What amp settings do I need for the Feel Like Makin Love guitar tone?

Set your amp to roughly: gain 5, bass 5, mid 6, treble 6, presence 5.5, reverb 2. These are community-researched baselines — GuitarToneAdapt re-dials them for your exact guitar and amp.

Can I get the Feel Like Makin Love 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.

🎸 Rock · 1970s

Feel Like Makin Love (Riff · Distorted) — Guitar Tone

Q: What gear was used for the Feel Like Makin Love tone?

Original gear/effects: Amp: Ampeg V-4 / Vox AC30 — warm clean verse into a big crunchy chorus; distortion.

by Bad Company · riff

The Feel Like Makin Love by Bad Company guitar tone is built on a Ampeg V-4 / Vox AC30 — warm clean verse into a big crunchy chorus, dialed in at gain 5/10, bass 5, mid 6, treble 6, presence 5.5 (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)

GAIN

BASS

MID

TREBLE

5.5

PRESENCE

REVERB

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

Original gear

Amp: Ampeg V-4 / Vox AC30 — warm clean verse into a big crunchy chorus

Pickups

bridge (Les Paul, warm)

Effects / signal chain

distortion

Tone character

warm classic-rock crunch, dynamic clean-to-big, doubled cleans, thick chorus

Recording context

studio

How it’s played

warm classic-rock crunch (dynamic clean-to-big) distortion. This shapes how hard the amp is pushed and where the EQ sits for the Feel Like Makin Love sound.

What makes the Feel Like Makin Love part tricky

clean-to-crunch dynamics, doubled cleans, big chorus. GuitarToneAdapt gets the tone right so you can focus on the playing.

Note: Feel Like Makin Love lives on dynamics — a warm, doubled CLEAN verse into a big, thick power-chord CRUNCH chorus. A Les Paul (bridge) into an Ampeg V-4 or Vox AC30. Medium gain for the chorus, roll back for the verse; warm, not bright or high-gain., Use a warm Les Paul/humbucker into a medium crunch; clean up (guitar volume down) for the verse, dig in for the big chorus. Double the clean parts to widen them., Settings are community-researched starting points, not official recall sheets.

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