Ten Years Gone amp settings — Fender Champion 40
The Led Zeppelin guitar tone for “Ten Years Gone”, dialed in for a Fender Champion 40 with a Ibanez GIO GRG170DX. Studio version, Physical Graffiti (1975) — iconic layered clean intro chord melody
Fender Stratocaster / Telecaster + Fender Super Reverb & Marshall + MXR Phase 90 & studio tape flanging
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 3 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Reverb | 3 |
| Master | 5 |
01MXR Phase 90
Set very low to emulate the slow, gentle phasing/flanging texture of the layered intro tracks
02Boss RV-6 Reverb
Set to Spring or Plate mode for subtle studio ambient depth
The Fender Champion 40 features a 2-band EQ (bass and treble only, no mid control) and lacks presence, so mid and presence are omitted. Selecting the '65 Twin voice recreates Jimmy Page's pristine Blackface Fender clean headroom, while the Ibanez neck+middle position emulates the chime and hollow quack of Page's Stratocaster track. The Phase 90 speed is kept minimal to match the slow, subtle tape flanging and phasing weave on the studio record.
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