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Heartbreaker amp settings — Smiger Tg-10

The Led Zeppelin guitar tone for “Heartbreaker”, dialed in for a Smiger Tg-10 with a Harley Benton SC-Custom II. Studio version, Led Zeppelin II (1969) - Main riff & signature solo

Original rig

1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard / Fender Telecaster into cranked Marshall Super Lead Plexi / Rickenbacker Transonic solid-state amp

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

Amp settings — Smiger Tg-10

CHANNELOverdrive/Distortion switch ON

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	6
Bass	4
Treble	7
Master	6

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Marshall Plexi / Vintage Overdrive Pedal (e.g. Boss OD-3 or Tone City Golden Plexi)

RECOMMENDED — not owned

Drive 6 · Tone 7 · Level 7

Why these settings

The Smiger TG-10 is an ultra-compact practice amp with a single 2-band EQ (Bass/Treble) and a drive switch, so Mid, Presence, and Reverb are unavailable and set to null. Engage the onboard drive button with Gain at 6 to simulate the biting, overdriven attack of Page's cranked rig without pushing the small 5-inch speaker into muddy low-end farting. Treble is pushed to 7 to replicate the distinct upper-mid cut and bite of a vintage British stack on the bridge pickup.

PRO TIPPick forcefully right near the bridge saddles using a thin/medium pick edge to capture Page's aggressive, biting snap on the iconic opening riff.

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