Free Lead Tone Preset

This is the free lead tone preset from my video
“Stop Chasing Lead Tones — Build One That Actually Works”

This tone wasn’t created by piling on gain or turning the rig into something else.

It started with a solid crunch foundation and was pushed into lead territory by focusing on sustain, midrange, compression, and feel — not excess.

The goal here is a lead tone that:

• sustains smoothly without getting blurry

• cuts through a mix without getting harsh

• responds to pick attack and guitar volume naturally

This preset is demonstrated on Fractal devices and is designed to be practical, musical, and easy to work with — not a one-off “wow” sound.

About ConTONEuum
This lead tone is also part of a larger preset called ConTONEuum, where clean, crunch, lead, and gnarly voices all live inside one cohesive preset and share the same tonal foundation.

This free download is just the lead portion of that preset.

Free download

If you want to understand why this tone works, I recommend watching the video first — this preset will make a lot more sense once you’ve seen how it was built.

https://youtu.be/KPgOxWrl9j4