The Mantle Guitar Tone - Amp Settings for Every Track
Translate any The Mantle track to your gear
Median knob positions across the 5 guitar tracks we've broken down from this record, on the amps they were tracked with. A starting point for the album's sound; pick a track below for its exact recipe.
- Gain
- 7
- Bass
- 5
- Mid
- 4
- Treble
- 6
- Presence
- 6
- Volume
- 8
The Gear Behind The Mantle
Every The Mantle Tone You Can Dial In
- You Were But a Ghost in My Arms
- A Celebration for the Death of Man...
- I Am the Wooden Doors
- The Hawthorne Passage
- In the Shadow of Our Pale CompanionMarshall JCM800 2203
5 of this record's tracks are broken down so far. Most popular first.
Common Questions About the The Mantle Tone
What amp was The Mantle recorded with?
Every one of the The Mantle tracks in our catalog was tracked on a Marshall JCM800 2203. ToneMirror rewrites those settings for whatever amp you own - a different EQ curve and gain structure landing on the same recorded sound.
What guitar was used on The Mantle?
The Jazzmaster (modern equivalent: Fender American Professional II Jazzmaster) appears on the most The Mantle tracks in our catalog. You don't need one - the settings are calibrated to the recorded tone, so they translate to the guitar you already have.
What amp settings do I need for the The Mantle sound?
Across the 5 guitar tracks from The Mantle we've catalogued, the median is gain 7 (range 7–7), with bass 5, mid 4, treble 6 on a 0–10 scale. That's the record's window rather than any one song's recipe - pick a track above for the exact knob positions it was recorded with.
What pedals are on The Mantle?
The Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi (NYC) shows up on the most tracks here, alongside the Boss DD-3 Digital Delay. Every track breakdown lists that song's full signal chain in order, and the match engine substitutes what you own for what you don't.
How many The Mantle songs can I dial in here?
ToneMirror has 5 tracks from The Mantle broken down, including "You Were But a Ghost in My Arms" and "A Celebration for the Death of Man...". Each carries the original amp settings, pickup position, tuning, and pedal chain, plus a per-rig adaptation for your own gear.