🎚️ Amp settings

Marshall JCM800 settings

Real starting points for a Marshall JCM800, averaged from 59 famous recordings made on one. Use the all-rounder dials below, then jump into any specific tone — ToneAdapt re-dials it for the exact guitar, pickups and amp you actually own.

All-rounder starting point
Gain
6.5
Bass
6
Mid
6
Treble
7
Presence
6
Reverb
1.5
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Starting points by genre

Rock · 30 tones
Gain
6
Bass
6
Mid
6.5
Treble
7
Presence
6
Reverb
2.5
Metal · 24 tones
Gain
7.5
Bass
6
Mid
5
Treble
7
Presence
6
Reverb
1
Punk · 5 tones
Gain
6.5
Bass
6.5
Mid
6.5
Treble
7
Presence
6
Reverb
2

59 famous tones on a Marshall JCM800

Master of PuppetsMetallica · metalgain 9 · treb 7.5
bass 6 · mid 3MinervaDeftones · metalgain 8.5 · treb 6.5
bass 6 · mid 6No More TearsOzzy Osbourne · metalgain 8.5 · treb 8
bass 7.5 · mid 4.5No More TearsOzzy Osbourne · metalgain 8.5 · treb 8
bass 8 · mid 5The BlueAcid Bath · metalgain 8.5 · treb 7
bass 6.5 · mid 4.5Suicide MessiahBlack Label Society · metalgain 8.5 · treb 7
bass 6 · mid 5Dead Skin MaskSlayer · metalgain 8.5 · treb 7.5
bass 6 · mid 4Plaster 2 (Figure.09 Demo)LINKIN PARK · metalgain 8.5 · treb 7
bass 6 · mid 4.5Fade to BlackMetallica · metalgain 8 · treb 7.5
bass 6.5 · mid 5Bulls On Parade (Live In Mexico City, MX, 10/28/99)Rage Against the Machine · rockgain 8 · treb 7
bass 6 · mid 7We Die YoungAlice In Chains · metalgain 8 · treb 7
bass 6 · mid 6RustBlack Label Society · metalgain 8 · treb 7
bass 6 · mid 5.5MayonaiseThe Smashing Pumpkins · rockgain 7.5 · treb 7
bass 6 · mid 7Holy DiverDio · metalgain 7.5 · treb 7
bass 6 · mid 6Ride the LightningMetallica · metalgain 7.5 · treb 7.5
bass 5.5 · mid 3.5Dead!My Chemical Romance · rockgain 7.5 · treb 7
bass 5.5 · mid 5.5In My Darkest HourMegadeth · metalgain 7.5 · treb 6.5
bass 5 · mid 5.5All She Wrote (2024 Remaster)FireHouse · rockgain 7.5 · treb 7
bass 6 · mid 5.5In My DreamsDokken · metalgain 7.5 · treb 6
bass 5 · mid 5Hangar 18Megadeth · metalgain 7.5 · treb 7.5
bass 6 · mid 4Do Ya Wanna Taste ItWig Wam · rockgain 7.5 · treb 7
bass 6 · mid 6.5Paradise CityGuns N' Roses · rockgain 7.5 · treb 7.5
bass 5.5 · mid 6.5Peace SellsMegadeth · metalgain 7.5 · treb 7.5
bass 6 · mid 3.5In My DreamsDokken · metalgain 7.5 · treb 7
bass 6 · mid 5.5Famous Last WordsMy Chemical Romance · rockgain 7.5 · treb 7
bass 5.5 · mid 6.5Hangar 18Megadeth · metalgain 7.5 · treb 7.5
bass 5.5 · mid 4.5Back for MoreRatt · metalgain 7.5 · treb 7.5
bass 6 · mid 6Who Was in My Room Last Night?Butthole Surfers · rockgain 7.5 · treb 7
bass 6 · mid 7Talk Dirty to MePoison · rockgain 7.5 · treb 7.5
bass 6 · mid 6Preludio ObsesivoRata Blanca · metalgain 7.5 · treb 7
bass 6 · mid 7WhatsernameGreen Day · punkgain 7.5 · treb 8
bass 5.5 · mid 7.5Man in TheBoxAlice in Chains · rockgain 7 · treb 6.5
bass 5 · mid 7.5Where Am I?Title Fight · punkgain 7 · treb 7.5
bass 8 · mid 5.5Inside OutXYZ · rockgain 7 · treb 7
bass 6 · mid 6Peace SellsMegadeth · metalgain 7 · treb 7.5
bass 5.5 · mid 3.5Do the EvolutionPearl Jam · rockgain 7 · treb 7
bass 6 · mid 7RunawayBon Jovi · rockgain 7 · treb 7.5
bass 6 · mid 6.5Still of the NightWhite Snake · rockgain 7 · treb 7
bass 6 · mid 5Singing!Ho - Kago Tea Time · rockgain 7 · treb 7
bass 5 · mid 6Won't Fall in Love TodaySuicidal Tendencies · punkgain 7 · treb 7
bass 6 · mid 5.5Home Sweet Home (Demo)Mötley Crüe · rockgain 7 · treb 7
bass 6 · mid 6Drown (Edit)The Smashing Pumpkins · rockgain 7 · treb 6.5
bass 6 · mid 7Still Loving YouScorpions · rockgain 6.5 · treb 7
bass 6 · mid 6.5Спокойная ночьKino · rockgain 6.5 · treb 7
bass 6 · mid 7TylerToadies · rockgain 6.5 · treb 6.5
bass 6 · mid 7MeatplowStone Temple Pilots · rockgain 6 · treb 5.5
bass 6 · mid 7Head in the Ceiling FanTitle Fight · rockgain 6 · treb 6
bass 6 · mid 7Too Much Time On My HandsStyx · rockgain 6 · treb 7
bass 6 · mid 7Head in the Ceiling FanTitle Fight · punkgain 5.5 · treb 6.5
bass 6 · mid 7DirtAlice In Chains · metalgain 5.5 · treb 6.5
bass 5 · mid 6.527Title Fight · punkgain 5 · treb 6
bass 7 · mid 6Semi-Charmed LifeThird Eye Blind · rockgain 5 · treb 7
bass 6.5 · mid 7Drown (Edit)The Smashing Pumpkins · rockgain 4.5 · treb 6.5
bass 6 · mid 6.5This Is the One (Remastered 2009)The Stone Roses · rockgain 4.5 · treb 7
bass 6 · mid 7Daughter (Remastered)Pearl Jam · rockgain 4 · treb 6
bass 6 · mid 7NutshellAlice In Chains · rockgain 3.5 · treb 6
bass 5.5 · mid 6TodayThe Smashing Pumpkins · rockgain 0 · treb 6.5
bass 6 · mid 6.5No More TearsOzzy Osbourne · metalgain 0 · treb 7
bass 6.5 · mid 5Speaking With a GhostCitizen · rockgain 0 · treb 6.5
bass 6 · mid 6.5
Settings are community-researched estimates averaged across recordings, adapted to your gear by ToneAdapt. Browse by gear · All 495 tones