🎸 Funk · 1970s

Brick House (Riff · Clean) — Guitar Tone

by Commodores · riff

The Brick House by Commodores guitar tone is built on a Fender, dialed in at gain 2/10, bass 5, mid 7, treble 6, presence 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)

2
GAIN
5
BASS
7
MID
6
TREBLE
5
PRESENCE
2
REVERB

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

Original gear

Guitar: Fender / semi-hollow · Amp: Fender (clean)

Pickups

single-coil

Tone character

Snappy, clean, mid-rich funk rhythm with tight percussive muting.

Note: Settings are a community-researched starting point for this classic tone; adapt to your own gear by ear.

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