๐ŸŽธ Rock ยท 1980s

Heavy Metal (Takin' a Ride) โ€” Guitar Tone

by Don Felder ยท solo
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Amp settings (0โ€“10)

6.5
GAIN
6
BASS
6.5
MID
7
TREBLE
5.5
PRESENCE
3.5
REVERB

Community-researched baseline. Your rig is different โ€” ToneAdapt re-dials every knob for your specific guitar, amp and pickups.

Original gear

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Pickups

Bridge pickup

Effects / signal chain

flanger, reverb

Tone character

bright and glassy, modulated shimmer, singing sustain, articulate and cutting, tight and percussive attack, clear note separation, crunchy but not high-gain, 80s rock solo character, slight chorus/flanger swirl, present upper mids

Recording context

studio

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Settings are community-researched estimates, not official. ToneAdapt adapts them to your gear. guitartoneadapt.com