1960s Guitar Tones

61 famous guitar tones recorded in the 1960s, each with community-researched amp settings you can dial in on your own rig.

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Most-covered 1960s artists: The Beatles (8) · Jimi Hendrix (5) · The Jimi Hendrix Experience (4) · Creedence Clearwater Revival (4) · Cream (3) · The Rolling Stones (3) · The Kinks (3) · Led Zeppelin (3) · Steppenwolf (2) · Albert King (2) · Wes Montgomery (2) · Eric Clapton (2)

Typical 1960s starting point: gain 4 · bass 5.5 · mid 6.5 · treble 6 · presence 5 (out of 10)
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Purple Haze — The Jimi Hendrix ExperienceSunshine of Your Love — Cream(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction (Mono) — The Rolling StonesAll Along the Watchtower — The Jimi Hendrix ExperienceCome Together — The BeatlesDay Tripper — The BeatlesHey Jude — The BeatlesShe Loves You (Mono Version) — The BeatlesWaterloo Sunset — The Kinks21st Century Schizoid Man — King CrimsonAll Along the Watchtower — Jimi HendrixAll Day and All of the Night — The KinksAutumn Leaves — Chet AtkinsBad Moon Rising — Creedence Clearwater RevivalBlackbird — The BeatlesBoom Boom — John Lee HookerBorn on the Bayou — Creedence Clearwater RevivalBorn to Be Wild — SteppenwolfBorn Under a Bad Sign — Albert KingCissy Strut — The MetersClassical Gas — Mason WilliamsCome Together — The BeatlesCrossroads — CreamFortunate Son — Creedence Clearwater RevivalFour on Six — Wes MontgomeryGimme Shelter — The Rolling StonesGreen Onions — Booker T & the M.G.'sHave You Ever Seen the Rain — Creedence Clearwater RevivalHeartbreaker — Led ZeppelinHide Away — Freddie KingIdle Moments — Grant GreenLittle Wing — Jimi HendrixMagic Carpet Ride — SteppenwolfMama Tried — Merle HaggardMidnight Blue — Kenny BurrellMisirlou — Dick DaleMy Generation — The WhoMy Girl — The TemptationsPaint It Black — The Rolling StonesPurple Haze — Jimi HendrixRed House — Jimi HendrixRing of Fire — Johnny CashSittin on the Dock of the Bay — Otis ReddingSomething — The BeatlesSunshine of Your Love — Eric ClaptonThe Girl from Ipanema — Antonio Carlos JobimThe Lemon Song — Led ZeppelinThe Sky Is Crying — Albert KingThe Sound of Silence — Simon and GarfunkelThe Thrill Is Gone — B.B. KingVoodoo Child (Slight Return) — The Jimi Hendrix ExperienceVoodoo Child (Slight Return) — Jimi HendrixVoodoo Child (Slight Return) — The Jimi Hendrix ExperienceWalk Dont Run — The VenturesWest Coast Blues — Wes MontgomeryWhile My Guitar Gently Weeps — The BeatlesWhite Room — Eric ClaptonWhite Room — CreamWhole Lotta Love — Led ZeppelinWild Thing — The TroggsYou Really Got Me — The Kinks

See also: how tone changed over 60 years (data) · tones by genre · all 1252 tones

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