🎸 Artist tone guide

How to get The Who's guitar tone

The Who across 3 famous tones — mostly through Hiwatt, Marshall / Sound City, with humbuckers. Here is where to start, then adapt any of it to the guitar and amp you actually own.

Starting point (averaged): gain 5 · bass 5.5 · mid 6 · treble 6.5 · presence 6 (out of 10)
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The Who's go-to amps

Hiwatt ×2Marshall / Sound City ×1

3 famous The Who tones

Baba O Riley
gain 6 · bass 5 · mid 6 · treble 6
Wont Get Fooled Again
gain 6 · bass 5 · mid 6 · treble 6
My Generation
gain 3 · bass 6 · mid 6 · treble 7
Settings are community-researched estimates. Adapt any to your gear at GuitarToneAdapt · amp settings · all 1,100+ tones.