How to Dial In "Drive You Home" by The Verve - Guitar Tone Settings
Gear for "Drive You Home"
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 A Northern Soul (1995). A slow, hypnotic song with shimmering, effects-laden guitar. In a Total Guitar interview Nick McCabe calls a standard Strat the guitar he really likes, with a Gibson ES-335 for the feedback parts, and Equipboard lists a Roland GP-8, an Alesis Quadraverb and a Watkins Copicat among his effects, though sources disagree about which amps he used. Nothing published ties a rig to this song, so a Fender American Professional II Stratocaster into a Vox AC30HW2X Hand-Wired stands in. Keep the amp clean, just on the edge of breakup, and play the neck pickup. The rest of the album is in standard tuning, so that is assumed here.
Common Questions About the "Drive You Home" Tone
What guitar did The Verve use on "Drive You Home"?
The guitar on "Drive You Home" (released 1995) isn't documented; the Fender American Professional II Stratocaster above gets the sound. Pickup selector: neck pickup on the guitar. Tuned to standard (E A D G B E).
What amp settings does "Drive You Home" need?
Settings for this sound: Gain 3.5, Bass 5, Mid 5.5, Treble 6, Presence 5.5, 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 "Drive You Home" without the original gear?
Yes. ToneMirror takes the settings above and adapts it to your guitar, amp, and pedals - so you can chase the "Drive You Home" 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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