🎚️ Vox AC30 · Rock

Vox AC30 settings for rock

For rock, a Vox AC30 starts around gain 4, bass 5.5, mid 6.5, treble 6.5, presence 5.5 (out of 10) — averaged across 30 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
4
Bass
5.5
Mid
6.5
Treble
6.5
Presence
5.5
Reverb
2.5
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30 famous rock tones on a Vox AC30

You Really Got MeThe Kinks · rockgain 7 · treb 6.5
bass 4.5 · mid 6Bohemian RhapsodyQueen · rockgain 6.5 · treb 6
bass 6 · mid 8Flick of the Wrist (Live at the Rainbow, London / November 1974)Queen · rockgain 6.5 · treb 7.5
bass 6 · mid 7Danny NedelkoIDLES · rockgain 6.5 · treb 6.5
bass 5 · mid 6Lounge Act (Boombox Rehearsals)Nirvana · rockgain 6 · treb 6.5
bass 6 · mid 6.5ZombieThe Cranberries · rockgain 6 · treb 6
bass 5 · mid 6.5Summer Of '69Bryan Adams · rockgain 5.5 · treb 7
bass 6 · mid 7Kryzysowa narzeczonaLady Pank · rockgain 5.5 · treb 7
bass 6 · mid 7Un autre mondeTelephone · rockgain 5.5 · treb 6.5
bass 5 · mid 6.5Don't Look Back in Anger (Remastered)Oasis · rockgain 5 · treb 6.5
bass 6 · mid 7Semi-Charmed LifeThird Eye Blind · rockgain 5 · treb 7
bass 6.5 · mid 7DraculaTame Impala · rockgain 5 · treb 6.5
bass 6 · mid 7Take Me OutFranz Ferdinand · rockgain 5 · treb 6.5
bass 4 · mid 5.5De Música LigeraSoda Stereo · rockgain 5 · treb 6.5
bass 5 · mid 6CendrillonTelephone · rockgain 5 · treb 6.5
bass 5 · mid 6.5Feel Like Makin LoveBad Company · rockgain 5 · treb 6
bass 5 · mid 6Day TripperThe Beatles · rockgain 4.5 · treb 8.5
bass 5.5 · mid 8La Celula Que ExplotaCaifanes · rockgain 4.5 · treb 6
bass 5 · mid 6She Loves You (Mono Version)The Beatles · rockgain 3.5 · treb 7
bass 5.5 · mid 7Mr. BrightsideThe Killers · rockgain 3.5 · treb 7
bass 6 · mid 6American GirlTom Petty · rockgain 2.5 · treb 7.5
bass 4.5 · mid 5.5The Less I Know the BetterTame Impala · rockgain 2.5 · treb 6.5
bass 5 · mid 5.5Where the Streets Have No NameU2 · rockgain 2.5 · treb 7
bass 4.5 · mid 5.5Le Vent Nous PorteraNoir Desir · rockgain 2.5 · treb 6.5
bass 5 · mid 5.5Sunday Bloody SundayU2 · rockgain 2.5 · treb 7
bass 5 · mid 5.5NudeRadiohead · rockgain 2 · treb 6
bass 6 · mid 7LingerThe Cranberries · rockgain 1.5 · treb 6.5
bass 4.5 · mid 5.5Change (In the House of Flies)Deftones · rockgain 0 · treb 6.5
bass 6 · mid 6With or Without YouU2 · rockgain 0 · treb 7.5
bass 6 · mid 6.5Times Like TheseFoo Fighters · rockgain 0 · treb 6.5
bass 6 · 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