I just died I your arms tonight amp settings — Marshall DSL1HR
The Cutting crew guitar tone for “I just died I your arms tonight”, dialed in for a Marshall DSL1HR with a Squier Classic Vibe 60s Stratocaster. Studio version, Broadcast (1986)
Roland JC-120 Jazz Chorus and Marshall JCM800 blend, Fender Stratocaster and Gibson Les Paul, Boss CE-2 Chorus, light compression
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 3 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 6 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Presence | 6 |
| Reverb | 3 |
| Master | 4 |
The original uses a Roland JC-120's pristine clean with built-in chorus for that signature 80s shimmer. Your DSL1HR's clean channel is warmer and more British-voiced than the JC-120's sterile hi-fi clean, so treble is pushed to 7 and presence to 6 to recover brightness. Gain stays low at 3 to maintain the crystalline quality—the original tone has minimal grit. Without a chorus pedal, the neck+middle position on your Strat creates a natural phase-cancellation shimmer that approximates the chorused character.
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