🎸 Artist tone guide

How to get Johnny Cash's guitar tone

Johnny Cash across 3 famous tones — mostly through Fender, acoustic / DI. Here is where to start, then adapt any of it to the guitar and amp you actually own.

Starting point (averaged): gain 2.5 · bass 5 · mid 6 · treble 6.5 · presence 5 (out of 10)
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Johnny Cash's go-to amps

Fender ×2acoustic / DI ×1

3 famous Johnny Cash tones

Folsom Prison Blues
gain 3 · bass 5 · mid 6 · treble 7
Ring of Fire
gain 3 · bass 5 · mid 6 · treble 7
Hurt
gain 1 · bass 5 · mid 6 · treble 6
Settings are community-researched estimates. Adapt any to your gear at GuitarToneAdapt · amp settings · all 1,100+ tones.