Country Soul Guitar Tone - Amp Settings, Gear, and Songs
3 iconic Country Soul 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 Country Soul tone to the rig you already own
Median knob positions across the 3 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
- 6
- Treble
- 6
- Presence
- 5.5
- Volume
- 5
Gear That Defines the Country Soul Sound
- guitarTelecasterModern equivalent: Fender American Professional II Telecasteron 2 Country Soul tones
- ampFender Deluxe Reverb (Blackface)on 1 Country Soul tone
- ampVox AC30 C2on 1 Country Soul tone
- ampTwin ReverbModern equivalent: Fender '65 Twin Reverb Reissueon 1 Country Soul tone
- guitarFender American Professional II Stratocasteron 1 Country Soul tone
- pedalMXR Dyna Compon 1 Country Soul tone
Artists With the Most Country Soul Tones
Country Soul Tones You Can Dial In
Common Questions About Country Soul Tone
What amp settings do I need for Country Soul?
Across the 3 Country Soul tones in our catalog the median is gain 3 (range 2–3), with bass 5, mid 6, 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.
What gear gives you the Country Soul sound?
In our catalog the Country Soul tones lean most on the Telecaster (modern equivalent: Fender American Professional II Telecaster), the Fender Deluxe Reverb (Blackface), the Vox AC30 C2. You don't need any of it - the match engine translates each recipe onto the gear you already own, compensating for a different EQ curve, gain structure, and pickup type.
Which artists best represent Country Soul?
49 Winchester, Keith Urban, Elvis Presley have the most Country Soul 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.