🎸 Rock · 2010s+

Do Ya Wanna Taste It by Wig Wam (Riff · Distorted) — Guitar Tone

by Wig Wam · riff

The Do Ya Wanna Taste It by Wig Wam guitar tone is built on a Marshall JCM800, dialed in at gain 7.5/10, bass 6, mid 6.5, 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)

7.5
GAIN
6
BASS
6.5
MID
7
TREBLE
6.5
PRESENCE
2
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 7.5 sits well above the rock average (4.8) — a hotter, more saturated take than most rock tones; mids at 6.5 are right around average (6.2).

Guitar controls

8-9
VOLUME
7-8
TONE

Original gear

Guitar: Gibson Les Paul Standard (likely, based on genre, era, and Wig Wam's known gear for this song/era) · Amp: Marshall JCM800 (likely, based on genre, era, and Wig Wam's style; no direct source for this song's studio recording, but this is the most plausible classic hard rock amp for this sound)

Studio recording, released 2010 (album 'Non Stop Rock'n Roll'). No direct source for exact gear on this track; inference based on Wig Wam's style, era, and genre. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the riff section. No evidence of live-specific gear for the studio version.

Gear used on this tone

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Pickups

Bridge pickup

Signal chain

Gibson Les Paul Standard (likely, based on genre, era, and Wig Wam's known gear for this song/era) → Marshall JCM800 (likely, based on genre, era, and Wig Wam's style; no direct source for this song's studio recording, but this is the most plausible classic hard rock amp for this sound)

Effects

Guitar → Marshall JCM800 (with light spring reverb)

Amp effects: Reverb (spring, level 2)

Tone character

tight and punchy, crisp attack, saturated distortion, harmonically rich, mid-forward, full-bodied, cutting treble, balanced lows, aggressive palm muting, amp-like overdrive

Recording context

studio

How it’s played

straight, fast tempo, loud dynamics · high-gain distortion. This shapes how hard the amp is pushed and where the EQ sits for the Do Ya Wanna Taste It sound.

Difficulty

2.5/5 · Riff

The riff requires tight, fast palm muting and precise picking, but uses straightforward power chords and rhythm, making it accessible to intermediate players.

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Do Ya Wanna Taste It guitar tone — FAQ

What amp settings do I need for the Do Ya Wanna Taste It guitar tone?

Set your amp to roughly: gain 7.5, bass 6, mid 6.5, 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 Do Ya Wanna Taste It tone?

Original gear/effects: Guitar: Gibson Les Paul Standard (likely, based on genre, era, and Wig Wam's known gear for this song/era) · Amp: Marshall JCM800 (likely, based on genre, era, and Wig Wam's style; no direct source for this song's studio recording, but this is the most plausible classic hard rock amp for this sound); Guitar → Marshall JCM800 (with light spring reverb).

Can I get the Do Ya Wanna Taste It 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 Wig Wam on Do Ya Wanna Taste It — what gear and pedals?

Start with Bridge pickup, the amp EQ above (gain 7.5, bass 6, mid 6.5, treble 7, presence 6.5, reverb 2), and Guitar → Marshall JCM800 (with light spring reverb). 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