Amp settings
Vox AC30 settings for 47 songs
Exact Vox AC30 settings for the songs players ask for most — knob values, presets and pickup choices, from 596 tone adaptations on ToneAdapt.
Vox AC30 (current AC30 Custom, AC30C2 / AC30C2X): 30-watt RMS all-valve combo with four EL84 power valves and two 12" Celestion speakers (G12M Greenback on the AC30C2, Alnico Blue on the AC30C2X). Two channels, Normal and Top Boost, each with high and low input jacks; the channel is chosen by the input used. Normal channel: Volume. Top Boost channel: Volume, Treble, Bass (interactive tone stack, no Mid). Reverb (Tone, Level) and Tremolo (Speed, Depth) serve both channels and are footswitchable with the optional VFS2A. Master section: Tone Cut (power-amp high cut, clockwise removes treble) and
Most popular songs on the Vox AC30
Sweet Child O' Mine
Guns N' Roses
Gain 8.5 · Bass 5 · Treble 7 · Reverb 0.5
Hotel California
Eagles
Gain 5 · Bass 5 · Treble 6 · Reverb 1.5
Whole Lotta Love
Led Zeppelin
Gain 4.5 · Bass 5 · Treble 6 · Reverb 0.5
Master of Puppets
Metallica
Gain 8 · Bass 5 · Treble 7 · Reverb 0.5
Welcome to the Jungle
Guns N' Roses
Gain 0 · Bass 5.5 · Treble 7 · Reverb 0
Back in Black
AC/DC
Gain 4 · Bass 4 · Treble 6 · Tone cut 4
Stairway to Heaven
Led Zeppelin
Gain 6 · Bass 6 · Treble 7 · Reverb 1.5
Smells Like Teen Spirit
Nirvana
Gain 7 · Bass 5 · Treble 6 · Reverb 0
Highway to Hell
AC/DC
Gain 6 · Bass 5 · Treble 7 · Reverb 0
Walk
Pantera
Gain 7.5 · Bass 5 · Treble 6 · Tone cut 5
Enter Sandman
Metallica
Gain 7 · Bass 5 · Treble 7 · Tone cut 3
1979
The Smashing Pumpkins
Gain 4 · Bass 5.5 · Treble 6.5 · Reverb 1.5
Raining Blood
Slayer
Gain 8.5 · Bass 5 · Treble 6 · Tone cut 3
Killing in the Name
Rage Against the Machine
Gain 0 · Bass 5.5 · Treble 6.5 · Reverb 0
Paranoid Android
Radiohead
Gain 7 · Bass 6 · Treble 6 · Reverb 0.5
Layla
Derek and the Dominos
Gain 7 · Bass 5 · Treble 7 · Reverb 2
Pride and Joy
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Gain 4 · Bass 6 · Mid 7 · Treble 6
Take Me Out
Franz Ferdinand
Gain 5 · Bass 4 · Treble 7 · Reverb 1
Creep
Radiohead
Gain 7 · Bass 5 · Treble 7 · Reverb 0.5
Crossroads
Cream
Gain 7.5 · Bass 6 · Treble 7 · Reverb 0
Mr. Brightside
The Killers
Gain 4.5 · Bass 4 · Treble 7 · Reverb 5
Iron Man
Black Sabbath
Gain 8 · Bass 5 · Treble 7 · Tone cut 4
The Thrill is Gone
B.B. King
Gain 0 · Bass 6 · Treble 6 · Reverb 1
Wonderwall
Oasis
Gain 1.5 · Bass 5 · Treble 6 · Reverb 1
Plug In Baby
Muse
Gain 6.5 · Bass 5 · Treble 7 · Reverb 0.5
Seven Nation Army
The White Stripes
Gain 0 · Bass 5.5 · Treble 6.5 · Tone cut 6
Rooster
Alice in Chains
Gain 6 · Bass 5 · Mid 7 · Treble 6
Lithium
Nirvana
Gain 7 · Bass 5 · Treble 6 · Reverb 1.5
Knights of Cydonia
Muse
Gain 7.5 · Bass 5 · Treble 8 · Reverb 0
Crazy Train
Ozzy Osbourne
Gain 6.5 · Bass 4 · Treble 7 · Tone cut 3
Smoke on the Water
Deep Purple
Gain 6 · Bass 5 · Treble 7 · Tone cut 4
Black Hole Sun
Soundgarden
Gain 6 · Bass 5 · Treble 6 · Reverb 2
Man in the Box
Alice in Chains
Gain 7.5 · Bass 5 · Treble 7 · Reverb 0
Iris
Goo Goo Dolls
Gain 2 · Bass 5 · Treble 7 · Reverb 4
Do I Wanna Know?
Arctic Monkeys
Gain 0 · Bass 6 · Mid 7 · Treble 6
Alive
Pearl Jam
Gain 0 · Bass 5.5 · Treble 6.5 · Reverb 1.5
Any song, dialed in on your Vox AC30
Pick a song and ToneAdapt adapts the original tone to your Vox AC30, your guitar and its pickups — including songs not listed here.
All 47 songs A–Z
Every song with Vox AC30 settings on ToneAdapt.
A
- Alive · Pearl Jam
B
- Back in Black · AC/DC
- Black Hole Sun · Soundgarden
- Black Magic Woman · Santana
C
- Crazy Train · Ozzy Osbourne
- Creep · Radiohead
- Crossroads · Cream
- Cryin' · Mateus Asato
D
- Do I Wanna Know? · Arctic Monkeys
E
- Enter Sandman · Metallica
- Even Flow · Pearl Jam
- Everlong · Foo Fighters
F
- Float On · Modest Mouse
H
- Heart-Shaped Box · Nirvana
- Highway to Hell · AC/DC
- Holy Wars · Megadeth
- Hotel California · Eagles
K
- Killing in the Name · Rage Against the Machine
- Knights of Cydonia · Muse
M
- Man in the Box · Alice in Chains
- Master of Puppets · Metallica
- Mr. Brightside · The Killers
P
- Paranoid Android · Radiohead
- Plug In Baby · Muse
- Pride and Joy · Stevie Ray Vaughan
R
- R U Mine? · Arctic Monkeys
- Raining Blood · Slayer
- Rooster · Alice in Chains
S
- Seven Nation Army · The White Stripes
- Smells Like Teen Spirit · Nirvana
- Smoke on the Water · Deep Purple
- Stairway to Heaven · Led Zeppelin
- Sultans of Swing · Dire Straits
- Sweet Child O' Mine · Guns N' Roses
T
- Take Me Out · Franz Ferdinand
- The Thrill is Gone · B.B. King
W
- Walk · Pantera
- Welcome to the Jungle · Guns N' Roses
- Whole Lotta Love · Led Zeppelin
- Wonderwall · Oasis
Frequently asked questions
What songs sound good on the Vox AC30?
The most-adapted songs on the Vox AC30 are Sweet Child O' Mine (Guns N' Roses), Hotel California (Eagles), Whole Lotta Love (Led Zeppelin), Master of Puppets (Metallica), Welcome to the Jungle (Guns N' Roses). Each has exact settings on this page.
Can ToneAdapt give me Vox AC30 settings for any song?
Yes. Search any song in ToneAdapt, pick the Vox AC30 as your amp, and it researches the original tone and adapts it to your Vox AC30, guitar and pickups.