The Whole Love album cover - Wilco
Album · 3 tones

The Whole Love Guitar Tone - Amp Settings for Every Track

Wilco·2011·Guitar tone settings
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Translate any The Whole Love track to your gear

The The Whole Love amp settings window

Median knob positions across the 3 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
4
4–4 · n=3
Bass
5
5–5 · n=3
Mid
6
6–6 · n=3
Treble
7
7–7 · n=3
Presence
6
6–6 · n=3
Volume
7
7–7 · n=3
The rig behind the record

The Gear Behind The Whole Love

Tracklist

Every The Whole Love Tone You Can Dial In

  1. Born Alone
  2. Dawned on Me
  3. Art of AlmostVibrolux Reverb

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

FAQ

Common Questions About the The Whole Love Tone

  1. What amp was The Whole Love recorded with?

    Every one of the The Whole Love tracks in our catalog was tracked on a Vibrolux Reverb (modern equivalent: Fender '68 Custom Vibrolux Reverb). 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 The Whole Love?

    The Jazzmaster (modern equivalent: Fender American Professional II Jazzmaster) appears on the most The Whole Love 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 The Whole Love sound?

    Across the 3 guitar tracks from The Whole Love we've catalogued, the median is gain 4 (range 4–4), with bass 5, mid 6, treble 7 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 The Whole Love?

    The Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi (NYC) 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 The Whole Love songs can I dial in here?

    ToneMirror has 3 tracks from The Whole Love broken down, including "Born Alone" and "Dawned on Me". 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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