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Heartbreaker amp settings — Fender Champion 20

The Led Zeppelin guitar tone for “Heartbreaker”, dialed in for a Fender Champion 20 with a Epiphone Les Paul Standard 60s. Studio version, Led Zeppelin II (1969) - Main riff & signature solo

Original rig

1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard into cranked Marshall Super Lead Plexi / Rickenbacker Transonic

Gritty, mid-forward vintage crunch with aggressive upper-mid bite and tight low end

Amp settings — Fender Champion 20

CHANNELVoice: British Crunch (Amber LED)

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	7
Bass	5
Treble	7
Reverb	2
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Tone Bender Style Fuzz / Treble Booster

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned; adds authentic 1969 Page fuzz bite

Attack / Gain 6 · Level 7

Why these settings

The Fender Champion 20 lacks a dedicated mid knob, so we select the British Crunch voice to dial in Marshall-style upper-mid cut. Keep bass moderate at 5 to keep the riff tight on the 8-inch speaker, while pushing treble to 7 to replicate Page's raw top-end bite. With a standalone booster/fuzz pedal, switch the amp to the clean 'Tweed' voice and use the pedal as your primary dirt source.

PRO TIPPick aggressively close to the bridge with a stiff pick to emphasize the metallic, biting attack of the main opening riff.

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