Easy Listening Guitar Tone - Amp Settings, Gear, and Songs
6 iconic Easy Listening 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 Easy Listening tone to the rig you already own
Median knob positions across the 6 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
- 0.5
- Bass
- 5
- Mid
- 6
- Treble
- 6
- Presence
- 5
- Volume
- 4
Gear That Defines the Easy Listening Sound
- ampFender '65 Twin Reverb ReissueModern equivalent - the original isn't named hereon 5 Easy Listening tones
- guitarGibson L-5 CESon 5 Easy Listening tones
- ampFender '65 Deluxe Reverb ReissueModern equivalent - the original isn't named hereon 1 Easy Listening tone
- guitarTaylor 314ceModern equivalent - the original isn't named hereon 1 Easy Listening tone
Artists With the Most Easy Listening Tones
Easy Listening Tones You Can Dial In
Common Questions About Easy Listening Tone
What amp settings do I need for Easy Listening?
Across the 6 Easy Listening tones in our catalog the median is gain 0.5 (range 0–1), 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 Easy Listening sound?
In our catalog the Easy Listening tones lean most on the Fender '65 Twin Reverb Reissue (a modern equivalent), the Gibson L-5 CES, the Fender '65 Deluxe Reverb Reissue (a modern equivalent). 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 Easy Listening?
Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Dean Martin have the most Easy Listening 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.