What amp settings do I need for the Where Is My Mind? guitar tone?

Set your amp to roughly: gain 5, bass 6, mid 4, treble 7, presence 5, reverb 3. These are community-researched baselines — GuitarToneAdapt re-dials them for your exact guitar and amp.

Can I get the Where Is My Mind? 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.

🎸 Rock · 1980s

Where Is My Mind? (Riff · Distorted) — Guitar Tone

Q: What gear was used for the Where Is My Mind? tone?

Original gear/effects: Amp: Marshall JCM800 50W (dirty) / Fender Vibrolux Reverb on 7 (clean intro); reverb, overdrive.

by Pixies · riff

The Where Is My Mind? by Pixies guitar tone is built on a Marshall JCM800 50W, dialed in at gain 5/10, bass 6, mid 4, treble 7, presence 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)

GAIN

BASS

MID

TREBLE

PRESENCE

REVERB

Community-researched baseline. Your rig is different — GuitarToneAdapt re-dials every knob for your specific guitar, amp and pickups.

Original gear

Amp: Marshall JCM800 50W (dirty) / Fender Vibrolux Reverb on 7 (clean intro)

Pickups

bridge/neck (Les Paul)

Effects / signal chain

reverb, overdrive

Tone character

clean reverby arpeggio, natural overdrive chorus, quiet-loud, definition

Recording context

studio

How it’s played

clean intro into natural JCM800 overdrive distortion. This shapes how hard the amp is pushed and where the EQ sits for the Where Is My Mind? sound.

What makes the Where Is My Mind? part tricky

arpeggiated picking, quiet-loud dynamics, bends. GuitarToneAdapt gets the tone right so you can focus on the playing.

Note: Where Is My Mind? is quiet-loud — a CLEAN, reverby arpeggiated intro (Fender Vibrolux on ~7) that opens into a naturally-overdriven chorus (Marshall JCM800). Bass up (~6), mids back (~4), treble up (~7), reverb for depth. Les Paul., Set a clean reverby tone for the intro and let the amp break up for the chorus — moderate gain, not high. Mids scooped a touch., Settings are community-researched starting points, not official recall sheets.

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