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Fender Twin Reverb settings

A Fender Twin Reverb guitar tone starts around gain 3.5, bass 5.5, mid 6, treble 6.5, presence 5.5 (out of 10), averaged from 42 famous recordings made on one. Use the all-rounder dials below, then jump into any specific tone — GuitarToneAdapt re-dials it for the exact guitar, pickups and amp you actually own.

All-rounder starting point
Gain
3.5
Bass
5.5
Mid
6
Treble
6.5
Presence
5.5
Reverb
3
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Starting points by genre

Rock · 27 tones
Gain
4
Bass
5.5
Mid
6
Treble
6.5
Presence
5.5
Reverb
3
Other · 4 tones
Gain
1
Bass
5.5
Mid
6
Treble
7
Presence
5.5
Reverb
4
Instrumental rock · 3 tones
Gain
5.5
Bass
5
Mid
4.5
Treble
5
Presence
4
Reverb
2.5
Blues · 3 tones
Gain
2
Bass
5.5
Mid
6
Treble
6.5
Presence
5.5
Reverb
3
Indie rock · 3 tones
Gain
2.5
Bass
4.5
Mid
6.5
Treble
7
Presence
5.5
Reverb
3.5
Indie pop · 2 tones
Gain
1.5
Bass
5
Mid
5
Treble
7
Presence
6
Reverb
3

Fender Twin Reverb settings for a specific genre

Fender for Rock →Fender for Blues →

Artists who use the Fender

The Smiths ×4Eric Johnson ×3Creedence Clearwater Revival ×3Nirvana ×2Sublime ×2Collective Soul ×1Rush ×1R.E.M. ×1The Beatles ×1Arctic Monkeys ×1Mac DeMarco ×1Indochine ×1

42 famous tones on a Fender Twin Reverb

Blandest (Demo)Nirvana · rockgain 7 · treb 7
bass 6 · mid 6
TrademarkEric Johnson · instrumental rockgain 7 · treb 4.5
bass 5 · mid 4
ZapEric Johnson · instrumental rockgain 7 · treb 5
bass 5 · mid 4.5
Freak Scene (Live, Brixton Academy, London, 8 October 1994)Dinosaur Jr. · rockgain 6.5 · treb 7
bass 6 · mid 6.5
ShineCollective Soul · rockgain 6 · treb 6.5
bass 6 · mid 6
Steady, As She GoesThe Raconteurs · rockgain 6 · treb 7
bass 6 · mid 7
Blvd. NightsTeam Sleep · rockgain 5.5 · treb 6.5
bass 5.5 · mid 5.5
Fly By NightRush · rockgain 5.5 · treb 7
bass 6.5 · mid 6
RewriteAsian Kung-Fu Generation · rockgain 5.5 · treb 6.5
bass 5 · mid 6
AbnormalizeLing Tosite Sigure · rockgain 5.5 · treb 7
bass 4 · mid 5.5
Let Me In (Remastered)R.E.M. · rockgain 5 · treb 6
bass 5.5 · mid 6.5
Let It BeThe Beatles · rockgain 4.5 · treb 7
bass 6 · mid 7
Cárcel, Hospital & CementerioLos Tres · rockgain 4.5 · treb 6.5
bass 6 · mid 6.5
Body PaintArctic Monkeys · rockgain 4.5 · treb 6
bass 5.5 · mid 6.5
Roadhouse BluesThe Doors · bluesgain 4.5 · treb 6.5
bass 5 · mid 6
About a GirlNirvana · rockgain 4 · treb 7
bass 6 · mid 7
Fortunate SonCreedence Clearwater Revival · rockgain 4 · treb 7
bass 5 · mid 6
PushMatchbox Twenty · rockgain 3.5 · treb 6.5
bass 6 · mid 6.5
Till It ShinesBob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band · rockgain 3.5 · treb 6.5
bass 6 · mid 6.5
The Way You'd Love HerMac DeMarco · rockgain 3.5 · treb 6.5
bass 6 · mid 6
Pretty Girls Make GravesThe Smiths · rockgain 3.5 · treb 7
bass 5 · mid 6.5
StarbursterFontaines D.C. · rockgain 3.5 · treb 7
bass 5 · mid 5.5
Steppin' RazorSublime · rockgain 3 · treb 7
bass 6 · mid 6
להיות אדםZohar Argov · othergain 3 · treb 7
bass 6 · mid 6
How Soon Is Now?The Smiths · indie rockgain 3 · treb 6.5
bass 5 · mid 6
LAventurierIndochine · rockgain 3 · treb 7
bass 5 · mid 5.5
ManhattanEric Johnson · instrumental rockgain 2.5 · treb 5.5
bass 5.5 · mid 5
Bad Moon RisingCreedence Clearwater Revival · rockgain 2.5 · treb 7
bass 4.5 · mid 5.5
NudeRadiohead · rockgain 2 · treb 6
bass 6 · mid 7
This Charming ManThe Smiths · indie rockgain 2 · treb 7.5
bass 4 · mid 6.5
There Is a Light That Never Goes OutThe Smiths · indie rockgain 2 · treb 7
bass 4.5 · mid 6.5
Have You Ever Seen the RainCreedence Clearwater Revival · rockgain 2 · treb 6.5
bass 5 · mid 6
Wonderful TonightEric Clapton · bluesgain 2 · treb 5.5
bass 5 · mid 6
Bad HabitSteve Lacy · indie popgain 1.5 · treb 6.5
bass 5 · mid 5.5
TelephonesVacations · indie popgain 1 · treb 7
bass 5 · mid 4.5
Say It Ain't So (2024 Remaster)Weezer · rockgain 0 · treb 6.5
bass 6 · mid 7
SanteriaSublime · rockgain 0 · treb 6.5
bass 6 · mid 6
Waterloo SunsetThe Kinks · rockgain 0 · treb 7
bass 6.5 · mid 6.5
Get Down TonightKC and the Sunshine Band · othergain 0 · treb 7.5
bass 5 · mid 6
Cosmic GirlJamiroquai · othergain 0 · treb 7
bass 5.5 · mid 6
Hopelessly Devoted to YouOlivia Newton-John · othergain 0 · treb 6.5
bass 6 · mid 6
Riverboat FantasyDavid Wilcox · bluesgain 0 · treb 7
bass 6 · mid 6

Full songs you can dial in on a Fender

Say It Ain't So (2024 Remaster) — every part →

Fender tones by character

Bright tones →Clean tones →Articulate tones →Warm tones →All characters →

New to dialing in an amp? Guitar amp settings explained — what gain, bass, mid, treble & presence each knob does, with starting-point settings by style.

Fender Twin Reverb settings — FAQ

What are good starting settings for a Fender Twin Reverb?

Across 42 famous recordings: gain 3.5, bass 5.5, mid 6, treble 6.5, presence 5.5 (out of 10). Tune from there per song.

What EQ / knob settings does a Fender Twin Reverb need?

Set the EQ to roughly bass 5.5, mid 6, treble 6.5, presence 5.5, with gain 3.5 (all out of 10). Lower the gain for cleaner tones; push the mids to cut through a band.

What are the best Fender Twin Reverb settings for each genre?

Genre averages on this amp: rock (gain 4, mid 6); other (gain 1, mid 6); instrumental rock (gain 5.5, mid 4.5); blues (gain 2, mid 6). See "Starting points by genre" above for exact gain/bass/mid/treble/presence, or open any song and GuitarToneAdapt re-dials it for your own rig.

Do I need a real Fender Twin Reverb?

No. GuitarToneAdapt models how a Fender Twin Reverb shapes the sound and compensates for the amp and guitar you have, free in the browser.

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