Positive Grid Spark GO settings
Skinny Love settings for Positive Grid Spark GO
Bon Iver · adapted 2 times on ToneAdapt
To get the Bon Iver "Skinny Love" riff tone on a Positive Grid Spark GO, select the AD Clean preset, then set Gain 1, Bass 5, Mid 5, Treble 6, Reverb 0.5, Music volume 5. Use the bridge pickup with your guitar's tone on 10 and volume on 10.
Riff settings
updated 2026-10-24
- Preset / mode
- AD Clean
- Pickup
- Bridge pickup
- Guitar knobs
- Tone 10 · Volume 10
Positive Grid Spark GO knobs
- Gain
- 1
- Bass
- 5
- Mid
- 5
- Treble
- 6
- Reverb
- 0.5
- Music volume
- 5
Built-in effects
- Reverb on (Room) · 0.5
Playing tips
- Use fingerstyle technique to achieve a percussive attack.
- Focus on maintaining a clean signal with no distortion.
- Experiment with dynamics to capture the soft, vulnerable feel of the original recording.
The original rig
What Bon Iver used on the recording, for reference. ToneAdapt translates this to the controls your Positive Grid Spark GO 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 preset should I use on the Positive Grid Spark GO for Skinny Love?
Start from the AD Clean preset, then set Gain 1, Bass 5, Mid 5, Treble 6, Reverb 0.5, Music volume 5.
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?
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 Positive Grid Spark GO
- Master of Puppets · Metallica
- Walk · Pantera
- Hotel California · Eagles
- Sweet Child O' Mine · Guns N' Roses
- Enter Sandman · Metallica
- Crazy Train · Ozzy Osbourne
- Raining Blood · Slayer
- Smells Like Teen Spirit · Nirvana
- Man in the Box · Alice in Chains
- Iron Man · Black Sabbath
- Holy Wars · Megadeth
- Do I Wanna Know? · Arctic Monkeys
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.