🎸 Artist tone guide

How to get Wes Montgomery's guitar tone

Wes Montgomery across 2 famous tones — mostly through Fender, with humbuckers. Here is where to start, then adapt any of it to the guitar and amp you actually own.

Starting point (averaged): gain 2 · bass 6 · mid 6 · treble 4 · presence 3 (out of 10)
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Wes Montgomery's go-to amps

Fender ×2

2 famous Wes Montgomery tones

Four on Six
gain 2 · bass 6 · mid 6 · treble 4
West Coast Blues
gain 2 · bass 6 · mid 6 · treble 4
Settings are community-researched estimates. Adapt any to your gear at GuitarToneAdapt · amp settings · all 1,100+ tones.