Chaise Longue by Wet Leg (Riff · Distorted) — Guitar Tone

The Chaise Longue by Wet Leg guitar tone is built on a Vox AC10 / Supro — Danelectro / Jazzmaster, dialed in at gain 4/10, bass 4.5, mid 6, treble 7, presence 6 (community-researched baseline). Full breakdown below — then adapt every knob to your exact guitar and amp, free.

Amp settings (0–10)

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 4 sits right around the rock average (4.8); mids at 6 are right around average (6.2).

Guitar controls

Original gear

Amp: Vox AC10 / Supro — Danelectro / Jazzmaster, EHX Soul Food + Keeley Loomer fuzz

The viral Wet Leg debut — dry, scratchy, deadpan post-punk/indie. Hester Chambers played a Danelectro U2 into an EHX Soul Food overdrive and a Keeley Loomer (fuzz + reverb); the main lead is fuzz from the Loomer with the Soul Food for the scratchy line. Rhian Teasdale used a Surf Green Jazzmaster into a Supro. Bright, dry and minimal — treble up, low-medium gain, with a fuzzy, scratchy lead.

Gear used on this tone

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Pickups

bridge (bright, dry & scratchy)

Effects / signal chain

fuzz, overdrive, reverb

Tone character

dry scratchy indie, bright & minimal, fuzzy lead, deadpan post-punk

Recording context

studio

How it’s played

dry scratchy fuzzy indie/post-punk distortion. This shapes how hard the amp is pushed and where the EQ sits for the Chaise Longue sound.

Difficulty

2/5 · Riff

The dry, deadpan feel and scratchy fuzz lead are the character; the tone is a bright, low-medium-gain jangle with a fuzzy lead — treble up, minimal.

Level: Beginner-friendly — see more easy guitar songs to play →

Worth knowing

• Chaise Longue is dry, bright and scratchy post-punk/indie — a bright guitar (Danelectro/Jazzmaster) into a Vox/Supro-style amp, treble up, low-medium gain, with a FUZZ (Soul Food + Loomer) for the scratchy lead line. Dry and minimal, not warm or saturated.
• Use a bright guitar into a clean-ish amp, treble up, low-medium gain; add a fuzz for the scratchy lead, keep it dry and minimal with a little reverb.
• Settings are community-researched starting points, not official recall sheets.

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Sources

• Wet Leg on Chaise Longue — Guitar World
• Hester Chambers (Wet Leg) Gear — Equipboard

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