Song
Stairway to Heaven
Led Zeppelin · Led Zeppelin IV · 1971
Preview and cover from Apple Music
- Amp
- Supro Coronado 1690T
- Guitar
- Harmony Sovereign H-1260
- Tuning
- E standard
On the record, Jimmy Page played a Harmony Sovereign H-1260 through a Supro Coronado 1690T. It's in E standard.
The original rig
Jimmy Page recorded the acoustic and 12-string rhythm parts using a Harmony Sovereign and Fender Electric XII, while the legendary guitar solo was performed on his 1959 Telecaster pushed through a cranked Supro Coronado combo with a Vox wah. The soaring lead tone comes from driving both volume controls on the modified Supro into natural power-tube saturation with added studio plate reverb.
Jimmy Page · Rhythm and solo
Acoustic flat-top guitar used for the intro fingerpicking and layered acoustic rhythm tracks.
Electric 12-string guitar used to track the rhythm layers preceding and during the solo section.
Settings Commonly cited
- Pickup
- Bridge
- Volume
- 10
- Tone
- 10
The Dragon Telecaster used to track the iconic guitar solo.
Settings Estimated
- Position
- Treble boost sweep
Wah-wah pedal used during the solo performance for expressive frequency sweeping.
Settings Commonly cited
- Volume 1
- 10
- Volume 2
- 10
- Tone
- 8
- Speed
- 0
- Intensity
- 0
- Channel
- Channel 1 (Treble)
Modified 1959 combo amplifier cranked to full volume for the solo.
Settings Commonly cited
- Configuration
- 1x12
- Speaker
- Oxford 12-inch with Pulsonic cone
Modified internal combo speaker setup with a single 12-inch Oxford speaker replacing the stock dual speakers.
Studio Plate Reverb
EstimatedSettings Estimated
- Type
- Plate, medium
Outboard plate reverb applied at the mixing console during mixdown.
- 1.gear4music.com · gear4music.com · source
- 2.mixdownmag.com.au · mixdownmag.com.au · magazine
- 3.guitarworld.com · guitarworld.com · magazine
Have the real gear, or another modeller? Start from these. Studio knob positions are rarely written down; these are a starting point.
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Tuning
The record is in E standard, low to high: E A D G B E. Tune your guitar the same way, or tell ToneSheet how it's tuned and your device shifts the tone to match.
Questions about the Stairway to Heaven guitar tone
What amp did Jimmy Page use on Stairway to Heaven?
Jimmy Page played through a Supro Coronado 1690T, with Channel Channel 1 (Treble), Volume 1 10, Volume 2 10, Tone 8, Speed 0, Intensity 0 (settings commonly cited).
What guitar did Jimmy Page play on Stairway to Heaven?
Jimmy Page played a Harmony Sovereign H-1260 (commonly cited); and a Fender Electric XII (commonly cited); and a 1959 Fender Telecaster, with Pickup Bridge, Volume 10, Tone 10 (settings commonly cited).
What effects did Jimmy Page use on Stairway to Heaven?
A Vox V846 Wah (an estimate).
What tuning is Stairway to Heaven in?
E standard: low to high, E A D G B E.
How do I get the Stairway to Heaven guitar tone on an amp modeller?
Start from your modeller's model of the Supro Coronado 1690T, set like the original (Volume 1 10, Volume 2 10, Tone 8, Speed 0), with a guitar like a Harmony Sovereign H-1260, tuned to E standard. Ready presets, with every block's settings: HOTONE Pulze Mini (1).
Presets for Stairway to Heaven
Tones players shared for their amp modellers, each with every setting, block by block.
HOTONE Pulze Mini1 version
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