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 · 4 blocksLive values · Kemper Profiler
Guitar
Fender Telecaster (1959)
Pickups
SS
Tuning
neck
Strings
standard
Studio Compressor
Search Rig Exchange for 'Supro'
Spring Reverb
Studio Compressor
← Studio compressor (light)
Threshold
-32dB
Ratio
2:1
Attack
0.1s
Release
0.5s
Mix
0.6
Search Rig Exchange for 'Supro'
← Supro Thunderbolt S6420
Gain
3.5
Bass
5
Middle
6
Treble
6
Spring Reverb
← Tracking-room ambience
Decay
2s
Predelay
25ms
Mix
0.2
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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