The Carry On Wayward Son by Kansas guitar tone is built on a Marshall, dialed in at gain 6/10, bass 5, mid 6, treble 6, presence 5 (community-researched baseline). Full breakdown below — then adapt every knob to your exact guitar and amp, free.
🎛️ These settings are for the original rig — re-dial them for YOUR amp in 10 seconds. Free, no signup →Measured against the 540 rock tones in our researched catalog: Gain 6 sits above the rock average (4.8) — a hotter, more saturated take than most rock tones; mids at 6 are right around average (6.2).
Guitar: Gibson Les Paul · Amp: Marshall
bridge humbucker
Gibson Les Paul → Marshall
Smooth, harmonized, medium-gain lead with a polished prog-rock sheen and long sustain.
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Set your amp to roughly: gain 6, bass 5, mid 6, treble 6, presence 5, reverb 3. These are community-researched baselines — GuitarToneAdapt re-dials them for your exact guitar and amp.
Original gear/effects: Guitar: Gibson Les Paul · Amp: Marshall.
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.
Start with bridge humbucker, the amp EQ above (gain 6, bass 5, mid 6, treble 6, presence 5, reverb 3). Then let GuitarToneAdapt compensate for the guitar, amp and pedals you actually own so it sits like the record.
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