Heaven amp settings — Marshall JCM800 2203
The Bryan Adams guitar tone for “Heaven”, dialed in for a Marshall JCM800 2203 with a Epiphone Casino. Studio version, Reckless (1984) — signature lead guitar tone
1976 Fender Stratocaster ('The Beast') into cranked vintage Marshall Super Lead / JCM800, Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer, Bob Clearmountain studio reverb/delay
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 8 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 7 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Presence | 4 |
| Master | 6 |
01Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer
RECOMMENDED — not currently owned; tightens low-end and adds singing sustain into the High input
02Digital Delay
RECOMMENDED — not currently owned; set around 400ms to emulate the Power Station studio mix
The Epiphone Casino's hollow body and P-90 pickups provide fatter midrange and higher output than Keith Scott's single-coil Stratocaster, so treble and presence are rolled back slightly to prevent harshness and uncontrolled feedback. Because you own no pedals, the JCM800 High Sensitivity pre-amp gain is pushed to 8 to generate the singing compression and sustain directly from the amp. Adding a TS9 in front down the road will let you drop pre-amp gain to 6 while tightening the hollowbody low-end.
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