The Most Famous Guitar Tones of All Time

The 29 most iconic guitar tones ever recorded, each with the researched amp settings behind it. Tap any to see the full rig — then dial it in on your guitar and amp, free.

🎛️ Adapt any of these to YOUR rig — free →1Master of PuppetsMetallica

9GAIN6BASS3MID7.5TREBLE6.5PRESENCE

Full settings →2Smells Like Teen SpiritNirvana

7GAIN4.5BASS6.5MID6.5TREBLE3PRESENCE

Full settings →3Comfortably NumbPink Floyd

5GAIN6.5BASS7.5MID7TREBLE6PRESENCE

Full settings →4Sweet Child O' MineGuns N' Roses

8GAIN5.5BASS7.5MID7TREBLE7PRESENCE

Full settings →5Enter SandmanMetallica

8GAIN5.5BASS4.5MID7TREBLE4.5PRESENCE

Full settings →6ParanoidBlack Sabbath

7.5GAIN3BASS8.5MID8TREBLE7.5PRESENCE

Full settings →7WalkPantera

8.5GAIN6BASS3.5MID7.5TREBLE7PRESENCE

Full settings →8DualitySlipknot

9GAIN6BASS4.5MID7TREBLE6.5PRESENCE

Full settings →9Nothing Else MattersMetallica

6.5GAIN5.5BASS5.5MID7.5TREBLE6.5PRESENCE

Full settings →10EverlongFoo Fighters

7GAIN6BASS6MID7.5TREBLE6.5PRESENCE

Full settings →11My Own Summer (Shove It)Deftones

8GAIN6.5BASS3.5MID6TREBLE5.5PRESENCE

Full settings →12Creeping DeathMetallica

8GAIN5.5BASS3MID7TREBLE6PRESENCE

Full settings →13Basket CaseGreen Day

7.5GAIN5.5BASS7.5MID8.5TREBLE6.5PRESENCE

Full settings →14Cowboys from HellPantera

8.5GAIN6BASS4MID7.5TREBLE7PRESENCE

Full settings →15Purple HazeThe Jimi Hendrix Experience

6GAIN6BASS7MID7TREBLE6PRESENCE

Full settings →16Sunshine of Your LoveCream

7.5GAIN7BASS7.5MID6.5TREBLE7.5PRESENCE

Full settings →17LaylaDerek & The Dominos

6GAIN6BASS6.5MID7.5TREBLE5.5PRESENCE

Full settings →18Hotel CaliforniaEagles

5GAIN5.5BASS7MID6.5TREBLE6.5PRESENCE

Full settings →19Stairway to HeavenLed Zeppelin

6GAIN6.5BASS5MID7TREBLE5.5PRESENCE

Full settings →20Wish You Were HerePink Floyd

0GAIN6BASS8MID7TREBLE6PRESENCE

Full settings →21Come As You AreNirvana

4.5GAIN5.5BASS5.5MID6.5TREBLE5PRESENCE

Full settings →22DecodeParamore

7.5GAIN6BASS6MID7TREBLE6.5PRESENCE

Full settings →23The Emptiness Machine (Instrumental)LINKIN PARK

7GAIN6BASS6MID7TREBLE6PRESENCE

Full settings →24Flying WhalesGOJIRA

9GAIN6BASS4.5MID6.5TREBLE6.5PRESENCE

Full settings →25Chop Suey!System Of A Down

8.5GAIN6.5BASS4MID6.5TREBLE7PRESENCE

Full settings →26ToxicitySystem Of A Down

8.5GAIN6.5BASS4.5MID6.5TREBLE7PRESENCE

Full settings →27Bulls On Parade (Live In Mexico City, MX, 10/28/99)Rage Against the Machine

8GAIN6BASS7MID7TREBLE6.5PRESENCE

Full settings →28Under the BridgeRed Hot Chili Peppers

3GAIN6BASS6.5MID7.5TREBLE5PRESENCE

Full settings →29Island In the SunWeezer

6GAIN6.5BASS7MID6.5TREBLE5.5PRESENCE

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