Hayloft by Mother Mother (Riff · Distorted) — Guitar Tone

The Hayloft by Mother Mother guitar tone is built on a Mid-gain overdrive, dialed in at gain 5.5/10, bass 5, mid 6, treble 6.5, presence 5.5 (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 5.5 sits right around the rock average (4.8); mids at 6 are right around average (6.2).

Guitar controls

Original gear

Amp: Mid-gain overdrive (amp channel or pedal) — raw and gritty

Ryan Guldemond’s lead is a raw, gritty mid-gain overdrive — an Epiphone SG (and a vintage Mosrite) into an overdriven amp/pedal, gain around 5–6 for clarity with edge. Bright, nervy indie-rock distortion; exact studio settings aren’t fully documented.

Gear used on this tone

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Pickups

bridge (gritty, bright)

Effects / signal chain

overdrive

Tone character

raw mid-gain grit, bright & nervy, indie-rock, edgy

Recording context

studio

How it’s played

raw mid-gain indie overdrive distortion. This shapes how hard the amp is pushed and where the EQ sits for the Hayloft sound.

Difficulty

3/5 · Riff

The jittery riff and feel are the work; the tone is a raw mid-gain overdrive — bright, gritty, gain around 5–6.

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

Worth knowing

• Hayloft is a raw, gritty mid-gain overdrive (Epiphone SG into an overdriven amp/pedal), gain ~5–6 for clarity with edge, treble up. Exact studio settings aren’t fully documented — these are an educated indie-rock starting point.
• Use a bright bridge pickup into a mid-gain overdrive (gain 5–6), treble up; keep it raw and nervy, not super-saturated.
• Settings are estimated, not from an official rig rundown.

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Sources

• Mother Mother / Ryan Guldemond Amp Settings — Guitar Chalk
• Hayloft Tab — Songsterr

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