Real AmpTuning: E StandardPickup: NeckCrunchBlues
Live-Room Les Paul Blues — Dynamic Lead
This is a responsive Les Paul-through-vintage-tube-amp interpretation of the song's live-in-the-room blues sound, with no drive pedal obscuring Page's guitar-volume and pickup changes. The precise studio amplifier remains disputed, so the small British combo and its settings are representative rather than definitive. Source: Happy Bluesman and Led Zeppelin Forums.
Signal Chain
Gibson Les Paul Standard→Vox AC30 Top Boost→Vox 2x12→Studio Room Reverb→Output
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard
Tone
7
PickupNeck
TuningE Standard
Volume
8
AmpVox AC30 Top Boost
Cut4
Bass
5
Gain
5.5
Mids
6
Master
7
Treble
6
Cab / IRVox 2x12
MicRibbon
SpeakersCelestion Alnico Blue
Mic PositionSlightly off-axis
EffectStudio Room Reverb
Mix
2
Decay2.0 s
Pre-Delay20 ms
Notes
Use the neck pickup for the round opening phrases, then switch to the bridge pickup when more bite is needed. The preset should clean up noticeably when the guitar volume is reduced.
Don't have this gear?
See the same signal chain mapped to another platform. Knob values carry over as starting points — gain ranges differ between platforms.