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

Set your amp to roughly: gain 6, bass 4.5, mid 6.5, treble 6.5, presence 6, reverb 3. These are community-researched baselines — GuitarToneAdapt re-dials them for your exact guitar and amp.

Can I get the Granite 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.

🎸 Progressive Metal · 2023

Granite (Riff · Distorted) — Guitar Tone

Q: What gear was used for the Granite tone?

Original gear/effects: Amp: Revv Generator / Peavey 5150 (Neural DSP Archetype: Gojira via Quad Cortex); Tube Screamer-style boost (tightens the low end), High-gain amp model: Revv Generator / 5150 (NDSP Archetype: Gojira via Quad Cortex), Noise gate for the tight chug, Reverb + delay + modulation for the groovy ambient clean sections.

by Sleep Token · riff

The Granite by Sleep Token guitar tone is built on a Revv Generator / Peavey 5150, dialed in at gain 6/10, bass 4.5, 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

4.5

BASS

6.5

MID

6.5

TREBLE

PRESENCE

REVERB

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

Original gear

Amp: Revv Generator / Peavey 5150 (Neural DSP Archetype: Gojira via Quad Cortex)

Pickups

Active/high-output humbuckers (Fishman Fluence Modern) for tight low chug; neck pickup for warm ambient cleans

Effects / signal chain

Tube Screamer-style boost (tightens the low end), High-gain amp model: Revv Generator / 5150 (NDSP Archetype: Gojira via Quad Cortex), Noise gate for the tight chug, Reverb + delay + modulation for the groovy ambient clean sections

Tone character

groovy, tight djent, soulful ambient cleans, dynamic, articulate low end, high-gain

Recording context

Modern progressive metal, 2023; low-tuned 8-string, ambient cleans into a boosted high-gain amp model

How it’s played

groovy, soulful R&B-tinged build into heavy djent drops, mid groove tempo, wide — smooth soulful verses to crushing heavy sections dynamics · high-gain distortion. This shapes how hard the amp is pushed and where the EQ sits for the Granite sound.

What makes the Granite part tricky

low 8-string / drop tuning, groovy, syncopated rhythm with tight heavy drops, switching between soulful clean and crushing heavy tones, controlling the wide dynamics. GuitarToneAdapt gets the tone right so you can focus on the playing.

Note: Granite is groovy and R&B-leaning with heavy djent drops — set up an ambient/clean patch for the verses and the boosted high-gain patch for the heavy sections. Tightness comes from a moderate amp gain (5-6) + a Tube Screamer boost into a high-gain model, NOT maxed gain. Low 8-string / drop tuning. Knob numbers are community-researched estimates.

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