๐ŸŽธ Rock ยท 1990s

Kool Thing โ€” Guitar Tone

by Sonic Youth ยท riff
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Amp settings (0โ€“10)

6.5
GAIN
6
BASS
7
MID
7
TREBLE
6
PRESENCE
1.5
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 (Jazzmaster single coil)

Effects / signal chain

distortion, fuzz, reverb

Tone character

fuzzed-out wall of sound, raw, aggressive attack, saturated, noisy texture, percussive, chugging rhythm, pronounced midrange bite, loose, chaotic overtones, thick, sustaining chords, jagged, abrasive edge, uncompressed, dynamic response, feedback and controlled noise bursts

Recording context

studio

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