Fender Rumble 40 settings
The Killing Moon settings for Fender Rumble 40
Echo & The Bunnymen · adapted 2 times on ToneAdapt
To get the Echo & The Bunnymen "The Killing Moon" clean tone on a Fender Rumble 40, set Gain 0, Drive 0, Bass 4, Mid 5, Treble 5, Bright voicing 0. Use the bridge humbucker (growl + articulation) pickup.
Clean settings
Adapted for a Yamaha TRBX304 · updated 2026-06-25
- Pickup
- Bridge humbucker (growl + articulation)
Fender Rumble 40 knobs
- Gain
- 0
- Drive
- 0
- Bass
- 4
- Mid
- 5
- Treble
- 5
- Bright voicing
- 0
- Overdrive gain
- 0
- Contour voicing
- 0
- Overdrive level
- 0
- Vintage voicing
- 1
Playing tips
- Use the neck pickup to enhance warmth and roundness in your tone.
- Play with a relaxed fingerstyle technique to maintain smoothness and clarity.
- Consider using the vintage voicing switch to emulate a warmer, more vintage character.
The original rig
What Echo & The Bunnymen used on the recording, for reference. ToneAdapt translates this to the controls your Fender Rumble 40 actually has.
- Bass
- Vox Mark XII 12-string electric
- Amp
- Fender Twin Reverb (Silverface era)
- Gain
- 0
- Bass
- 5.5
- Mid
- 6.5
- Treble
- 7
- Presence
- 5.5
- Reverb
- 6.5
Different bass or pedals? Get The Killing Moon adapted to your exact rig
These settings were generated for the gear named above. ToneAdapt adapts Echo & The Bunnymen's tone to your own bass, pickups, amp and pedals in seconds.
Frequently asked questions
What are the best Fender Rumble 40 settings for The Killing Moon?
Set Gain 0, Drive 0, Bass 4, Mid 5, Treble 5, Bright voicing 0.
Which pickup should I use for The Killing Moon?
Bridge humbucker (growl + articulation).
What gear did Echo & The Bunnymen use on The Killing Moon?
Bass: Vox Mark XII 12-string electric. Amp: Fender Twin Reverb (Silverface era).
Will these settings work with my bass?
These settings were adapted for a Yamaha TRBX304. Different pickups change how much gain and treble you need. ToneAdapt adapts the tone to your exact bass, pickups, amp and pedals.
Popular songs on the Fender Rumble 40
- For Whom the Bell Tolls · Metallica
- Schism · TOOL
- Hysteria · Muse
- Money · Pink Floyd
- Feel Good Inc. (feat. David Jolicoeur, Kelvin Mercer & Vincent Mason) · Gorillaz & De La Soul
- Come Together · The Beatles
- Paranoid · Black Sabbath
- Chop Suey! · System Of A Down
- Give it Away · Red Hot Chile Peppers
- My Name Is Mud · Primus
- Message In a Bottle · The Police
- Orion · Metallica
Settings are generated by ToneAdapt's tone adaptation for the gear named on this page and are a starting point — every amp, guitar and room is a little different.