Real Gear Data
Analyzes signal chains of original recordings — every tone is researched against the actual amp, pedal order, and pickup position used on the studio take. No model hallucinations.
Match Any Guitar Tone
— to Your Gear.
Type a song. Get exact amp settings, pickup position, and pedal chain — calibrated to your specific guitar and amp, built on real gear data.
13,978
Tones
2,019
Guitars
1,526
Amps
879
Pedals
155
Basses
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Built for Precision
Why TonesMatch is the Most Accurate Tone Matcher
Real-recording analysis, gear-aware AI, and the largest tone matching database for guitar and bass players.
Adaptive AI
Calibrates settings for single-coil vs humbucker pickups, tube vs modeling amps, and 12 distinct cabinet voicings — the same target tone is recomputed for the exact rig you own.
Massive Gear Library
Compatible with Boss, Marshall, Fender, Gibson, Mesa Boogie, Line 6, and 1,000+ brands. 2,000+ guitars, 1,500+ amps, and 879 pedals profiled with their real EQ ranges and control sets.
How it Works
Three Steps. Thirty Seconds.
Step 01
Pick Any Song — Free to Browse
"Master of Puppets", "Hotel California", whatever you want to nail — we show you exactly what gear they used. Always free.
Step 02
Add Your Guitar and Amp
Your guitar, your amp, your pedals. We've profiled 4,000+ models — just pick yours. Set it once, done forever.
Step 03
Get Exact Amp Settings for Your Gear
Every knob, every setting — dialed in for YOUR amp. Not generic advice. Real settings you can actually turn.
Key Features
Powerful Features for Guitar Tone Matching
Everything you need to match legendary guitar tones to your own gear.
Researched, Not Guessed
Every tone starts with the real rig — sourced from studio session notes, rig rundowns, and guitar communities. We cite our sources so you know exactly where the data comes from.
13,000+ tones researched. Each one with a confidence score.
Adapted to YOUR Amp
A Marshall Plexi and a Yamaha THR don’t respond the same way. TonesMatch knows what controls exist on your amp — gain range, EQ voicing, built-in effects — and recalculates every setting so the tone actually works on your rig.
2,000+ guitars and 1,500+ amps profiled.
Every Knob Is Real
No phantom controls. No made-up channels. Every setting we recommend actually exists on your amp — down to the preset name, pickup selector position, and tone knob. Just dial in and play.
100% of settings verified against your gear’s control set.
Designed around real amps, real guitars, and realistic limitations.
Don't Take Our Word For It
What Guitar Players Are Saying
“Finally got the perfect Pink Floyd settings for my Squier Strat — sounds like Comfortably Numb instead of muddy distortion. The amp settings TonesMatch gave me actually existed on my Champion 20.”
“Dude I've been playing for 6 months and could never get my Katana to NOT sound like garbage. Typed in 'Enter Sandman', got the settings, and my roommate literally walked in and asked if I was playing to a backing track. I wasn't.”
“I asked ChatGPT for Metallica settings on my Katana and it told me to use the 'Rectifier channel'. My amp doesn't HAVE a Rectifier channel. This site actually knows what knobs my amp has. Night and day.”
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Pricing
Simple Guitar Tone Matching Plans
7-day free trial on both plans. Cancel anytime. No tricks.
Tone Seeker
$6.99/mo
or $34.99/yr — save 58%
- 20 adaptations / month
- Guitar + bass
- Unlimited tone saves
- Save gear presets
- Community library access
Tone MasterMost popular
$10.99/mo
or $49.99/yr — save 62%
- Unlimited adaptations
- Guitar + bass
- Unlimited tone saves
- Save gear presets
- Priority research
- Early-access features
vs ChatGPT
Guitar Tone Matching vs ChatGPT
ChatGPT hallucinates your gear
ChatGPT doesn't have a database of what knobs, channels, or controls actually exist on your amp. It invents settings that don't exist on your gear — knobs you can't turn, channels you don't have, effects that aren't built in.
TonesMatch knows every control on every amp in our database. We only recommend settings you can actually dial in.
ChatGPT
“For Master of Puppets on your Boss Katana 50:
- Set the Presence to 7
- Use the Rectifier channel
- Turn on Tube Screamer boost”
⚠ 3 hallucinations
Katana 50 has no Presence knob. No Rectifier channel. No built-in Tube Screamer.
TonesMatch
Boss Katana 50 — verified control set:
- ✓Channel:Brown
- ✓Gain:8.5
- ✓Bass / Mid / Treble:6 / 7.5 / 6
- ✓Booster:ON, type Mid Boost
- ✓Pickup:Bridge humbucker
✓ Every setting exists on your amp
Try It With Your Amp →
See how TonesMatch handles your specific gear — free
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Match Your First Tone — Free
No account needed·7-day free trial·Just type a song and play