Avant-Prog Guitar Tone - Amp Settings, Gear, and Songs
5 iconic Avant-Prog tones with the exact settings behind them - gain, EQ, pickup, tuning, and pedal chain per song, plus the median amp settings across the whole style. Built to be dialled in on whatever gear you own.
Translate any Avant-Prog tone to the rig you already own
Median knob positions across the 5 catalog tones in this genre, on the amps they were recorded with. A starting point for the sound - then pick a song below for the exact recipe.
- Gain
- 3
- Bass
- 5
- Mid
- 5
- Treble
- 6
- Presence
- 4.5
- Volume
- 5.5
Artists With the Most Avant-Prog Tones
Avant-Prog Tones You Can Dial In
Common Questions About Avant-Prog Tone
What amp settings do I need for Avant-Prog?
Across the 5 Avant-Prog tones in our catalog the median is gain 3 (range 3–3), with bass 5, mid 5, treble 6 - on a 0–10 scale. That's the window, not a recipe: pick any song below for the exact knob positions it was recorded with, then let ToneMirror re-voice them for your amp.
Which artists best represent Avant-Prog?
Geordie Greep have the most Avant-Prog tones catalogued here. Each artist page breaks down their full rig and how their tone changed across records.
Can I get these tones without buying vintage gear?
Yes - that's the point of ToneMirror. Every setting on this page was dialled in on the original artist's rig, and the match engine re-voices it for whatever guitar, amp, and pedals you actually have, including modellers like the Helix, Katana, and Kemper.