Heaven amp settings — Marshall DSL40CR

The Bryan adam guitar tone for “Heaven”, dialed in for a Marshall DSL40CR with a Fender Eric Clapton Stratocaster. Studio version, Reckless (1984) - Lead guitar solo by Keith Scott

Original rig

1976 Fender Stratocaster ('The Beast') into cranked Marshall Super Lead / JCM800, studio compression, Lexicon plate reverb and tape delay

Singing, sustained mid-forward 80s arena rock lead with smooth top-end and expansive studio plate reverb

Amp settings — Marshall DSL40CR

CHANNELClassic Gain (Crunch mode)

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	7
Bass	5
Mid	7
Treble	6
Presence	5
Reverb	0
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPneck TONE8 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Boss RV-6 Reverb

(FX loop) — Mode set to Plate (index 4) to replicate the studio Lexicon 224 plate reverb

E.Level 6 · Tone 5 · Time 7 · Mode 4

02Boss DD-3 / DD-8 Digital Delay

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned; place in FX loop before reverb for the signature 80s Bob Clearmountain stereo delay space

E.Level 4 · F.Back 4 · D.Time 5 · Mode 5

Why these settings

The DSL40CR Classic Gain channel in Crunch mode faithfully captures Keith Scott's cranked Marshall dynamics without the fizz of the Ultra Gain channel. We push the midrange to 7 to give single coils body and roll the Strat tone knob to 8 to tame the top-end glassiness into a singing, vocal sustain. Engage your Clapton Strat's active mid-boost around 3-4 to simulate the natural compression of a dimed vintage Super Lead.

PRO TIPKeith Scott used wide, vocal vibrato and heavy pick attack right over the neck pickup; engage your Clapton Strat's TBX control neutral and dial the active mid-boost to roughly 9 o'clock for endless, round sustain without muddying the attack.

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