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Heaven amp settings — Zoom G1X Four

The Bryan Adams guitar tone for “Heaven”, dialed in for a Zoom G1X Four with a Ibanez GIO GRG170DX. Studio version, Reckless (1984) — signature lead tone

Original rig

1976 Fender Stratocaster ('The Beast') into cranked vintage Marshall Super Lead / JCM800, Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer, studio plate reverb and analog delay

Sustaining, melodic 80s arena rock lead tone with smooth upper-mid push and ambient studio reverb/delay
Amp settings — Zoom G1X Four
CHANNELMS 800 (Marshall JCM800 model) + MS4x12 Cab IRBOOSToff
GAIN 6 BASS 5 MID 7 TREBLE 6 PRESENCE 6 REVERB 5 MASTER 7
KnobSetting (0–10)
Gain6
Bass5
Mid7
Treble6
Presence6
Reverb5
Master7
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Guitar
PICKUPbridge TONE8 VOLUME10
Signal chain

01TS Drive (Tube Screamer block)

Used as a clean boost to push the Marshall front-end with mid focus

Gain 2 · Tone 6 · Level 8

02Analog Delay (Delay block)

Sets a subtle ~350ms repeating trail behind the sustained notes

Time 4 · F.B 3 · Mix 3

03Hall Reverb (Reverb block)

Replicates the Bob Clearmountain Power Station ambient plate/hall reverb

Decay 6 · Tone 5 · Mix 4
Why these settings

The Zoom G1X Four uses the MS 800 model pushed by a TS Drive block to replicate Keith Scott's signature Marshall Super Lead and TS9 combination. Because the Ibanez GRG170DX bridge humbucker has higher output and thicker low-mids than Scott's vintage Strat, roll your guitar tone knob to 8 to avoid harshness and keep the TS Drive Gain low at 2 to preserve string definition. Clean verse: switch pickup to neck+middle and roll guitar volume to 6 for a dynamic clean-up.

PRO TIPDig in with a firm, wide vibrato at the wrist and let the TS boost carry the sustain; pick slightly closer to the bridge to capture Keith Scott's aggressive pick attack on the soaring bends.

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