80s Rack Unit
80s digital multi-fx - stereo rack processing
Drive 5 Bass 5 Mid 5.5 Treble 6 Presence 5.5
CompressorPhaserChorusFlangerTremoloDelayReverbLo-FiEQ
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80s Rock Guitar Tone
80s Rock guitar tone on Roomtone Amp Sim. These 9 presets capture the bright, compressed, big-reverb character of 80s rock guitar, each with its amp voicing, EQ, and effects already dialed in.
Load any one below as a starting point, then shape the drive, EQ, and effects chain to fit your track.
Every tone below is a Roomtone Amp Sim preset. Get Roomtone ($29)
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Hear a 80s Rock tone
This is the actual Roomtone interface with the Polished 80s Wide Clean preset loaded. The knob positions below are the real settings, and the audio is rendered straight from the plugin.
Classic Aussie Crunch
Classic Australian rock - raw vintage british power
Drive 5.5 Bass 6 Mid 6.5 Treble 5.5 Presence 5
CompressorPhaserChorusFlangerTremoloDelayReverbLo-FiEQ
Compressed Layers
80s layered compressed compressed rack tone
Drive 7 Bass 4 Mid 6 Treble 5.5 Presence 5
CompressorPhaserChorusFlangerTremoloDelayReverbLo-FiSoftClipperEQ
Compressed Sustainor
compressed lead channel - infinite sustain
Drive 7.5 Bass 5 Mid 5.5 Treble 5.5 Presence 5
CompressorPhaserChorusFlangerTremoloDelayReverbLo-FiSoftClipperEQ
Hollywood Sunset
Classic late 80s LA rock - raw British high gain crunch
Drive 4.5 Bass 6 Mid 6 Treble 6 Presence 6
CompressorPhaserChorusFlangerTremoloDelayReverbLo-FiEQ
Hot Rod British
80s hot-rodded vintage british with subtle phase and tape echo
Drive 4.8 Bass 6 Mid 4 Treble 6 Presence 5.5
CompressorPhaserChorusFlangerTremoloDelayReverbLo-FiSoftClipperEQ
Infinite Sustain
Thick layered compressed tone with endless sustain
Drive 7 Bass 5 Mid 5.5 Treble 5 Presence 4.5
CompressorPhaserChorusFlangerTremoloDelayReverbLo-FiSoftClipperEQ
Sunset Strip
Raw 80s rock crunch - British high gain with attitude
Drive 5 Bass 6 Mid 6 Treble 6 Presence 6
CompressorPhaserChorusFlangerTremoloDelayReverbLo-FiEQ
80s Lead Hero
Altec 417 bright tone - classic 80s arena lead
Drive 5 Bass 5 Mid 5.5 Treble 6.5 Presence 6
CompressorPhaserChorusFlangerTremoloDelayReverbLo-FiSoftClipperEQ
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FAQ
What settings make a good 80s rock guitar tone?
80s Rock guitar tone on Roomtone Amp Sim. These 9 presets capture the bright, compressed, big-reverb character of 80s rock guitar, each with its amp voicing, EQ, and effects already dialed in. Every preset above lists its exact amp settings and effects.
Which Roomtone presets are best for 80s rock?
Roomtone ships 9 80s Rock presets, all listed above with their settings.
Does Roomtone run on Mac and Windows?
Yes, as a VST3 / AU plugin and a standalone app on macOS and Windows.