Tone library / Led Zeppelin / Stairway to Heaven

Stairway to Heaven amp settings — Zoom G1X Four

The Led Zeppelin guitar tone for “Stairway to Heaven”, dialed in for a Zoom G1X Four with a Squier Affinity Stratocaster. Studio version, Led Zeppelin IV (1971) — solo section (distorted)

Original rig

1959 Fender Telecaster (bridge pickup) → Supro Coronado 1690T (12-inch Oxford speaker with Pulsonic cone, cold-biased). Light spring reverb from the amp. No pedals.

Warm, slightly broken-up crunch with singing sustain, mid-forward with vintage single-coil clarity and light compression from the amp running near breakup.

Amp settings — Zoom G1X Four

CHANNELFD TWNR (Fender Twin Reverb model) or US BLUES (closest to clean-edge-of-breakup Supro character)BOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	5
Bass	6
Mid	6
Treble	6
Reverb	2
Master	7

Don’t have a Zoom G1X Four? See this song on other amps → Match your own rig →

Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE7 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Zoom G1X Four — ZNR (noise reduction)

Optional — only if noise floor is high. Bypass if clean signal.

Thresh 3 · Decay 5

02Zoom G1X Four — Comp (compressor block)

Adds the sustain and touch-sensitivity of the cold-biased Supro. Light squeeze, not squashed.

Sense 4 · Tone 5 · Level 6 · Attack 5

Why these settings

The original Supro had a warm, slightly compressed breakup with pronounced mids — your G1X Four's FD TWNR or US BLUES amp model gets closest to that edge-of-breakup character. Strat single-coils are brighter and thinner than Page's Telecaster bridge pickup, so treble is pulled back from the original 7 to 6, and mid is boosted from 5 to 6 to recover body. The compressor block replaces the natural sag of the cold-biased Supro output section.

PRO TIPRoll your guitar's tone knob to 7 and dig in with your pick near the neck pickup area — Page played the solo with an aggressive but fluid attack that let the amp's breakup bloom naturally on sustained notes.

Get this tone on your amp

These settings are for a Zoom G1X Four. ToneAdapt matches any song to whatever amp, guitar and pedals you own — first match is free.

Get ToneAdapt on Google Play

More tones for the Zoom G1X Four

What once wasHers CrewcabangerChelsea Grin Fade to BlackMetallica PlushStone Temple Pilots WalkPantera See You in Hell (From Lost Records: Bloom & Rage)Nora Kelly Band

Find your amp

Browse

Zoom G1X Four settingsALL SONGS FOR THIS AMP Stairway to Heaven on other ampsSAME SONG, YOUR AMP Led Zeppelin tonesALL SONGS Squier Affinity Stratocaster tonesSAME GUITAR Tone libraryEVERYTHING

Song, artist and gear names are used to identify the tone being matched; ToneAdapt is not affiliated with or endorsed by the artists or manufacturers mentioned. Settings are AI-generated starting points — trust your ears.