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How to Save a Life album cover - The Fray
Album · 2 tones

How to Save a Life Guitar Tone - Amp Settings for Every Track

The Fray·2005·Guitar tone settings
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The How to Save a Life amp settings window

Median knob positions across the 2 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
3.5
3.5–3.5 · n=2
Bass
5
5–5 · n=2
Mid
6
6–6 · n=2
Treble
6.5
6.5–6.5 · n=2
Presence
6
6–6 · n=2
Volume
5.5
5.5–5.5 · n=2
The rig behind the record

The Gear Behind How to Save a Life

Tracklist

Every How to Save a Life Tone You Can Dial In

  1. Over My Head (Cable Car)Fender '65 Deluxe Reverb Reissue
  2. How to Save a Life

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

FAQ

Common Questions About the How to Save a Life Tone

  1. What amp was How to Save a Life recorded with?

    Every one of the How to Save a Life tracks in our catalog was tracked on a Fender '65 Deluxe 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 How to Save a Life?

    The Telecaster (modern equivalent: Fender American Professional II Telecaster) appears on the most How to Save a Life 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 How to Save a Life sound?

    Across the 2 guitar tracks from How to Save a Life we've catalogued, the median is gain 3.5 (range 3.5–3.5), with bass 5, mid 6, 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.

  4. What pedals are on How to Save a Life?

    The Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Memory Man shows up on the most tracks here. 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 How to Save a Life songs can I dial in here?

    ToneMirror has 2 tracks from How to Save a Life broken down, including "Over My Head (Cable Car)" and "How to Save a Life". 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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