Workingman's Dead Guitar and Bass Tone - Amp Settings for Every Track
Translate any Workingman's Dead track to your gear
Median knob positions across the 6 guitar tracks we've broken down from this record, on the amps they were tracked with - the bass tracks are aggregated separately, since their rigs don't share a scale. A starting point for the album's sound; pick a track below for its exact recipe.
- Gain
- 4.5
- Bass
- 5
- Mid
- 5.5
- Treble
- 6.5
- Presence
- 5
- Volume
- 6.5
What Grateful Dead Used on Workingman's Dead
Every Workingman's Dead Tone You Can Dial In
7 of this record's tracks are broken down so far, 1 of them bass. Most popular first.
Common Questions About the Workingman's Dead Tone
What amp settings do I need for the Workingman's Dead sound?
Across the 6 guitar tracks from Workingman's Dead we've catalogued, the median is gain 4.5 (range 4.5–4.5), with bass 5, mid 5.5, treble 6.5 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.
How many Workingman's Dead songs can I dial in here?
ToneMirror has 7 tracks from Workingman's Dead broken down, including "Casey Jones" and "Cumberland Blues". Each carries the original amp settings, pickup position, tuning, and pedal chain, plus a per-rig adaptation for your own gear.