What Fender Twin Reverb settings are best for Rock?

Across 33 famous rock recordings: gain 4, bass 5.5, mid 6, treble 6.5, presence 5.5 (out of 10). Fine-tune per song.

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Fender Twin Reverb Settings for Rock — EQ Cheat Sheet (33 Tones)

For rock, a Fender Twin Reverb starts around gain 4, bass 5.5, mid 6, treble 6.5, presence 5.5 (out of 10) — averaged across 33 famous rock recordings made on one. Use these as a starting point, then let GuitarToneAdapt re-dial the exact tone for the guitar, pickups and amp you actually own.

Rock starting point

Gain

Bass

5.5

Mid

Treble

6.5

Presence

5.5

Reverb

33 famous rock 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 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 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 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

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Settings are community-researched estimates averaged across rock recordings, adapted to your gear by GuitarToneAdapt. Best amp settings for rock · All tones

Fender Twin Reverb settings for rock

33 famous rock tones on a Fender Twin Reverb

Same amp, other genres