No. 0321971·hard-rock·3 blocks
Stairway to Heaven
The arpeggiated intro to Stairway to Heaven uses a Telecaster through a small Supro amp for a warm, clean tone with subtle compression. As the song builds, the tone gradually shifts from clean fingerpicking to heavier strumming. The famous solo section uses a Les Paul through a cranked Marshall for a completely different character — singing sustain with aggressive attack.
Led Zeppelin IVSignal path · input → output · 6 blocksLive values · Fractal Axe-Fx
Guitar
Fender Telecaster (1959)
Pickups
SS
Tuning
neck
Strings
standard
Studio Comp
Super Verb
1x12 Field Coil
Spring 63
Filter Tilt
Studio Comp
← Studio compressor (light)
Threshold
-32dB
Ratio
2:1
Attack
38s
Release
200s
Mix
0.6
Level
0dB
Super Verb
← Supro Thunderbolt
Drive
3.5
Bass
5
Mid
6
Treble
6
Presence
5
MV
5
1x12 Field Coil
← Supro 1x15
LowCut80Hz
HighCut9000Hz
Level
0dB
Spring 63
← Tracking-room ambience (Headley Grange)
Mix
0.2
Decay
1s
Predelay
25ms
Filter Tilt
← Tilt EQ (global brightness)
Tilt
0.5
CenterFreq
1000Hz
Level
0
Engineer's note
File 032
The arpeggiated intro to Stairway to Heaven uses a Telecaster through a small Supro amp for a warm, clean tone with subtle compression. As the song builds, the tone gradually shifts from clean fingerpicking to heavier strumming. The famous solo section uses a Les Paul through a cranked Marshall for a completely different character — singing sustain with aggressive attack.
— Jimmy Page
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