Heaven amp settings — Fender Blues Junior IV
The Bryan Adams guitar tone for “Heaven”, dialed in for a Fender Blues Junior IV with a Fender John Mayer Stratocaster. Studio version, Reckless (1984) — signature lead guitar tone played by Keith Scott
1976 Fender Stratocaster ('The Beast') into cranked vintage Marshall Super Lead / JCM800, Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer, Power Station studio plate/hall reverb and delay
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 8 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 7 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Reverb | 5 |
| Master | 6 |
01Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer
RECOMMENDED — not currently owned; adds the smooth mid push and extra sustain Keith Scott used into Marshall amps
02Analog / Digital Delay
RECOMMENDED — not currently owned; set for ~380ms dotted-eighth or quarter-note ambient repeats
The Blues Junior lacks a presence control and has a naturally scooped American EQ, so the FAT boost is engaged and the middle control is pushed to 7 to replicate a Marshall's mid bite. Setting preamp gain to 8 pushes the EL84s into singing lead compression without external dirt pedals. Rolling the Strat's bridge tone down to 8 tames high-end ice-pick and rounds out the top end for Keith Scott's vocal lead sound.
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