Orange Crush 12 settings
Skinny Love settings for Orange Crush 12
Bon Iver · adapted 2 times on ToneAdapt
To get the Bon Iver "Skinny Love" riff tone on a Orange Crush 12, set Gain 1, Bass 5, Mid 5, Treble 6, Overdrive 0. Use the bridge pickup with your guitar's tone on 10 and volume on 10.
Riff settings
Adapted for a Schecter · updated 2026-07-03
- Pickup
- Bridge pickup
- Guitar knobs
- Tone 10 · Volume 10
Orange Crush 12 knobs
- Gain
- 1
- Bass
- 5
- Mid
- 5
- Treble
- 6
- Overdrive
- 0
Built-in effects
- Reverb off
Playing tips
- Use a percussive fingerstyle attack to emphasize the rhythmic qualities of the riff.
- Focus on maintaining a soft dynamic to capture the intimate feel of the original recording.
- Experiment with slight palm muting to control resonance and enhance clarity.
The original rig
What Bon Iver used on the recording, for reference. ToneAdapt translates this to the controls your Orange Crush 12 actually has.
- Guitar
- National Duolian steel-bodied resonator, tuned open-C (C-G-C-G-C-C low to high)
- Amp
- None — direct mic, no amplifier in the chain
- Gain
- 1
- Bass
- 5
- Mid
- 5
- Treble
- 6
- Presence
- 5
- Reverb
- 4
Different guitar or pedals? Get Skinny Love adapted to your exact rig
These settings were generated for the gear named above. ToneAdapt adapts Bon Iver's tone to your own guitar, pickups, amp and pedals in seconds.
Frequently asked questions
What are the best Orange Crush 12 settings for Skinny Love?
Set Gain 1, Bass 5, Mid 5, Treble 6, Overdrive 0.
Which pickup should I use for Skinny Love?
Bridge pickup, with the guitar's tone at 10 and volume at 10.
What gear did Bon Iver use on Skinny Love?
Guitar: National Duolian steel-bodied resonator, tuned open-C (C-G-C-G-C-C low to high). Amp: None — direct mic, no amplifier in the chain.
Will these settings work with my guitar?
These settings were adapted for a Schecter. Different pickups change how much gain and treble you need. ToneAdapt adapts the tone to your exact guitar, pickups, amp and pedals.
Skinny Love on other amps
Popular songs on the Orange Crush 12
- Master of Puppets · Metallica
- Sweet Child O' Mine · Guns N' Roses
- Walk · Pantera
- Enter Sandman · Metallica
- Smells Like Teen Spirit · Nirvana
- Hotel California · Eagles
- Raining Blood · Slayer
- Whole Lotta Love · Led Zeppelin
- War Pigs · Black Sabbath
- Back in Black · AC/DC
- Do I Wanna Know? · Arctic Monkeys
- Crazy Train · Ozzy Osbourne
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.