How to Dial In "When Your Heart Stops Beating" by +44 - Guitar Tone Settings
Gear for "When Your Heart Stops Beating"
Suggested rig · the original isn't documented.
Knob Positions, Pickup, and Tuning
Where to set the knobs for this tone. Each value is on the standard 0–10 amp scale.
On your amp, these numbers won't sound the same.
Get the settings for my ampHow the artist had their guitar configured for this take.
From When Your Heart Stops Beating (2006). When Your Heart Stops Beating is the only album by the American rock supergroup +44, released on November 13, 2006, by Interscope Records. No source we found ties a guitar or amp to this recording, so a Fender American Professional II Stratocaster through a Marshall JCM800 2203, a driven pop-punk pairing, stands in. Set the amp to a medium-gain crunch and use the bridge pickup. Standard tuning.
Common Questions About the "When Your Heart Stops Beating" Tone
What guitar did +44 use on "When Your Heart Stops Beating"?
The guitar on "When Your Heart Stops Beating" (released 2006) isn't documented; the Fender American Professional II Stratocaster above gets the sound. Pickup selector: bridge pickup on the guitar. Tuned to standard (E A D G B E).
What amp settings does "When Your Heart Stops Beating" need?
Settings for this sound: Gain 6, Bass 5, Mid 5.5, Treble 6.5, Presence 5.5, Volume 6.5. Each value is on the standard 0–10 amp scale; match them on your amp first, then nudge to taste. ToneMirror can translate these positions for whatever amp you actually own.
Can I play "When Your Heart Stops Beating" without the original gear?
Yes. ToneMirror takes the settings above and adapts it to your guitar, amp, and pedals - so you can chase the "When Your Heart Stops Beating" tone on a Katana, a Helix, a tube combo, or anything else. The translation accounts for EQ curve, gain structure, and pickup type so the result actually sounds like the record, not just the same knob numbers on different gear.
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