1990s Guitar Tones
240 famous guitar tones recorded in the 1990s, each with community-researched amp settings you can dial in on your own rig.
Most-covered 1990s artists: Pantera (16) · Nirvana (13) · Alice in Chains (12) · The Smashing Pumpkins (8) · Oasis (7) · Pearl Jam (7) · Metallica (6) · Korn (6) · Megadeth (5) · Eric Johnson (5) · Foo Fighters (4) · Guns N' Roses (4)
Typical 1990s starting point: gain 5.5 · bass 5.5 · mid 6 · treble 6.5 · presence 5.5 (out of 10)
🎛️ Dial any 1990s tone in for YOUR amp — free →Enter Sandman — MetallicaMy Own Summer (Shove It) — DeftonesFloods — PanteraCowboys from Hell — PanteraEverlong — Foo FightersSmells Like Teen Spirit — NirvanaNovember Rain — Guns N' RosesBasket Case — Green DayFloods — PanteraWhen I Come Around — Green DayCreep — RadioheadMayonaise — The Smashing PumpkinsNothing Else Matters — MetallicaCome As You Are — NirvanaDammit — Blink-182Entombed — DeftonesMan in TheBox — Alice in ChainsSupersonic — OasisSymphony of Destruction — MegadethWalk — PanteraAll She Wrote (2024 Remaster) — FireHouseBlind — KornBound for the Floor — Local HBreed — NirvanaCemetery Gates — PanteraFloods — PanteraKnockin' On Heaven's Door — Guns N' RosesNutshell — Alice in ChainsPlanet Caravan — PanteraPush — Matchbox TwentyRepulsive In It's Splendid Beauty — CrowbarToday — The Smashing Pumpkins5 Minutes Alone — PanteraAbout a Girl — NirvanaBed of Roses — Bon JoviBlack No. 1 — Type O NegativeBulls On Parade (Live In Mexico City, MX, 10/28/99) — Rage Against the MachineCárcel, Hospital & Cementerio — Los TresCelebrity Skin — HoleCircus Envy (Remastered) — R.E.M.Clown — KornCome As You Are — NirvanaDead Skin Mask — SlayerDecadence Dance — ExtremeDirt — Alice in ChainsDo the Evolution — Pearl JamDon't Look Back in Anger (Remastered) — OasisDown — 311Drain You (Live At Del Mar Fairgrounds, CA., December 28, 1991) — NirvanaDrown (Edit) — The Smashing PumpkinsFalling Away from Me — KornFloods outro — PanteraFreak Scene (Live, Brixton Academy, London, 8 October 1994) — Dinosaur Jr.Freezing Moon — MayhemGive it Away — Red Hot Chile PeppersGot the Life — KornGrace — Jeff BuckleyHangar 18 — MegadethHangar 18 — MegadethHard Lines, Sunken Cheeks — PanteraHigh Hopes — Pink FloydHunger Strike — Temple of the DogI Hate It Too — HumI Stay Away — Alice in ChainsI Stay Away — Alice in ChainsIn Bloom — NirvanaIt's On! — KornKool Thing — Sonic YouthLet Me In (Remastered) — R.E.M.Lithium — NirvanaLithium (Live In Amsterdam At Paradiso, November 25, 1991) — NirvanaLounge Act (Boombox Rehearsals) — NirvanaLove, Hate, Love — Alice in ChainsMeatplow — Stone Temple PilotsMonkey Wrench — Foo FightersNo More Tears — Ozzy OsbourneNo More Tears — Ozzy OsbourneNo More Tears — Ozzy OsbourneNutshell — Alice in ChainsPlanet Telex — RadioheadPull Me Under — Dream TheaterRape Me — NirvanaRooster — Alice in ChainsSanta Monica — EverclearSanta Monica — EverclearSanteria — SublimeSay It Ain't So (2024 Remaster) — WeezerSemi-Charmed Life — Third Eye BlindShine — Collective SoulSome Might Say — OasisStand By Me — OasisStep on Me — The CardigansStory to Tell — DeathSweet Dreams (Are Made of This) — Marilyn MansonThe Blue — Acid Baththe great southern trendkill — PanteraThis Love — PanteraToday — The Smashing PumpkinsWaffle — SevendustWe Die Young — Alice in ChainsWherever I May Roam — MetallicaWho Was in My Room Last Night? — Butthole SurfersYellow Ledbetter — Pearl Jam1979 — The Smashing PumpkinsAlison — SlowdiveAlive — Pearl JamAll the Small Things — Blink-182American Jesus — Bad ReligionAnatolia — PentagramAround the World — Red Hot Chili PeppersBig Poppa — The Notorious B.I.G.Bir — PentagramBlack — Pearl JamBlack Hole Sun — SoundgardenBlinded by Fear — At the GatesBro Hymn — PennywiseBuddy Holly — WeezerBullet with Butterfly Wings — The Smashing PumpkinsBulls on Parade — Rage Against the MachineCalifornication — Red Hot Chili PeppersCan Kırıkları — Şebnem FerahCemetary Gates — PanteraCemetery Gates — PanteraCemetery Gates — PanteraCerte Notti — LigabueChampagne Supernova — OasisCherub Rock — The Smashing PumpkinsChto Takoe Osen — DDTCliffs of Dover — Eric JohnsonCome Out and Play — The OffspringCosmic Girl — JamiroquaiCowboys from Hell (Live from Monsters In Moscow Festival, 1991) — PanteraCruel Angels Thesis — Neon Genesis EvangelionDamn Right Ive Got the Blues — Buddy GuyDaughter (Remastered) — Pearl JamDe Música Ligera — Soda StereoDesert Rose — Eric JohnsonDon't Look Back in Anger — OasisDont Cry — Guns N' RosesDr. Seuss Is Dead — Acid BathDrown (Edit) — The Smashing PumpkinsDu Hast — RammsteinEl Diablo — LitfibaEnter Sandman — MetallicaEntre Dos Tierras — Héroes del SilencioEntre Dos Tierras — Héroes del SilencioEven Flow — Pearl JamFear of the Dark — Iron MaidenFor the Love of God — Steve VaiFreak on a Leash — KornFriends in Low Places — Garth BrooksGarota Nacional — SkankGet the Funk Out — ExtremeGimme Tha Power — MolotovGlycerine — BushGood Riddance (Time of Your Life) — Green DayGraveflower — Acid BathGuiles Theme — Street Fighter IIHallelujah — Jeff BuckleyHammer Smashed Face — Cannibal CorpseHeart-Shaped Box — NirvanaHeavy — Collective SoulHeavy Fuel (Live Album Version) — Dire StraitsHoly Wars... The Punishment Due — MegadethHoney Bucket — MelvinsI Hope You're Unhappy — FarsideI'm In a Hurry (And Don't Know Why) — AlabamaIngrata — Cafe TacvbaInterstate Love Song — Stone Temple PilotsIris — Goo Goo DollsJeremy — Pearl JamJust a Girl — No DoubtKangen — Dewa 19Karma Police — RadioheadKrylya — Nautilus PompiliusLa Celula Que Explota — CaifanesLamento Boliviano — Enanitos VerdesLearn to Fly — Foo FightersLinger — The CranberriesLinoleum — NOFXLongview — Green DayLoser — BeckLosing My Religion — R.E.M.Machinehead — BushManhattan — Eric JohnsonManner sind Schweine — Die ArzteMary Janes Last Dance — Tom PettyMatador — Los Fabulosos CadillacsMetropolis Pt 1 — Dream TheaterMogwai Fear Satan — MogwaiMore Than Words — ExtremeMr. Jones — Counting CrowsMulher de Fases — RaimundosMy Hero — Foo FightersMy Own Worst Enemy — LitNever Meant — American FootballNightfall — Blind GuardianNo Excuses — Alice in ChainsNovember Rain — Guns N' RosesOne Winged Angel — Final Fantasy VIIOnly Shallow — My Bloody ValentineOpen Your Heart — Crush 40Outshined — SoundgardenOye Mi Amor — ManaParamparça — TeomanPlump — HolePlush — Stone Temple PilotsRing of Fire — Social DistortionRusty Cage — SoundgardenSad but True — MetallicaScar Tissue — Red Hot Chili PeppersSchrei nach Liebe — Die ArzteScream of the Butterfly — Acid BathSelf Esteem — The OffspringSell Out — Reel Big FishSmells Like Teen Spirit — NirvanaSmooth — SantanaSober — ToolSoulshine — Gov't MuleSpoonman — SoundgardenSteppin' Razor — SublimeStill Got the Blues — Gary MooreSvefn-g-englar — Sigur RosTears in Heaven — Eric ClaptonTerlalu Manis — SlankThem Bones — Alice in ChainsThunderstruck — AC/DCTornado of Souls — MegadethTrademark — Eric JohnsonTyler — ToadiesUnder the Bridge — Red Hot Chili PeppersUntil It Sleeps (Remastered) — MetallicaVapour Trail — RideVasoline — Stone Temple PilotsWhats My Age Again — Blink-182Wonderwall — OasisWould — Alice in ChainsYağmur — Yavuz ÇetinZap — Eric JohnsonZombie — The Cranberries See also: how tone changed over 60 years (data) · tones by genre · all 1252 tones