How to Dial In "Look Through Any Window" by The Hollies - Guitar Tone Settings
Gear for "Look Through Any Window"
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.
Graham Gouldman and Charles Silverman wrote it, and the Hollies recorded it at EMI in London on 30 June 1965 with Ron Richards producing. Parlophone released it on 27 August 1965 as the follow-up to "I'm Alive", with "So Lonely" on the B-side. It reached number 4 in the UK and number 32 in the US, the band's first American top-40 hit, and in the US it was put on the album Hear! Here!. Cash Box described its "contagious repeating rhythmic riff". No source names the guitar, amp or effects. The riff is a bright, ringing chord figure: play it on the bridge pickup with a clean, trebly amp, and let the chords chime. Standard tuning.
Common Questions About the "Look Through Any Window" Tone
What guitar did The Hollies use on "Look Through Any Window"?
The guitar on "Look Through Any Window" (released 1965) isn't documented; the Rickenbacker 360/12 above gets the sound. Pickup selector: bridge pickup on the guitar. Tuned to standard (E A D G B E).
What amp settings does "Look Through Any Window" need?
Settings for this sound: Gain 2.5, Bass 5, Mid 6, Treble 7, Presence 6.5, Volume 6. 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 "Look Through Any Window" without the original gear?
Yes. ToneMirror takes the settings above and adapts it to your guitar, amp, and pedals - so you can chase the "Look Through Any Window" 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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