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Cliff of dover amp settings — Boss GT-1

The Eric johnson guitar tone for “Cliff of dover”, dialed in for a Boss GT-1 with a Squier Classic Vibe 50s Stratocaster. Live, Austin City Limits (1988) — iconic live performance clean chordal passages / intro

Original rig

1954 Fender Stratocaster 'Virginia' into 1966 Fender Twin Reverb / Dumble Steel String Singer with MXR Dyna Comp, TC Electronic Stereo Chorus/Flanger, and Maestro Echoplex EP-3

Pristine, chiming, ultra-dynamic vintage blackface clean with subtle compression, lush stereo chorus, and tape echo

Amp settings — Boss GT-1

CHANNELCLEAN TWIN (Fender Twin Reverb model)BRIGHTonBOOSToff

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

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Guitar

PICKUPneck+middle TONE9 VOLUME8

Signal chain

01Boss GT-1 FX1/COMP Block (D-COMP)

Simulates Eric's vintage MXR Dyna Comp for smooth percussive attack

Sustain 4 · Attack 5 · Tone 5 · Level 6

02Boss GT-1 MOD/CHORUS Block (CHORUS)

TC SCF-style chorus block providing wide 80s shimmer without pitch wobble

Rate 4 · Depth 5 · Pre-Delay 3 · Effect Level 6

03Boss GT-1 DELAY Block (TAPE ECHO)

Emulates Maestro EP-3 tape echo sitting around 320ms behind clean chords

Time 4 · Feedback 3 · Tone 4 · Effect Level 4

Why these settings

The Boss GT-1's CLEAN TWIN model recreates Eric Johnson's iconic Fender Twin Reverb rhythm rig without digital top-end harshness. On your Squier CV 50s Strat, using position 4 (neck+middle) with the guitar volume slightly rolled off to 8 smooths out the glassy Alnico single-coils into Eric's warm, liquid clean attack. For the fiery lead section: stomp into an OD/DS block set to T-SCREAM or WARM OD with gain at 7 and switch your Strat to the bridge pickup with tone at 7.

PRO TIPEric Johnson plucks clean chord melodies using hybrid picking (pick and middle/ring fingers) while using gentle upstroke brushing, softening the transient attack to create his signature harp-like timbre.

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