidence of delay, chorus, flanger, or phaser in the solo section; only amp reverb and possible wah pedal are relevant.
- Studio version uses Supro amp; live version (as requested) uses Marshall Super Bass.
- No pedalboard or overdrive/distortion pedals confirmed for this era; all gain from amp and guitar.
- Wah pedal is NOT used in this solo section (unlike other Zeppelin solos); only include if clearly audible.
- Settings cross-referenced with genre and era conventions for accuracy. Jimmy Page's live 'Since I've Been Loving You' tone is warm, dynamic, and just past the edge of breakup, using a Les Paul into a Marshall Super Bass/100W Plexi with mids and bass pushed for fullness, moderate treble to avoid harshness, and moderate presence for clarity; reverb is subtle, likely from the room or a touch of amp reverb.