🎸 Rock · 2010s

Abnormalize by Ling Tosite Sigure (Riff · Distorted) — Guitar Tone

by Ling Tosite Sigure · riff

The Abnormalize by Ling Tosite Sigure guitar tone is built on a Fender Twin Reverb, dialed in at gain 5.5/10, bass 4, mid 5.5, treble 7, presence 6.5 (community-researched baseline). Full breakdown below — then adapt every knob to your exact guitar and amp, free.

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Amp settings (0–10)

5.5

GAIN

BASS

5.5

MID

TREBLE

6.5

PRESENCE

REVERB

Community-researched baseline. Your rig is different — GuitarToneAdapt re-dials every knob for your specific guitar, amp and pickups.

How these settings compare

Measured against the 540 rock tones in our researched catalog: Gain 5.5 sits right around the rock average (4.8); mids at 5.5 are right around average (6.2).

Guitar controls

VOLUME

TONE

Original gear

Amp: Fender Twin Reverb (bright, glassy) — with a Barbarossa Gargoyle distortion for the aggressive parts

TK (Toru Kitajima) built his sound on a bright, glassy Fender Twin Reverb with a modified Fender Telecaster, using a Barbarossa Gargoyle (a Japanese custom-shop distortion) for the aggressive riffs and solos. Abnormalize (the Psycho-Pass opening) is frantic, high-strung, extremely bright and biting — treble way up, bass low, medium gain that cuts like glass.

Gear used on this tone

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Pickups

bridge (Telecaster, bright & biting)

Effects / signal chain

distortion, overdrive

Tone character

extremely bright & biting, frantic, glassy Fender base, Tele cut

Recording context

studio

How it’s played

bright, biting, frantic drive distortion. This shapes how hard the amp is pushed and where the EQ sits for the Abnormalize sound.

Difficulty

5/5 · Riff

The frantic, high-strung riffing and timing are extremely demanding; the tone is a very bright Tele into a Fender clean pushed by an aggressive drive — treble way up, bass low.

Worth knowing

Abnormalize is extremely BRIGHT and biting — a Telecaster into a glassy Fender Twin, pushed by an aggressive drive. Treble way up (~7+), bass low (~4), medium gain that cuts like glass. Frantic and high-strung, not warm or scooped.
Use a bright single-coil (Tele) into a Fender clean with an aggressive overdrive/distortion, treble way up, bass low; play it frantic and tight.
Settings are community-researched starting points, not official recall sheets.

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Abnormalize guitar tone — FAQ

What amp settings do I need for the Abnormalize guitar tone?

Set your amp to roughly: gain 5.5, bass 4, mid 5.5, treble 7, presence 6.5, reverb 2. These are community-researched baselines — GuitarToneAdapt re-dials them for your exact guitar and amp.

What gear was used for the Abnormalize tone?

Original gear/effects: Amp: Fender Twin Reverb (bright, glassy) — with a Barbarossa Gargoyle distortion for the aggressive parts; distortion, overdrive.

Can I get the Abnormalize tone on a different guitar or amp?

Yes. Different guitars and amps need different knob positions to sound the same. GuitarToneAdapt models pickup output and wood brightness, then compensates so you match the record on your own rig.

How do I sound like Ling Tosite Sigure on Abnormalize — what gear and pedals?

Start with bridge (Telecaster, bright & biting), the amp EQ above (gain 5.5, bass 4, mid 5.5, treble 7, presence 6.5, reverb 2), and distortion, overdrive. Then let GuitarToneAdapt compensate for the guitar, amp and pedals you actually own so it sits like the record.

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Settings are community-researched estimates, not official. GuitarToneAdapt adapts them to your gear. guitartoneadapt.com