Guitar Amp Settings by Artist
Tone guides for 128 artists covering their signature sound, typical gear, and song-by-song amp settings.
Showing 128 of 128 artists
AC/DC
4 tones · 1975–1990
1970s Marshall 1959 Super Lead 100W
Led Zeppelin
2 tones · 1969–1971
Vox Super Beatle head with Rickenbacker Transonic cabinets
Pink Floyd
5 tones · 1973–1979
Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100 into WEM cabinets
Jimi Hendrix
3 tones · 1967–1968
Marshall 1959 Super Lead 100W Plexi
Cream
1 tone · 1967
Marshall JTM45
Deep Purple
1 tone · 1972
Marshall Major 200W into Marshall 4x12 cabs
The Rolling Stones
1 tone · 1965
Fender Twin Reverb (studio)
Dire Straits
3 tones · 1978–1985
Fender Vibrolux Reverb
Free
1 tone · 1970
Marshall Plexi 50W into 4x12
Boston
1 tone · 1976
Custom Scholz 'Power Soak' with Marshall and Fender amps
Metallica
13 tones · 1983–1991
Mesa
Black Sabbath
2 tones · 1970
Laney Supergroup LA100BL into Laney 4x12
Van Halen
3 tones · 1978–1984
1968 Marshall 1959 Super Lead 100W (Plexi)
Guns N' Roses
3 tones · 1987
Marshall JCM 2555 Silver Jubilee 25
Pantera
5 tones · 1990–1996
Randall Century 200
Iron Maiden
1 tone · 1983
Marshall JCM800 2203 (both guitarists)
Ozzy Osbourne
2 tones · 1980–1991
Marshall JMP 1959 Super Lead 100W
Megadeth
4 tones · 1985–1992
Marshall JCM800 2203 (modified)
Stevie Ray Vaughan
2 tones · 1983
Fender Vibroverb (x2) + Dumble Dumbleland 300 (Jackson Browne's studio amp)
B.B. King
1 tone · 1969
Fender Twin Reverb (studio)
Gary Moore
1 tone · 1990
Marshall JCM800 2210
John Mayer
3 tones · 2001–2008
Dumble Overdrive Special
Albert King
1 tone · 1967
Fender Twin Reverb
Derek and the Dominos
1 tone · 1970
Fender Champ (Clapton, cranked)
Fleetwood Mac
1 tone · 1968
Fender Twin Reverb
Nirvana
2 tones · 1991
Mesa
Soundgarden
1 tone · 1994
Mesa
Alice in Chains
3 tones · 1990–1992
Bogner Ecstasy
The Smashing Pumpkins
3 tones · 1993–1995
Marshall JCM800 2205 (modified with KT88 tubes)
Pearl Jam
1 tone · 1991
Marshall JCM800 (McCready)
Rage Against the Machine
1 tone · 1992
Marshall JCM800 2205 50W head into Peavey 4x12 cabinet
Tool
1 tone · 2001
Diezel VH4
Deftones
2 tones · 1997–2000
ADA MP-1 tube MIDI preamp into Marshall 9200 Dual MonoBlock valve power amp
Foo Fighters
2 tones · 1997–2007
Fender (Zinky) Custom Shop ToneMaster 2x12 100W
Green Day
3 tones · 1994–2004
Marshall 1959 SLP Plexi 100W Super Lead 'Pete' with Dookie Mod (Cascading Gain Mod by Martin Golub of Custom Audio Electronics
Eagles
1 tone · 1976
Don Felder: Fender Narrow-Panel Tweed Deluxe 5E3 (~1955-56, 12W)
Jeff Buckley
2 tones · 1994
Fender Vibroverb '63 Reissue (Brownface, 1x15, 40W, 6L6 tubes)
Black Label Society (Zakk Wylde)
1 tone · 2003
Marshall JCM800 2203 100W head(s)
Tool (Adam Jones)
1 tone · 1996
1976 Marshall Super Bass Model 1992 JMP 100W (primary) — converted to Super Lead specs by Dave Friedman. Channels jumpered together. JJ EL34 power tubes. Likely blended with Mesa
Arctic Monkeys
1 tone · 2013
Vintage Selmer Zodiac Twin 30 combo (primary) + Magnatone Custom 410 (blended simultaneously)
The White Stripes (Jack White)
1 tone · 2003
Sears Silvertone 1485 'Six Ten' (~120W tube, mid-1960s, by Danelectro) + Fender Twin Reverb (1970s)
Queens of the Stone Age (Josh Homme)
1 tone · 2002
3-amp blend: (1) Ampeg VT-40 tube combo (primary), (2) Peavey solid-state 'Musician' series, (3) Tube Works RT-2100 MosValve hybrid
Slipknot (Mick Thomson / Jim Root)
1 tone · 2004
Mick: VHT Pitbull Ultra Lead + Carvin 4x12. Jim: Custom one-off modified Bogner Uberschall (~70% of record) + Bogner Uberschall 'purple mod' blended with Mesa Boogie Mark IIC (~30% of record)
Korn (Munky / Head)
1 tone · 1994
Debated — most likely Marshall JCM 900 (Munky) + Hughes & Kettner Attax (Head), through Marshall and H&K 4x12 cabinets. NOT Mesa Boogie Rectifiers (those were strictly live rigs).
Avenged Sevenfold (Synyster Gates / Zacky Vengeance)
1 tone · 2005
Bogner Uberschall 120W tube head (primary) — early revision made by Reinhold Bogner himself. Mesa
Blink-182 (Tom DeLonge)
1 tone · 1997
Marshall JCM900 4100 (100W, 2-channel) + Mesa
Joy Division
1 tone · 1980
Vox AC30-style amp approximating JMI Vox UL730 character
Joe Satriani
1 tone · 1987
Marshall Model 1959 Super Lead 100W head into 4x12 with Celestion G12T‑75 speakers
ZZ Top
1 tone · 1973
1968 Marshall Super Lead 100W (often approximated with JTM45
My Chemical Romance
2 tones · 2004–2006
Marshall JCM800 2203
Paramore
1 tone · 2007
Mesa
Muse
2 tones · 2001–2003
Diezel VH4
Thin Lizzy
1 tone · 1976
Marshall Plexi 2203
Rush
1 tone · 1980
Hiwatt Custom 100
Dream Theater
1 tone · 1992
Mesa
Scorpions
2 tones · 1984
Marshall JCM800
Motörhead
1 tone · 1980
Marshall JCM800
Pixies
1 tone · 1988
Peavey Special (solid-state combo)
My Bloody Valentine
1 tone · 1991
Marshall JCM800 (primary, per Alan Moulder) + 1960s Burman amp and Fender Showman facing each other with tremolos at different rates
Dinosaur Jr.
1 tone · 1994
Fender Tweed Deluxe (preferred studio amp)
Eric Johnson
1 tone · 1990
100W Marshall half‑stack for lead tones, approximated here with Fender Twin Reverb-style settings
System of a Down
1 tone · 2001
Marshall 1959 Plexi
The Strokes
1 tone · 2003
Fender Hot Rod
Oasis
2 tones · 1994–1995
Marshall half‑stack (JCM‑type) blended with other amps
Lamb of God
1 tone · 2004
Peavey 6505+ (5150-style) high-gain head
Steve Vai
2 tones · 1990–1995
Carvin Legacy (Steve Vai signature) or Carvin Legacy 3
Slayer
1 tone · 1986
Marshall JCM800 2203
Weezer
1 tone · 1994
Mesa
Radiohead
2 tones · 1993–2007
Vox AC30
Judas Priest
2 tones · 1980–1990
Marshall JCM800
The Cure
3 tones · 1979–1987
Roland JC-120
Avenged Sevenfold
5 tones · 2003–2016
Bogner Uberschall
Mick Gordon
2 tones · 2016
Fractal Audio Axe-FX II (amp modeler)
Entombed
2 tones · 1990–1993
Peavey Studio Pro 40 (small combo amp)
Masayoshi Takanaka
2 tones · 1979
Clean tube combo (likely Fender Twin Reverb or Roland JC-120 — exact amp not documented for 1979 recording)
Alice In Chains
1 tone · 1994
1960s Fender Twin Reverb
Prince & The Revolution
1 tone · 1984
Mesa
Opeth
1 tone · 2008
Marshall JVM 410H
Queen
1 tone · 1975
Vox AC30 (vintage 1960s, 2×12 Celestions)
Crowbar
1 tone · 2001
Randall RG100ES (120W solid-state)
Duman
1 tone · 1999
Fender Twin Reverb (Blackface
Elliott Smith
1 tone · 1997
Fender Vibrolux Reverb (silverface)
Caligula's Horse
1 tone · 2017
Fractal Axe-FX Ultra (digital modeler)
Jet
1 tone · 2003
1970s Marshall 50W Master Volume head (Muncey)
While She Sleeps
1 tone · 2024
Peavey 6505 or Peavey 6534+ (most likely for heavy sections)
Silverchair
1 tone · 1995
Marshall JCM900 Dual Reverb 100W
Lynyrd Skynyrd
1 tone · 1973
Marshall 1959T Super Tremolo 100W
blink-182
2 tones · 2001–2003
Mesa
Heart Attack Man
1 tone · 2025
Not documented
Tame Impala
2 tones · 2012–2015
No amp — recorded DI through Seymour Duncan KTG-1 King Tone Generator tube preamp
The Black Keys
1 tone · 2011
Ampeg Gemini II
Mac DeMarco
1 tone · 2014
Fender Vibro Champ (~1960s, 5W)
Khruangbin
1 tone · 2018
Fender '65 Deluxe Reverb reissue (blackface, ~1996) — 22W, 1x12, 6V6
Gary Clark Jr.
1 tone · 2011
Fender Vibro-King (60W, 3x10" Jensen)
Polyphia
2 tones · 2018–2022
Fractal Axe-FX II 'Boutique 1' preset (Matchless Chieftain model) + Positive Grid BIAS FX 1
Hozier
1 tone · 2013
Vox AC15 (hand-wired reissue)
Incubus
1 tone · 1999
Mesa Boogie Tremoverb (Dual Rectifier variant with tremolo)
Interpol
1 tone · 2004
Fender Princeton Reverb (Daniel Kessler)
The Cranberries
1 tone · 1994
Marshall amplifier(s) + Vox AC30
Sublime
1 tone · 1996
Mesa
Red Hot Chili Peppers
4 tones · 1991–2006
Fender Blackface Showman
The Police
2 tones · 1979–1983
Roland JC-120 Jazz Chorus (commonly reported for very clean headroom on this track; treated as best-available inference)
U2
1 tone · 1987
1950s Fender tweed Deluxe combo (recorded as a pair of selected amps; studio approach described by engineer Mark Howard)
Santana
2 tones · 1970–1999
Mesa Boogie (Santana’s long-used Boogie amp) + Dumble Overdrive Special + Dumble Steel String Singer (recorded simultaneously, per Santana)
The Beatles
1 tone · 1968
Fender Deluxe (Clapton lead)
Eric Clapton
1 tone · 1977
Clean Fender-style tube combo (inferred; exact studio amp not documented in sources consulted)
Kings of Leon
1 tone · 2008
Selmer TruVoice Treble-N-Bass Fifty (reported used on the album, specifically cited for "Sex on Fire" via producer interview references)
The Killers
1 tone · 2004
Fender Hot Rod DeVille (Dave Keuning statement for Hot Fuss-era recording)
Ichika Nito
1 tone · 2019
Direct input to audio interface (no amp model) (inferred
Plini
2 tones · 2016
Fractal Audio Axe-Fx II (probable, based on multiple contemporaneous discussions referencing Plini’s workflow; not a primary session document)
Guthrie Govan
2 tones · 2006
Cornford RK100 (reported
Intervals
1 tone · 2017
Suhr PT100 + Mesa
Covet
1 tone · 2018
Vox AC-series clean platform (AC15
Tim Henson
1 tone · 0
In-the-box amp sim
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard
1 tone · 2017
Unknown studio amp (likely conventional vintage
Rory Gallagher
1 tone · 1976
Vox AC30 and
Stevie Wonder
1 tone · 1972
Electric Lady Studios routing; clavinet processed with guitar effects boxes (wah, Mu-Tron phaser, distortion)
Chic
1 tone · 1978
Direct to console (no guitar amp) — classic Nile Rodgers DI approach described in Guitar World breakdown
Daft Punk (feat. Pharrell Williams, Nile Rodgers)
1 tone · 2013
Studio tracking at Conway Recording (LA) and Electric Lady (NYC) in the Random Access Memories process; exact guitar amp
CHON
1 tone · 2017
Clean studio chain (likely DI
Mark Knopfler
1 tone · 1983
Unknown studio amp(s) for Local Hero sessions
Blur
1 tone · 1994
Marshall Super Lead head into 4x12 cabinet
Sound of Light
1 tone · 2016
Vox AC30 Custom (30W, 2x12 Celestion Greenback
Lipps Inc.
1 tone · 1980
Likely DI (direct-injected) into the Sound 80 console with studio compression; if miked, most probably a Fender Twin Reverb (85W, 2x12) — the Chic
FEX
1 tone · 1984
Inferred: Roland JC-120 Jazz Chorus (120W solid-state 2x12 combo) — most plausible given the characteristic stereo chorus swirl audible on the rhythm guitar; alternative candidates are a Roland JC-60
King Krule
1 tone · 2013
Vox Valvetronix AD100VT (100W modeling combo, 2x12) — the only amp physically documented in his bedroom recording environment via The Guardian photo of his home studio. Clean amp model selected, likely one of the Fender 'Black 2x12' or Tweed voicings in the Valvetronix model set.
Death
1 tone · 1991
Randall RG100ES (120-watt solid-state head)
Juice WRLD
1 tone · 2024
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