Heaven amp settings — Yamaha Vx-65D
The Bryan Adams guitar tone for “Heaven”, dialed in for a Yamaha Vx-65D with a Schecter Demon-6. Studio version, Reckless (1984) — iconic soaring guitar solo and lead melody
1976 Fender Stratocaster ('The Beast') into cranked vintage Marshall Super Lead / JCM800, Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer, Bob Clearmountain Power Station plate reverb and analog delay
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 2 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 6 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Reverb | 5 |
| Master | 6 |
01Rvone Distortion
Primary gain source; dial distortion for smooth 80s singing sustain into the clean Yamaha solid-state power section.
02Rvone Analog Delay
Set to roughly 380-400ms quarter-note repeats to capture Bob Clearmountain's ambient mix depth.
The solid-state Yamaha VX-65D stays on its clean channel with gain set low (2) so the Rvone Distortion acts as the sole gain source, preventing double-gain mud. Because the Schecter Demon-6 active pickups are much hotter and darker than Keith Scott's single-coil Strat, roll the guitar tone knob back slightly to 8 on the neck position to recreate that round, vocal, fluty solo attack without harshness. The amp's built-in spring reverb complements the delay pedal to approximate the Power Station studio plate reverberation.
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