Edge of Breakup
Right at the edge of clean and dirty - dynamic
Drive 4 Bass 5.5 Mid 5.5 Treble 6 Presence 5
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Classic Rock Guitar Tone
Classic Rock guitar tone on Roomtone Amp Sim. These 19 presets capture the warm, driven, midrange-forward character of classic 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.
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Fast Attack Compression
Fast attack compression - punchy and aggressive
Drive 4 Bass 5.5 Mid 5.5 Treble 6 Presence 5.5
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Fat Humbucker Crunch
Fat humbucker crunch - warm and singing
Drive 4.5 Bass 6 Mid 6 Treble 5.5 Presence 5
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Vintage American Clean
Touch-sensitive blackface clean - Fender chime studio workhorse with parallel comp glue, bias tremolo pulse, spring splash, wide stereo
Drive 2.8 Bass 5 Mid 5.5 Treble 6.5 Presence 5.8
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Blues Overdrive Stack
Blues Driver into clean American - blues rock
Drive 4.5 Bass 5.5 Mid 5.5 Treble 6.5 Presence 5.5
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Smooth Blues Crunch
Bluesbreaker-style - smooth blues crunch
Drive 5 Bass 6 Mid 6.5 Treble 5.5 Presence 5
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Boutique Sparkle
Boutique Dumble pushed into its sweet spot - touch-sensitive sparkle, parallel comp glue, plate splash, wide stereo
Drive 3 Bass 5 Mid 6 Treble 6.8 Presence 6
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British Combo 15
Class A combo - sweet breakup and chime
Drive 4.5 Bass 5 Mid 6 Treble 6.5 Presence 5.5
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Gold OD Boutique
Transparent boost into smooth overdrive
Drive 5.5 Bass 5.5 Mid 6 Treble 5.5 Presence 5
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Vintage American Shimmer
Blackface American clean into granular shimmer reverb - pristine bell-like sparkle with parallel comp glue and wide stereo
Drive 2.8 Bass 4.8 Mid 5 Treble 6.5 Presence 6
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Tweed Combo Warm
Tweed Bassman - warm breakup and grit
Drive 5.5 Bass 6 Mid 6 Treble 5.5 Presence 5
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Raw Blues Rock
spongy vintage breakup - raw blues rock like vintage 70s
Drive 5 Bass 6 Mid 5 Treble 5.5 Presence 5
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Thick Midrange Crunch
british thick-mid cranked - thick midrange crunch for riffs
Drive 5.5 Bass 5 Mid 6.5 Treble 5 Presence 5
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Tight Focused Punch
tight 2x12 focused tone - tight and punchy
Drive 5.5 Bass 4.5 Mid 6 Treble 5.5 Presence 5.5
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Vintage British 4x12
Vintage british 4x12 cab - cranked vintage british classic rock
Drive 4.5 Bass 5.5 Mid 5 Treble 5.5 Presence 5.5
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Mid Boost Stack
mid-boost overdriveinto transparent boostinto british crunch - classic boost stack
Drive 4.5 Bass 5 Mid 6 Treble 5.5 Presence 5.5
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Percussive Fingerpick Clean
Compressed fingerstyle clean, articulate attack with exciter sheen
Drive 2 Bass 4 Mid 6 Treble 7 Presence 6
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Stadium Sustain Lead
Massive singing fuzz lead - clean British platform, Big Muff sustain, rhythmic delay
Drive 3.2 Bass 5.5 Mid 6.5 Treble 6 Presence 6.5
CompressorPhaserChorusFlangerTremoloDelayReverbLo-FiTapePreampRotaryOctaveEQ
Small Combo Recording
Small combo edge-of-breakup, recording studio close-mic sweet spot
Drive 3.5 Bass 5 Mid 6 Treble 6 Presence 5.5
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FAQ
What settings make a good classic rock guitar tone?
Classic Rock guitar tone on Roomtone Amp Sim. These 19 presets capture the warm, driven, midrange-forward character of classic 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 classic rock?
Roomtone ships 19 Classic 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.