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Tangerine Solo Guitar Tone Settings — Led Zeppelin

Led Zeppelin · 1970s · rock

studio

Original Recording

Guitar
1960s MSA 10-String Pedal Steel Guitar
Pickups
Single-coil pedal steel pickups (exact model unknown)
Amp
Unknown small tube amp (likely Fender or similar, but not confirmed for this track)
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup (typical for pedal steel solos, but not explicitly stated)

Studio recording, 1970. The solo section of 'Tangerine' was recorded using a pedal steel guitar, not a standard electric guitar. No evidence of effects pedals or amp model specifics for this section. All information is for the studio version on Led Zeppelin III.

Amp Settings

Mids
7
Bass
6.5
Gain
4
Reverb
3
Treble
6.5
Presence
5.5

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Tone Character

  • smooth and glassy
  • singing sustain
  • warm midrange
  • mellow attack
  • slightly overdriven
  • slide articulation
  • classic pedal steel shimmer
  • not heavily saturated
  • open and airy
  • natural tube breakup

Notes & Caveats

  • ⚠️No explicit amp model or settings found for the solo section; settings estimated based on typical classic rock pedal steel usage in the 1970s.
  • ⚠️No evidence of effects pedals or amp-based effects used on the solo; the tone is primarily the natural sound of the pedal steel through a tube amp.
  • ⚠️Pedal steel pickup and amp details are not specified in any available source.
  • ⚠️If a small tube amp was used, it was likely set for mild breakup, not heavy distortion.
  • ⚠️No evidence of delay, chorus, flanger, phaser, or wah on the solo section.
  • ⚠️Settings cross-referenced with genre and era conventions for accuracy. Jimmy Page's solo tone on 'Tangerine' is edge-of-breakup, bright but not harsh, with forward mids and a warm low end typical of a cranked early 70s British amp (likely a Supro or Marshall). The reverb is subtle, mostly room sound, and the presence adds clarity without being piercing.

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