GuitarCleanRiff
Ten Years Gone Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin · 1970s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Fender Telecaster (1959, double-neck for live, but single Telecaster for studio clean parts)
Pickups
Fender single-coil (Telecaster stock pickups, neck position)
Amp
Supro Thunderbolt (model S6420, vintage 1960s, likely used for studio clean tones)
Pickup Position
Neck pickup
Studio recording, 1975. Jimmy Page is widely reported to have used a Fender Telecaster for the clean sections of 'Ten Years Gone' in the studio, running into a Supro Thunderbolt combo amp. No evidence of Les Paul or Marshall for the clean riff section. Double-neck guitars were used live, but not on the studio recording.
Amp Settings
Mids6.5
Bass6
Gain2.5
Reverb4.5
Treble6.5
Presence5.5
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Tone Character
- warm and smooth
- chimey and articulate
- slightly compressed
- clear and bell-like
- lush plate reverb
- rounded highs
- full-bodied mids
- not harsh or brittle
- dynamic and touch-sensitive
- studio-polished clean