Tame Impala Amp Settings & Guitar Tone
Featured Tone
The Less I Know the Better (2015)
Squier J. Mascis Jazzmaster (w/ Roland GK-3 synth pickup) / 1967 Rickenbacker 335 Jetglo → No amp — recorded DI through Seymour Duncan KTG-1 King Tone Generator tube preamp
Warm, '80s synth-disco pads and organ textures deceptively guitar-sourced through Roland GR-55. Bass riff has gritty, overdriven character with chorus modulation. Exposed guitar has signature phased, reverb-drenched shimmer.
Typical Gear & Settings
Amplifiers
- No amp — recorded DI through Seymour Duncan KTG-1 King Tone Generator tube preamp
- No amp — DI through Seymour Duncan KTG-1 King Tone Generator tube preamp
Guitars
- Squier J. Mascis Jazzmaster (w/ Roland GK-3 synth pickup)
- 1967 Rickenbacker 335 Jetglo
- 1967 Rickenbacker 335 Jetglo
Pickups
- humbucker/single-coil
- single-coil
Effects & Pedals
reverb
Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail Reverb (2 songs)
delay
MXR Carbon Copy Delay (2 songs)
compressor
MXR Dyna Comp (2 songs)
overdrive
Boss BD-2 Blues Driver (2 songs)
vibrato
Diamond Vibrato (2 songs)
guitar_synthesizer
Roland GR-55 Guitar Synthesizer (1 song)
phaser
Electro-Harmonix Small Stone Phaser (1 song), Electro-Harmonix Small Stone Phaser (V4) (1 song)
fuzz
Dunlop Fuzz Face (vintage germanium) (1 song)
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