Rewrite by Asian Kung-Fu Generation (Riff · Distorted) — Guitar Tone

The Rewrite by Asian Kung-Fu Generation guitar tone is built on a Fender Supersonic, dialed in at gain 5.5/10, bass 5, mid 6, treble 6.5, presence 6 (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: Fender Supersonic (distortion channel) / ’65 Twin Reverb (cleans), boosted

Gotoh Masafumi runs a Fender ’65 Twin Reverb for clean tones and a Fender Supersonic (switched via a custom footswitch) for distortion on songs like Rewrite, often pushed by a boost/overdrive. The result is a bright, driving J-rock crunch — energetic and melodic.

Gear used on this tone

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Pickups

bridge (bright, driving)

Effects / signal chain

distortion, overdrive

Tone character

bright driving crunch, energetic J-rock, melodic, punchy

Recording context

studio

How it’s played

bright driving J-rock crunch distortion. This shapes how hard the amp is pushed and where the EQ sits for the Rewrite sound.

Difficulty

3/5 · Riff

The driving, energetic riff is the feel; the tone is a bright Fender crunch (medium gain, boosted), treble and presence up.

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

Worth knowing

• Rewrite is a bright, driving J-rock crunch — a Fender distortion (Supersonic) boosted by an overdrive, treble and presence up, medium gain. Energetic and punchy, not high-gain metal.
• Use a bright Fender-style crunch boosted by an overdrive, treble/presence up, medium gain; play it energetic and driving.
• Settings are community-researched starting points, not official recall sheets.

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Sources

• Gotoh Masafumi (AKG) Gear — Equipboard
• Rewrite Tab — Ultimate Guitar
• Rewrite Guitar Tab — Jellynote

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