🎸 Artist tone guide

How to get Crush 40's guitar tone

Crush 40 across 2 famous tones — mostly through Line 6 POD Pro, high-gain profiler, with humbuckers. Here is where to start, then adapt any of it to the guitar and amp you actually own.

Starting point (averaged): gain 7 · bass 5 · mid 6 · treble 7 · presence 6 (out of 10)
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Crush 40's go-to amps

Line 6 POD Pro ×1high-gain profiler ×1

2 famous Crush 40 tones

Open Your Heart
gain 7 · bass 5 · mid 6 · treble 7
Live and Learn
gain 6.5 · bass 5 · mid 6 · treble 6.5
Settings are community-researched estimates. Adapt any to your gear at GuitarToneAdapt · amp settings · all 1,100+ tones.