Summer of 69 amp settings — Roland Cube 40GX
The Bryan adams guitar tone for “Summer of 69”, dialed in for a Roland Cube 40GX with a Ibanez GIO GRG170DX. Studio version, Reckless (1984) — main riff/chorus section by Keith Scott
Fender Stratocaster with single coils, Marshall JCM800 2203 (some sources cite Vox AC30), chorus effect, light spring reverb
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 5 |
| Bass | 4 |
| Mid | 6 |
| Treble | 6 |
| Reverb | 2 |
| Master | 5 |
01Roland Cube 40GX built-in Chorus
Use the onboard CHORUS effect via the Cube's panel or CUBE KIT app; position after amp modeling
Original used single-coil Strat into JCM800 for bright, open crunch. Your GRG170DX has humbuckers with higher output and darker voicing, so treble stays at 6 rather than the original's 7, and gain drops from 6 to 5 to avoid over-saturation. The Cube's CRUNCH amp type approximates JCM800 midrange bark. Mid pushed to 6 compensates for the humbucker's tendency to lose single-coil clarity.
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