Holy Forever amp settings — M-Vave Blackbox
The Bethel Music guitar tone for “Holy Forever”, dialed in for a M-Vave Blackbox with a Clifton Stratocaster. Live studio album version, Come Up Here (2023) — signature ambient rhythm drive part
Vox AC30 / Tyler HM30 edge-of-breakup platform, Gretsch/Strat into transparent OD (King of Tone/Morning Glory style), Klon boost, dotted-eighth digital delay, and large ambient plate/hall reverb
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 5 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 6 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Reverb | 6 |
| Master | 7 |
01Transparent Overdrive (Morning Glory / Bluesbreaker block)
Engaged in front of the amp model for the main chorus/rhythm drive tone
02Dotted Eighth Delay Block
Set tap tempo to song BPM (~72 BPM) with dotted 8th note division
03Ambient Hall / Plate Reverb Block
Creates the expansive worship pad wash behind the rhythm picking
The Clifton Stratocaster single coils can sound thinner and glassier than typical worship humbuckers or Filter'Trons, so position 4 (bridge+middle) rounds off high-end harshness. The M-Vave Blackbox Vox AC30 model is kept at mid-gain (5) so the onboard transparent OD block provides the core drive without clipping into digital fizz. Treble is pulled back slightly to balance the naturally bright ceramic Strat pickups with the AC30 top boost chime. Clean verse: tap the OD block off and drop guitar volume to 7.
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