Love Balloon album cover - Ocean Alley
Album · 4 tones

Love Balloon Guitar Tone - Amp Settings for Every Track

Ocean Alley·2025·Guitar tone settings
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Translate any Love Balloon track to your gear

The Love Balloon amp settings window

Median knob positions across the 4 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
3
3–3 · n=4
Bass
5
5–5 · n=4
Mid
5.5
5.5–5.5 · n=4
Treble
6
6–6 · n=4
Presence
5.5
5.5–5.5 · n=4
Volume
5
5–5 · n=4
The rig behind the record

What Ocean Alley Used on Love Balloon

Tracklist

Every Love Balloon Tone You Can Dial In

  1. TangerineFender '65 Twin Reverb Reissue
  2. Drenched
  3. First Blush
  4. Life in Love

4 of this record's tracks are broken down so far. Most popular first.

FAQ

Common Questions About the Love Balloon Tone

  1. What amp was Love Balloon recorded with?

    Every one of the Love Balloon tracks in our catalog was tracked on a Fender '65 Twin Reverb Reissue. ToneMirror rewrites those settings for whatever amp you own - a different EQ curve and gain structure landing on the same recorded sound.

  2. What guitar was used on Love Balloon?

    The Fender American Professional II Stratocaster appears on the most Love Balloon 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.

  3. What amp settings do I need for the Love Balloon sound?

    Across the 4 guitar tracks from Love Balloon we've catalogued, the median is gain 3 (range 3–3), with bass 5, mid 5.5, 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.

  4. What pedals are on Love Balloon?

    The MXR Phase 90 shows up on the most tracks here, alongside the MXR Carbon Copy Analog 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.

  5. How many Love Balloon songs can I dial in here?

    ToneMirror has 4 tracks from Love Balloon broken down, including "Tangerine" and "Drenched". Each carries the original amp settings, pickup position, tuning, and pedal chain, plus a per-rig adaptation for your own gear.

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