Heaven amp settings — G1Xon Zoom
The Bryan Adams guitar tone for “Heaven”, dialed in for a G1Xon Zoom with a Fender Eric Clapton Stratocaster. Studio version, Reckless (1984) — main melodic solo and fills
1976 Fender Stratocaster ('The Beast') into cranked vintage Marshall Super Lead/JCM800, Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer, Bob Clearmountain Power Station plate/hall reverb and delay
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 6 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 7 |
| Treble | 6 |
| Presence | 6 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 7 |
01TS Drive (Zoom G1Xon TS9 model)
Used as a clean boost to tighten low end and push the MS 800 front end into singing sustain
02Delay (Zoom G1Xon Delay model)
Post-amp block set around 380ms for ambient arena lead space
03Hall Reverb (Zoom G1Xon Hall model)
Post-amp block recreating the Power Station studio plate/hall wash
The Zoom G1Xon's MS 800 model provides the JCM800/Super Lead crunch, pushed with the onboard TS Drive block set for high output and low gain to emulate Keith Scott's boosted Marshall lead. Your Clapton Strat's active mid-boost should be kept low (around 2-3) to avoid overly compressing the digital input, while rolling the bridge tone to 8 rounds off harsh upper harmonics. Delays and reverbs are handled in the G1Xon's post-amp chain to match Bob Clearmountain's studio mix.
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