The Hosanna by Hillsong UNITED & Brooke Ligertwood guitar tone is built on a Unknown clean amp, dialed in at gain 3.5/10, bass 6, mid 6.5, treble 6.5, presence 5.5 (community-researched baseline). Full breakdown below — then adapt every knob to your exact guitar and amp, free.
🎛️ These settings are for the original rig — re-dial them for YOUR amp in 10 seconds. Free, no signup →Measured against the 1310 tones in our researched catalog: Gain 3.5 sits below the catalog average (5.3) — cleaner and more dynamic than typical catalog; mids at 6.5 are right around average (5.9).
Guitar: Fender Telecaster (likely American Standard or similar, as referenced for rhythm/riff work on United We Stand era) · Amp: Unknown clean amp (likely Fender Hot Rod Deluxe or Vox AC30, as commonly used by Hillsong United in this era, but not confirmed for this recording)
Bridge pickup (Telecaster)
Fender Telecaster (likely American Standard or similar, as referenced for rhythm/riff work on United We Stand era) → Delay pedal (model unknown) → Reverb pedal (model unknown) or amp reverb → Compression pedal (model unknown) → Unknown clean amp (likely Fender Hot Rod Deluxe or Vox AC30, as commonly used by Hillsong United in this era, but not confirmed for this recording)
compression, delay, reverb
bright and articulate, clean and chimey, snappy attack, ambient with lush reverb, clear note separation, slight compression, studio-polished clarity, open and airy, dynamic response, subtle warmth
studio
straight, medium tempo, medium dynamics · clean distortion. This shapes how hard the amp is pushed and where the EQ sits for the Hosanna sound.
2/5
The riff requires clean, syncopated picking and precise timing to match the delay repeats, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.
Set your amp to roughly: gain 3.5, bass 6, mid 6.5, treble 6.5, presence 5.5, reverb 5. These are community-researched baselines — GuitarToneAdapt re-dials them for your exact guitar and amp.
Original gear/effects: Guitar: Fender Telecaster (likely American Standard or similar, as referenced for rhythm/riff work on United We Stand era) · Amp: Unknown clean amp (likely Fender Hot Rod Deluxe or Vox AC30, as commonly used by Hillsong United in this era, but not confirmed for this recording); compression, delay, reverb.
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.
Start with Bridge pickup (Telecaster), the amp EQ above (gain 3.5, bass 6, mid 6.5, treble 6.5, presence 5.5, reverb 5), and compression, delay, reverb. Then let GuitarToneAdapt compensate for the guitar, amp and pedals you actually own so it sits like the record.
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