Bed of Roses amp settings — Marshall DSL20HR
The Bon Jovi guitar tone for “Bed of Roses”, dialed in for a Marshall DSL20HR with a Fender Player Stratocaster. Studio version, Keep the Faith (1992)
Fender Tone-Master amp, Vox AC30 blended with Fender Bassman for cleans, Fender Stratocaster HSS with DiMarzio PAF Pro, chorus and deep reverb, light analog delay
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 3 |
| Bass | 4 |
| Mid | 6 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Presence | 4 |
| Reverb | 7 |
| Master | 5 |
Original used Fender/Vox clean amps blended for warmth and chime. The DSL20HR Classic Gain channel at low gain delivers comparable clean headroom with Marshall's warmer EQ center. Rolled treble down from typical Fender brightness and pushed mids to replicate the intimate, mid-focused ballad tone. Deep onboard reverb compensates for no dedicated reverb pedal.
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