Stairway to Heaven amp settings — Fender Blues Junior IV
The Led Zeppelin guitar tone for “Stairway to Heaven”, dialed in for a Fender Blues Junior IV with a Fender American Professional II Stratocaster. Studio version, Led Zeppelin IV (1971) — clean intro/build section (solo section requires different amp entirely)
1958/59 Fender Telecaster 'Dragon' through modified Supro Coronado (single Oxford 12" Alnico speaker, British-style cone), direct to console with compression
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 3 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Mid | 7 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Reverb | 2 |
| Master | 4 |
The Supro Coronado was a small, warm, mid-focused amp — your Blues Junior is brighter and more scooped by nature. Pushed mid to 7 (vs typical 5) to compensate for Fender scoop, dropped treble to 5 to tame the BJ's high shelf. Your Strat's single coils are brighter and lower output than Page's Tele bridge pickup — using neck position with tone rolled to 6 warms it up and volume at 8 gives touch dynamics. Gain at 3 keeps it clean with edge-of-breakup feel when you dig in.
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