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Riff Tone
Whole Lotta Love (Live)
Led Zeppelin
Guitarrock1970s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (likely 1959, 'No. 1')
AmpMarshall SLP-1959 100-watt head (modded with KT-88s, 200w), Marshall 4x12 cabinet
Amp Settings
gain5.5
bass6
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Notes
Live performance, late 1969-early 1970s era. Page switched to Marshalls for live shows after early tours. This is for the riff section of 'Whole Lotta Love (Live)'.
Tone Character(10)
British crunchtight and percussiveaggressive bridge pickup biteopen and dynamicmoderate sustainpunchy midrangeslightly scooped lowsclear note separationclassic rock rhythmnot heavily saturated
Difficulty
The riff requires tight rhythmic precision, dynamic picking, and control of string noise, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (likely 1959, 'No. 1')
AmpMarshall SLP-1959 100-watt head (modded with KT-88s, 200w), Marshall 4x12 cabinet
Amp Settings
gain5.5
bass6
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Notes
Live performance, late 1969-early 1970s era. Page switched to Marshalls for live shows after early tours. This is for the riff section of 'Whole Lotta Love (Live)'.
Tone Character(10)
British crunchtight and percussiveaggressive bridge pickup biteopen and dynamicmoderate sustainpunchy midrangeslightly scooped lowsclear note separationclassic rock rhythmnot heavily saturated
Difficulty
The riff requires tight rhythmic precision, dynamic picking, and control of string noise, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.