How to Dial In "I Want to Be the Boy to Warm Your Mother's Heart" by The White Stripes - Guitar Tone Settings
Gear for "I Want to Be the Boy to Warm Your Mother's Heart"
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 Elephant (2003). Elephant is the fourth studio album by American rock duo the White Stripes. The album's Wikipedia article says Jack White's Fender Twin Reverb was used on Elephant, but it does not say which guitar he played on this song. No source we found ties a guitar or amp to this recording, so an Airline H78 through a Fender '65 Twin Reverb Reissue, the rig we use for The White Stripes' other songs from Elephant, stands in. Set the amp to a driven, high-gain crunch and use the bridge pickup. Published transcriptions put it in open D (D A D F♯ A D).
Common Questions About the "I Want to Be the Boy to Warm Your Mother's Heart" Tone
What guitar did The White Stripes use on "I Want to Be the Boy to Warm Your Mother's Heart"?
The guitar on "I Want to Be the Boy to Warm Your Mother's Heart" (released 2003) isn't documented; the Airline H78 above gets the sound. Pickup selector: bridge pickup on the guitar. The track is in Open D (D A D F♯ A D), so retune before you dial anything in.
What amp settings does "I Want to Be the Boy to Warm Your Mother's Heart" need?
Settings for this sound: Gain 7.5, Bass 5.5, Mid 6, Treble 6.5, Presence 6, Volume 7. 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 "I Want to Be the Boy to Warm Your Mother's Heart" without the original gear?
Yes. ToneMirror takes the settings above and adapts it to your guitar, amp, and pedals - so you can chase the "I Want to Be the Boy to Warm Your Mother's Heart" 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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