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Cliffs of Dover (Live) amp settings — Boss GT-1

The Eric Johnson guitar tone for “Cliffs of Dover (Live)”, dialed in for a Boss GT-1 with a Fender Player Stratocaster. Live performance, late 1980s — clean intro/riff section before band enters

Original rig

1954 Fender Stratocaster (DiMarzio HS-2 bridge) → Maestro Echoplex EP-3 → 1969 Marshall Model 1959 Super Lead 100W head (both channels maxed, presence/treble at 0)

Violin-like clean with warm bloom, smooth attack, subtle slapback delay

Amp settings — Boss GT-1

CHANNELJC-120 amp model (or Tweed if available — use JC-120 for glassy clean headroom closest to cranked Marshall clean)BOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	2
Bass	6
Mid	4
Treble	3
Presence	2
Reverb	0
Master	7

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Guitar

PICKUPneck TONE7 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Delay (GT-1 block)

Set Type to 'Analog' or 'Tape' for Echoplex preamp warmth; 240-280ms delay time; low feedback for single repeat

Time 4 · Feedback 2 · E.Level 3 · Type 0

02Preamp/EQ (GT-1 block)

Simulates Echoplex preamp bloom — adds warmth and slight compression without distortion; place AFTER delay block in GT-1 chain

Gain 1 · Level 6 · Lo 6 · Hi 2

Why these settings

Original uses both Marshall channels maxed with zero presence/treble for warm, dark clean power-amp saturation. GT-1's JC-120 model provides the cleanest high-headroom platform; we add bass +2 and cut treble -3 from a typical Fender-voiced clean to replicate the Marshall's dark voicing. Delay block placed BEFORE a light preamp block mimics the Echoplex's signal-path position and preamp coloration. Your Player Strat's Alnico 5 neck pickup is brighter than Johnson's vintage single-coil, so tone knob at 7 (not 10) warms it.

PRO TIPJohnson uses 'bounce' picking — brush upstrokes lightly across the string instead of plucking them. This minimizes percussive attack and creates the violin-like sustain. Practice it by letting the pick glide on upstrokes while anchoring downstrokes.

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