Guitar tone, translated
Pick a song. Tell Adapt Tone the amp, guitar and pickups you actually own. Get the settings dialed in for your exact gear — knob for knob, in seconds.
Formerly SoundLike. Two tone matches free, plus the tuner, metronome and chord library — always.
No download needed — try Adapt Tone right here in your browser. One account works everywhere: subscribe on the web and the mobile apps unlock too.
Original rig Hiwatt DR103 · Strat, single coil
Your rig Marshall DSL40 · Les Paul, humbuckers
Signal chain
Adapt Tone researches the original rig from rig rundowns, gear reviews and artist interviews — then a deterministic engine translates it to your setup, accounting for the EQ, gain and voicing differences between brands.
01 / Input
Search the curated catalog or generate any song by title and artist. Choose riff or solo, clean or distorted, for a sharper match.
02 / Process
Save your amp, guitar and pickups once. Every tone match from then on is adapted to what's actually in your room.
03 / Output
Original rig and your adapted settings, side by side — with playing tips and links to tabs and backing tracks.
Not a preset pack
Most apps hand you someone's guess. Adapt Tone shows its work: the source amp, guitar and knob positions it found — and exactly how they were translated for your gear. Adjust by ear from a starting point you can trust.
The practice toolkit
Standard, drop and open tunings with adjustable A4 calibration. Audio never leaves your device.
Time signatures, subdivisions, accents and tap tempo — with a clean dial you can read across the room.
Every voicing and scale shape, up and down the fretboard, in any key.
Your amp, pickups and body type follow you — every tone match adapts automatically.
Pricing
Free — always
$0
The everyday toolkit
Adapt Tone Pro
$7.99 / month
or $49.99/year — both with a 7-day free trial
Questions
A recorded tone has ingredients no app can model from text — the room, the mic, the mix, the player's hands. Adapt Tone gives you a starting point you can trust, with the reasoning shown. Your ears do the last 10%.
Pick the closest family. The engine works on amp voicing (Fender / Marshall / Mesa / Vox and friends) and pickup type, not serial numbers — so a close cousin gets you a faithful translation.
Generate it. Type the song and artist, and Adapt Tone researches the rig from public sources — rig rundowns, interviews, gear forums — and dials it in for your gear on the spot.
No. The tuner listens for pitch on your device only, in real time, and keeps nothing. No audio is ever recorded, stored or transmitted.
No. Brand names are referenced factually to describe gear. Adapt Tone is independent and not endorsed by any manufacturer.
More detail on the support page, or email [email protected].
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