RIGDIAL01 · From song to sound
Know what to dial in before you touch a knob.
Choose a song and Rigdial researches its character, then turns that context into a starting point for your guitar and amp.
Song character → your rig
Your tone. Your rig. No guesswork.
Stop guessing your amp settings. Nail any song on the gear you actually own.
Song + your rig → knob settings that actually match your amp. No copied Marshall settings on a Katana. We translate the character of a song into settings that make sense on the gear in front of you.
By guitarists, for guitarists.
Rigdial isn't a 1:1 studio clone — it's the shortest path from a song's character to knobs that make sense on the gear you actually plugged in tonight.
149+Amps, modelers, and pedals mapped.
Step 1 of 4
What's in your hands right now?
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See the difference
A useful answer, not another preset dump.
02 · Rig-aware translation
Your amp changes the answer. That is the point.
A JCM800, Katana, Helix and Quad Cortex do not respond alike. We account for the circuit, control range, pickups and pedals you actually own.
JCM800 7 → Katana 5.5
03 · Playable results
See the settings and the reason behind every move.
Get knob values in your device's own units, a signal-chain suggestion and a before/after explanation you can trust.
Gain 5.5 · Mid 6 · Delay 380ms
Why Rigdial?
Built for the doubts that stop you playing.
“This will take too long.”
Start with a song and your rig. The first useful settings arrive in seconds, not after an evening of forum archaeology.
“My setup is different.”
That is exactly what gets recalculated. Pickups, amp voicing, control ranges and pedals all shape the answer.
“Is it worth the effort?”
Stop restarting from zero. Every move comes with a reason, so your ears improve alongside your presets.
Try one
Three songs, three rigs, real numbers.
Early adopters
What our early beta testers are saying.
Real musicians using Rigdial to dial in their tones faster.
“I used to lose an hour copying settings that never matched my amp. Rigdial gets me close before I even start tweaking.”
“The same gain number finally makes sense across my Katana and Helix. I can focus on the song instead of translating knobs.”
“I stopped guessing which pedal or pickup was missing. The explanation tells me what to change and why.”
Works with any rig
FenderBossLine 6Neural DSPPositive GridMarshallMesa/BoogieVox
The problem
“Gain 6” doesn't mean the same thing everywhere.
A JCM800 setting sounds thin on a Helix and harsh on a bedroom combo. Rigdial reads your guitar, your amp or modeler, and your pedals together — not one knob in isolation — before it gives you a number.
How it works
Three steps, no jargon.
01
Pick a song
Search for it, or start from one of the examples above.
02
Say what you play through
Your guitar and your amp or modeler — that’s it.
03
Get settings for YOUR rig
Knob values, a pedal chain if you need one, and why it differs from the original.
Pricing
Start free. Upgrade when you outgrow it.
Free
€0
3 songs a month. Enough to check it actually matches your amp.
Most popular
Basic
€4,99/mo
Perfect for weekend warriors expanding their setlist. 25 songs a month.
Pro
€9,99/mo
Two guitars, three gigs a week? Every rig gets its own settings, not one generic preset.
FAQ
Questions
- Is this the exact record?
- No. It’s the song’s character, recalculated for the amp, modeler and pedals you actually own — not a copy of someone else’s knob positions.
- What if my amp isn’t in the catalog?
- We’ll tell you right away, before you sign up for anything, and point you to the closest match. The catalog covers 149 amps and modelers today and keeps growing.
- What’s the difference between a song tone and a knob translation?
- A song tone starts from research — what the original rig actually was. A knob translation takes settings you already have (a preset, or numbers off another amp) and recalculates them for your gear. Rigdial does both.
- Can I cancel?
- Yes, anytime. You keep access until the end of the period you already paid for.
- Does the free plan stay free?
- Yes — 3 songs a month, forever, no card required.
- Helix, Quad Cortex, Spark, Katana?
- All in the catalog, researched individually — modelers and combo amps are not the same amp with a different name.
Your next tone is closer than you think
Stop tweaking. Start playing.
Start with one song, one rig and one clear answer.
Start for free in your browserNo credit card required. First tone matched in 20 seconds.