🎸 Rock · 2010s

Last Surprise by Persona 5 (Riff · Clean) — Guitar Tone

by Persona 5 · riff

The Last Surprise by Persona 5 guitar tone is built on a Bright, dialed in at gain 2.5/10, bass 4.5, 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.

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Amp settings (0–10)

2.5

GAIN

4.5

BASS

MID

6.5

TREBLE

5.5

PRESENCE

2.5

REVERB

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 2.5 sits well below the rock average (4.8) — cleaner and more dynamic than typical rock; mids at 6 are right around average (6.2).

Guitar controls

VOLUME

TONE

Original gear

Amp: Bright, funky clean (acid-jazz) — exact rig not documented

The Persona 5 battle theme (Shoji Meguro) — an acid-jazz/funk banger. Exact guitar gear is not documented; these are an educated acid-jazz estimate: a bright, funky, lightly-driven clean with tight rhythm chops and jazzy chord voicings. Think a bridge-or-neck single-coil into a clean amp with a touch of grit and reverb.

Gear used on this tone

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Pickups

neck/middle (bright, funky clean)

Effects / signal chain

reverb

Tone character

bright funky clean, jazzy, tight chops, light grit

Recording context

studio

How it’s played

bright funky clean (light grit) distortion. This shapes how hard the amp is pushed and where the EQ sits for the Last Surprise sound.

Difficulty

4/5 · Riff

The funky rhythm chops and jazzy voicings are the work; the tone is a simple bright, funky clean with a touch of grit and reverb.

Level: Intermediate — see more intermediate guitar songs →

Worth knowing

Last Surprise exact rig is not documented, so this is an educated acid-jazz estimate. The tone is a bright, funky, lightly-driven clean (low gain, bright, a little reverb) with tight rhythm chops and jazzy voicings. Not distorted.
Use a bright single-coil into a clean amp with just a touch of grit and reverb; play tight, funky, muted chops and jazzy chords.
Settings are estimated by genre, not from an official rig rundown.

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Last Surprise guitar tone — FAQ

What amp settings do I need for the Last Surprise guitar tone?

Set your amp to roughly: gain 2.5, bass 4.5, mid 6, treble 6.5, presence 5.5, reverb 2.5. These are community-researched baselines — GuitarToneAdapt re-dials them for your exact guitar and amp.

What gear was used for the Last Surprise tone?

Original gear/effects: Amp: Bright, funky clean (acid-jazz) — exact rig not documented; reverb.

Can I get the Last Surprise 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.

How do I sound like Persona 5 on Last Surprise — what gear and pedals?

Start with neck/middle (bright, funky clean), the amp EQ above (gain 2.5, bass 4.5, mid 6, treble 6.5, presence 5.5, reverb 2.5), and reverb. Then let GuitarToneAdapt compensate for the guitar, amp and pedals you actually own so it sits like the record.

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