🎚️ Rock settings

Best amp settings for rock

Starting-point EQ for rock tone, averaged from 257 famous rock recordings. Dial these in, then fine-tune by ear — or let the tool below adapt them to the exact amp and guitar you own.

Starting point: Gain 5 · Bass 6 · Mid 6.5 · Treble 6.5 · Presence 5.5 (out of 10)
💡 Rock lives on midrange and dynamics. Resist max gain — most classic rock tones sit lower than people expect, with the mids up.
🎛️ Adapt rock tones to YOUR exact rig — free →

Amps most used for rock

Marshall JCM800 (30)Marshall Plexi (26)Fender Twin Reverb (20)Mesa Dual Rectifier (15)Vox AC30 (13)

Famous rock tones

Sweet Child O' Mine — Guns N' Roses · Welcome To The Jungle — Guns N' Roses · Eruption — Van Halen · Sweet Child O' Mine — Guns N' Roses · Beat It — Michael Jackson · Supersonic — Oasis · Today — The Smashing Pumpkins · Pour Some Sugar On Me — Def Leppard

Community-researched estimates. More: amp settings by amp · amp comparisons · 495 tones.