🎸 Rock · 1980s

Cendrillon by Telephone (Riff · Distorted) — Guitar Tone

by Telephone · riff

The Cendrillon by Telephone guitar tone is built on a Vox AC30 pushed to full volume — with a Gibson SG Junior, dialed in at gain 5/10, bass 5, mid 6.5, treble 6.5, presence 6 (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)

GAIN

BASS

6.5

MID

6.5

TREBLE

PRESENCE

1.5

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 sits right around the rock average (4.8); mids at 6.5 are right around average (6.2).

Guitar controls

VOLUME

TONE

Original gear

Amp: Vox AC30 pushed to full volume — with a Gibson SG Junior (P90)

Louis Bertignac’s rig is famously simple: a Gibson ’63 SG Junior (a single P90, modified by Jacobacci) into a Vox AC30 cranked to full volume. That’s the raw, bright, edge-of-breakup-into-crunch French rock tone — all amp, mid-forward P90 bite, treble up.

Gear used on this tone

🎚️ Vox AC30 songs & tones →🎚️ Gibson SG songs & tones →🎚️ P-90 pickups songs & tones →

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Pickups

bridge P90 (SG Junior, raw & biting)

Effects / signal chain

distortion

Tone character

raw AC30 crunch, P90 bite, mid-forward, edge-of-breakup

Recording context

studio

How it’s played

raw cranked-AC30 P90 crunch distortion. This shapes how hard the amp is pushed and where the EQ sits for the Cendrillon sound.

Difficulty

2/5 · Riff

The driving riff and raw feel are the character; the tone is a P90 into a cranked AC30 — medium gain from the amp, mid-forward, treble up.

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Worth knowing

Cendrillon is pure cranked Vox AC30 with a P90 (SG Junior) — raw, bright, mid-forward, right at the edge of breakup. Gain comes from the amp, not pedals. Treble up, mids up, medium gain.
Use a P90 (or bright pickup) into a cranked AC30-style amp, mids and treble up, medium gain from the amp; keep it raw.
Settings are community-researched starting points, not official recall sheets.

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Cendrillon guitar tone — FAQ

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

Set your amp to roughly: gain 5, bass 5, mid 6.5, treble 6.5, presence 6, reverb 1.5. These are community-researched baselines — GuitarToneAdapt re-dials them for your exact guitar and amp.

What gear was used for the Cendrillon tone?

Original gear/effects: Amp: Vox AC30 pushed to full volume — with a Gibson SG Junior (P90); distortion.

Can I get the Cendrillon 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 Telephone on Cendrillon — what gear and pedals?

Start with bridge P90 (SG Junior, raw & biting), the amp EQ above (gain 5, bass 5, mid 6.5, treble 6.5, presence 6, reverb 1.5), and distortion. 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