Heaven amp settings — Cort Cm15r
The Bryan adam guitar tone for “Heaven”, dialed in for a Cort Cm15r with a Fender squier Sonic stratocaster. Studio version, Reckless (1984) / A Night in Heaven Soundtrack (1983) - Iconic melodic lead solo
1976 Fender Stratocaster ('The Beast') into cranked Marshall Super Lead / JCM800 with studio compression, Lexicon plate reverb, and subtle delay mixed by Bob Clearmountain
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 2 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Reverb | 7 |
| Master | 5 |
01Tube Screamer / Overdrive (TS9 style)
RECOMMENDED — not owned. A high-gain/overdrive pedal is required into the clean channel because the CM15R built-in drive channel gets harsh and fizzy for singing 80s leads.
02Digital Delay
RECOMMENDED — not owned (set to ~380ms subtle stereo echo)
The Cort CM15R features a 2-band EQ (Bass and Treble with no dedicated Mid or Presence knob), so Mid and Presence are set to null. Because the amp's small 8-inch speaker and solid-state overdrive channel lack the smooth, singing power-tube sustain of Keith Scott's cranked Marshall, keep the amp on the Clean channel and run a TS-style overdrive into the front to push upper-mid sustain without fizzy breakup. Roll the Stratocaster's bridge tone knob back slightly to 8 to tame the ceramic pickups' sharp high end.
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