Heaven amp settings — Laney LH50
The Bryan Adams guitar tone for “Heaven”, dialed in for a Laney LH50 with a Fender Player Telecaster. Studio version, Reckless (1984) — signature melodic guitar solo and fills
1976 Fender Stratocaster ('The Beast') into vintage Marshall Super Lead / JCM800, Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer, Bob Clearmountain studio plate reverb and analog delay
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 7 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 7 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Presence | 6 |
| Reverb | 6 |
| Master | 5 |
01Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer
RECOMMENDED — not currently owned; adds mid-focus and singing sustain in front of the drive channel
02Digital Delay
RECOMMENDED — not currently owned; run in FX loop for Keith Scott's 80s arena delay space
The Laney LH50 tube drive channel supplies the Marshall-style British crunch on its own with gain set to 7 to achieve singing lead sustain without pedals. Because your Player Telecaster bridge pickup can sound sharper and thinner than Keith Scott's vintage Strat, we run on the neck pickup with tone rolled slightly to 8 to mimic his thick, vocal lead attack. Treble is kept moderate at 5 to prevent harshness on the British-voiced Laney top end.
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