Noise Pop Guitar Tone - Amp Settings, Gear, and Songs
23 iconic Noise Pop 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. 1 of them are bass tones. Built to be dialled in on whatever gear you own.
Translate any Noise Pop tone to the rig you already own
Median knob positions across the 23 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
- 6.5
- Bass
- 5.3
- Mid
- 5.3
- Treble
- 6.5
- Presence
- 6
- Volume
- 7
Gear That Defines the Noise Pop Sound
- guitarJazzmasterModern equivalent: Fender American Professional II Jazzmasteron 13 Noise Pop tones
- pedalBig MuffModern equivalent: Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi (NYC)on 11 Noise Pop tones
- ampAC30Modern equivalent: Vox AC30 C2on 6 Noise Pop tones
- ampMarshall JCM800 2203on 4 Noise Pop tones
- guitarJaguarModern equivalent: Fender Player Jaguaron 4 Noise Pop tones
- ampFender '65 Twin Reverb Reissueon 3 Noise Pop tones
- pedalBoss RV-6 ReverbModern equivalent - the original isn't named hereon 3 Noise Pop tones
- pedalBig MuffModern equivalent: Electro-Harmonix Triangle Big Muff Pion 3 Noise Pop tones
- guitarTelecasterModern equivalent: Fender American Professional II Telecasteron 1 Noise Pop tone
Artists With the Most Noise Pop Tones
Noise Pop Tones You Can Dial In
- One MoreMedicine · 1992
- When You SleepMy Bloody Valentine · 1991
- Just Like HoneyThe Jesus and Mary Chain · 1985
- Head OnPixies · 1991 · bass
- Nothing Ever HappenedDeerhunter · 2008
- Web in FrontArchers of Loaf · 1993
- Whatever Happened to My Rock 'n' Roll (Punk Song)Black Rebel Motorcycle Club · 2001
- PharmacistAlvvays · 2022
- Head OnThe Jesus and Mary Chain · 1989
- TownieMitski · 2014
- Head OnPixies · 1991
- Far Gone and OutThe Jesus and Mary Chain · 1992
- Never UnderstandThe Jesus and Mary Chain · 1985
- Taste of CindyThe Jesus and Mary Chain · 1985
- Teen CreepsNo Age · 2008
- Black RiceWomen · 2010
- Coast to CoastThe Jesus and Mary Chain · 1989
- Precision AutoSuperchunk · 1993
- That Great Love SoundThe Raveonettes · 2003
- Anti-gloryHorsegirl · 2022
- Kewpies Like WatermelonUrusei Yatsura · 1996
- Panda Panda PandaDeerhoof · 2003
- Feed Me with Your KissMy Bloody Valentine · 1988
Common Questions About Noise Pop Tone
What amp settings do I need for Noise Pop?
Across the 23 Noise Pop tones in our catalog the median is gain 6.5 (range 3.5–8), with bass 5.3, mid 5.3, treble 6.5 - 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 Noise Pop sound?
In our catalog the Noise Pop tones lean most on the Jazzmaster (modern equivalent: Fender American Professional II Jazzmaster), the Big Muff (modern equivalent: Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi (NYC)), the AC30 (modern equivalent: 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 Noise Pop?
The Jesus and Mary Chain, My Bloody Valentine, Pixies have the most Noise Pop 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.