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Summer of 69 amp settings — Marshall MG101FX

The Bryan adams guitar tone for “Summer of 69”, dialed in for a Marshall MG101FX with a Gibson Les Paul Studio. Studio version, Reckless (1984) — main riff and rhythm tracks by Keith Scott

Original rig

Fender Stratocaster (single-coil bridge/middle) into Marshall JCM800 2203 / Vox AC30, chorus pedal, light studio reverb

Bright, jangly 80s pop-rock crunch with chime, chorus shimmer, and punchy mid-forward cut

Amp settings — Marshall MG101FX

CHANNELCrunchBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	5
Bass	4
Mid	6
Treble	7
Reverb	3
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME9

Signal chain

01Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer

Used as a clean boost to tighten low end and add bright bite into the Crunch channel

Drive 2 · Tone 7 · Level 7

02Chorus Pedal

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned (or use onboard FX if dialed on amp)

Speed 3 · Depth 5

Why these settings

To compensate for your Les Paul's humbuckers compared to Keith Scott's bright Stratocaster, the amp's bass is rolled back to 4 while treble is pushed to 7 with the TS9 tone elevated to 7. The MG101FX Crunch channel delivers the core JCM800 edge-of-breakup grit without over-saturating. Keep the guitar volume rolled slightly back to 9 for maximum chime and dynamic pick response.

PRO TIPPick aggressively near the bridge saddles with a medium-thin pick to emulate the snappy, single-coil percussive attack of the opening D and A chord arpeggios.

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