Stairway to heaven amp settings — NUX MG-101
The Led Zeppelin guitar tone for “Stairway to heaven”, dialed in for a NUX MG-101 with a Kadence Astroman strat. Studio version solo, Led Zeppelin IV (1971)
1959 Fender Telecaster (bridge pickup) into modified 1959 Supro 1690T Coronado (1x12 conversion)
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 7 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 7 |
| Treble | 6 |
| Reverb | 3 |
| Master | 8 |
01NUX MG-101 (EFX Block: RC Boost / Clean Boost)
In front of amp block to push the front-end compression and sustain
02NUX MG-101 (Reverb Block: Room Reverb)
Post-amp block to emulate Headley Grange ambient mic spill
Jimmy Page used a Telecaster bridge pickup into a cranked 6L6/6V6 Supro combo, giving thick mids without modern harshness. On your Strat's single-coil bridge pickup, rolling the tone knob back to 8 tames glassiness while pushing the NUX MG-101's midrange to 7 restores that punchy vintage bite. The internal clean boost block recreates the power-tube saturation and singing sustain achieved by cranked low-wattage studio amps.
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