🎸 Artist tone guide

How to get The Kinks's guitar tone

The Kinks across 2 famous tones — mostly through Fender Twin Reverb, Elpico AC55 with a SLASHED speaker cone. Here is where to start, then adapt any of it to the guitar and amp you actually own.

Starting point (averaged): gain 3.5 · bass 5.5 · mid 6.5 · treble 7 · presence 5.5 (out of 10)
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The Kinks's go-to amps

Fender Twin Reverb ×1Elpico AC55 with a SLASHED speaker cone ×1

2 famous The Kinks tones

You Really Got Me
gain 7 · bass 4.5 · mid 6 · treble 6.5
Waterloo Sunset
gain 0 · bass 6.5 · mid 6.5 · treble 7
Settings are community-researched estimates. Adapt any to your gear at GuitarToneAdapt · amp settings · all 495 tones.