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Solo Tone
Stairway to Heaven
Led Zeppelin
Guitarrock1970s
Original Gear
Guitar1959 Fender Telecaster (painted 'Dragon' finish, rosewood neck, bridge pickup)
AmpSupro Coronado 1690T (12-inch Oxford speaker re-coned with Pulsonic cone, cold-biased)
Amp Settings
gain6
bass6.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 1970-1971, Led Zeppelin IV sessions. Solo section only. Guitar: 1959 Telecaster (bridge pickup), Amp: Supro Coronado 1690T. No evidence of live rig or alternate gear for this solo.
Tone Character(10)
singing sustainbright and articulatetreble-forward, biting attackdynamic and touch-sensitiveslightly compressedclear note separationclassic rock lead soundnot overly saturatedharmonic overtonesresponsive to picking dynamics
Difficulty
The solo requires advanced phrasing, fast pentatonic licks, expressive bends, and dynamic control, making it challenging for intermediate players.
This tone has been researched 47 times by the community
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Original Gear
Guitar1959 Fender Telecaster (painted 'Dragon' finish, rosewood neck, bridge pickup)
AmpSupro Coronado 1690T (12-inch Oxford speaker re-coned with Pulsonic cone, cold-biased)
Amp Settings
gain6
bass6.5
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This tone has been researched 47 times by the community
Notes
Studio recording, 1970-1971, Led Zeppelin IV sessions. Solo section only. Guitar: 1959 Telecaster (bridge pickup), Amp: Supro Coronado 1690T. No evidence of live rig or alternate gear for this solo.
Tone Character(10)
singing sustainbright and articulatetreble-forward, biting attackdynamic and touch-sensitiveslightly compressedclear note separationclassic rock lead soundnot overly saturatedharmonic overtonesresponsive to picking dynamics
Difficulty
The solo requires advanced phrasing, fast pentatonic licks, expressive bends, and dynamic control, making it challenging for intermediate players.