How Am I Supposed to Live Without You amp settings — G1Xon Zoom
The Michael Bolton guitar tone for “How Am I Supposed to Live Without You”, dialed in for a G1Xon Zoom with a Fender Eric Clapton Stratocaster. Studio version, Soul Provider (1989) — iconic guitar solo
Michael Landau: Suhr/Tyler custom Strat with Seymour Duncan/Dimarzio pickups into Soldano SLO-100 / Bob Bradshaw CAE 3+ rack preamp, Eventide H3000 pitch/detune and Lexicon rack delay
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 7 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 6 |
| Treble | 6 |
| Presence | 6 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 7 |
01COMP (Rack Compressor)
Zoom G1Xon COMP block for smooth studio sustain
02TS Drive (Booster)
Zoom G1Xon TS Drive block pushing the SLO preamp
03PitchSHFT / Detune (MicroPitch)
Zoom G1Xon PitchSHFT block set to subtle cents detune for 80s Bradshaw rack width
04Delay (Stereo Delay)
Zoom G1Xon Delay block (approx 380-400ms quarter note)
The Clapton Strat active mid-boost should be set around 3-4 on the second tone knob to mimic Michael Landau's bridge humbucker output and fat midrange. In the Zoom G1Xon, the SLO100 amp model handles the thick, saturated distortion while the onboard detune and delay blocks replicate the iconic Bradshaw rack wet/dry rig. Amp gain is kept at 7 with a gentle TS Drive boost to retain pick clarity without excessive digital fuzz.
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