Communication breakdown amp settings — Fender Champion 20
The Led Zeppelin guitar tone for “Communication breakdown”, dialed in for a Fender Champion 20 with a Epiphone Les Paul Studio. Studio version, Led Zeppelin (1969)
1959 Fender 'Dragon' Telecaster (bridge pickup) into a cranked 1959 Supro Coronado 1690T / 1606 combo (with Sola Sound Tone Bender MkII / Vox Wah stationary toe-down on solo)
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 7 |
| Bass | 4 |
| Treble | 8 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 5 |
01Sola Sound Tone Bender MkII / Fuzz
RECOMMENDED — not currently owned
02Vox Wah-Wah (V847)
RECOMMENDED — not currently owned (parked toe-down for solo boost)
On the Champion 20, set the Voice knob to British Crunch to replicate the aggressive, focused midrange breakup of Jimmy Page's small cranked Supro. Because your Epiphone Les Paul humbuckers are warmer and darker than Page's vintage Telecaster bridge pickup, cut the bass to 4 and push the treble to 8 to restore that cutting, shoebox-like top-end bite. Note that the Champion 20 faceplate lacks mid and presence controls, so those parameters are omitted.
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